Abbreviations -2

ASEAN - Association of Souteast Asian Nations

ECGC - Export Credit Guarantee Corporation

DFSA - Dubai Financial Services Authority

FTA - Free Trade Agreement

IMD - India Meteorological Department

IPL - Indian Premier League

RINL - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited

AMFI - Association of Mutual Funds in India

ITIR - Information Technology Investment Region

SIMA - Southern India Mills Association

KIADB - Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board

DGCA - Directorate-General of Civil Aviation

BPO - Business Process Outsourcing

KPO - Knowledge Process Outsourcing

LPO - Legal Process outsourcing

RPO - Recruitment Process Outsourcing

CCEA - Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

KSITI - Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure

STPI - Software Technology Park of India

FIEO - Federation of Indian Export Organisations

CII - Confederation of Indian Industry

APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

IICT - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology

FCI - Food Corporation of India

CII - Confederation of Indian Industry

FICCI - Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

ASSOCHAM - Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

ICAI - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

ICSI - Institute of Company and Secretaries of India

ICWAI - Institute of Cost and Work Accounting of India

SME - Small and Medium Enterprises

SOE - Special Operations Executive

SIDBI - Small Industries development Bank of India

Balco - Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd.

SPECO - Shandong Electric Power Construction Corporation

GDCL - Gannon Dunkerley and Company Ltd.

IWF - Indian Weightlifting Federation

GPF - General Provident Fund

TAFI - Travel Agents Federation of India

MERI - Marine Engineering and Research Institute