| A | |
| AAA | Analytical And Advisory services |
| AC | Audit Committee |
| ACS | Administrative and Client Support staff |
| AFR | Africa Region |
| APL | Adaptable Program Lending |
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| B | |
| BC | Budget Committee |
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| C | |
| CAS | Country Assistance Strategy |
| CDF | Comprehensive Development Framework |
| CER | Cost-Effectiveness Review |
| CG | Consultative Group |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States (former Soviet Union) |
| CODE | Committee on Development Effectiveness |
| COGAM | Committee on Governance and Executive Directors' Administrative Matters |
| COW | Committee of the Whole |
| CPIA | Country Policy and Institutional Assessment |
| CPIN | Country Public Information Notice |
| CTF | Consultant Trust Fund |
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| D | |
| DFID | Department for International Development (UK) |
| DPL | Development Policy Lending |
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| E | |
| EAP | East Asia and Pacific Region |
| ECA | Europe and Central Asia Region |
| ED | Executive Director |
| EDI | Economic Development Institute |
| EDP | Executive Development Program |
| ERL | Emergency Recovery Loan |
| ERS | Environmental Review Summary (IFC) |
| ESW | Economic and Sector Work |
| EXTRO | Regional Operations (External Affairs Department) |
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| F | |
| FAC | Finance, Administrative and Corporate (group of departments) |
| FIL | Financial Intermediary Loan |
| FSAP | Financial Sector Assessment Program (Bank/Fund) |
| FSLC | Financial Sector Liaison Committee (Bank/Fund) |
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| G | |
| GAVI | Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization |
| GCI | Global Carbon Initiative |
| GDLN | Global Development Learning Network |
| GDN | Global Development Network |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GICT | Global Information and Communications Technology |
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| H | |
| HIPC | Highly Indebted Poor Countries Initiative |
| HRC | Human Resouces Committee |
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| I | |
| ICR | Implementation Completion Report |
| ISR | Information Systems Renewal |
| IDU | Internal Document Unit |
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| J | |
| JSDF | Japan Social Development Fund |
| LCR | Latin America and the Caribbean Region |
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| L | |
| LIL | Learning and Innovation Loan |
| LOA | Loan Department |
| LOALA | Loan Accounting & Borrower Services |
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| M | |
| MD | Managing Director |
| MEFMI | Macroeconomic & Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| MFI | Micro-Finance Institution |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MNA | Middle East and North Africa Region |
| MOP | Memorandum of the President |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MOV | Maintenance Of Value |
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| N | |
| NCPIC | National Currency Paid-In Capital |
| NLS | Non-Lending Services |
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| P | |
| PACT | Partnership for Capacity Building |
| PAD | Project Appraisal Document |
| PC | Personnel Committee |
| PCD | Project Concept Document |
| PCR | Project Completion Report |
| PERL | Public Expenditure Reform Loan |
| PIC | Public Information Center |
| PPIAF | Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility |
| PRGF | Poverty Reduction Growth Facility |
| PRSC | Poverty Reduction Support Credit |
| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers |
| PS | Print Shop (or Printing Services) |
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| Q | |
| QAG | Quality Assurance Group |
| QEA | Quality at Entry Assessment |
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| R | |
| RP | Regular Procedure |
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| S | |
| SEC | Corporate Secretariat |
| SIL | Specific Investment Loan |
| SIM | Sector Investment/Maintenance Loan |
| SP | Streamlined Procedure |
| SPI | Summary of Project Information (IFC) |
| SPR | Structural Policy Review |
| SRP | Staff Retirement Plan |
| SSPR | Social & Structural Policy Review |
| SVPLEG | Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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| T | |
| TA | Technical Annex |
| TAL | Technical Assistance Loan |
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| V | |
| VC | Video Conference |
| VPU | Vice Presidential Unit |
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| W | |
| WDR | World Development Report |
| WPA | Work Program Agreements |
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