Glossary

A

AAP

agreed action plan

ABCP

asset-backed commercial paper

ABS

asset-backed securities

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific States

AFI

Accelerated Finance Initiative

AFP

African Financing Partnership

AGI

Action for Growth Instruments

ALA

Asia & Latin America

ALCO

ALM Committee

ALM

asset/liability management

AMA

Advanced Measurement Approach

AML/CFT

Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism

ARP

Additional risk pricing

ASAP

Amsterdam Special Action Programme

B

BCBS

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

BPV

basis point value

BSC

Balanced Scorecard

BSS

Baltic Sea Strategy

C

CAB

Climate Awareness Bond

CCFF

Climate Change Financing Facility

CCS

carbon capture and storage

CCTAF

Climate Change Technical Assistance Facility

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto Protocol)

CEBS

Committee of European Banking Supervisors

CFE

Carbon Fund for Europe

CFT

call for tenders

CGAP

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor

CIP

Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme

CMI

Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration

COP

Corporate Operational Plan

COPEC

Joint Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women

CRPGS

Credit Risk Policy Guidelines

CSOS

Civil Society Organisations

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

D

DG TREN

Energy and Transport Directorate-General (European Commission)

DIAF

Development Impact Assessment Framework

E

EARN

Euro Area Reference Note

ECG

Evaluation Cooperation Group

ECOFIN

Economic and Financial Affairs Council

ECTF

European Clean Transport Facility

EDFI

European Development Financing Institutions

EEPR

European Energy Programme for Recovery

EFSF

European Financial Stability Facility

EFSM

European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism

EFTA

European Free Trade Association

EIA

environmental impact assessment

EIBURS

EIB University Research Sponsorship Programme

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

ELENA

European Local Energy Assistance

ENP

European Neighbourhood Policy

ENPC

Europe’s Neighbour and Partner Countries

EPE

European Principles for the Environment

EPEC

European PPP Expertise Centre

EPTATF

Eastern Partnership Technical Assistance Trust Fund

ERDF

European Regional Development Fund

ESF

European Social Fund

ESF

Facility for Energy Sustainability and Security of Supply

ESFS

European System of Financial Supervision

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance

ESIA

environmental and social impact assessment

ESIAF

Economic and Social Impact Assessment Framework

ETPS

European Technology Platforms

F

FATF

Financial Task Force on Money Laundering

FDI

foreign direct investment

FEMIP

Facility for Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Partnership

FEMISE

Forum euro-méditerranéen des instituts économiques

FTF

FEMIP Trust Fund

FYROM

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

G

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GEEREF

Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

I

I2I

Innovation 2010 Initiative

ITF

EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund

J

JASMINE

Joint Action to Support Microfinance Institutions in Europe

JASPERS

Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions

JEREMIE

Joint European Resources for Micro-to-Medium Enterprises

JESSICA

Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas

L

LGTT

Loan guarantee instrument for TENs transport projects

M

MARGUERITE 2020

European Fund for long-term institutional investors

MCCF

Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPCS

Mediterranean Partner Countries

N

NCJ

non-compliant jurisdiction

NGOS

Non-Governmental Organisations

NIF

Neighbourhood Investment Facility

NMS

New Member States

NTS

non-technical summary

O

OCT

Overseas Countries and Territories

OFC

offshore financial centre

OJEU

Official Journal of the European Union

OSPS

Optional supplementary provident scheme

P

PMF

PROGRESS Microfinance Initiative

PPP

public/private partnership

R

RDI

research, development and innovation

RSFF

Risk-Sharing Finance Facility

S

SAGS

Social Assessment Guidelines

SFE

Special FEMIP Envelope

SFF

Structured Finance Facility

SMES

small and medium-sized enterprises

SPL

Structural Programme Lending

SPV

Special Purpose Vehicle

T

TENS

Trans-European Networks

TEN-T

Trans-European Transport Networks

TIF

TENs Investment Facility

TTA

Technology Transfer Accelerator

U

UFM

Union for the Mediterranean

W

WBIF

Western Balkans Investment Framework

WNIS

Western New Independent States

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