Abbreviations

List of Useful Business Abbreviations

Abbreviations	Meaning
ARENTO	Arab Republic of Egypt National Telecommunication Organization
BOP	Balance of Payments
CBE	Central Bank of Egypt
Co	Company
COMESA	Common Market for East and South Africa
CPI	Consumer Price Index
DAP	Dioxide Ammonium Phosphate
EGP	Egyptian Pound
ESA	Employees Shareholder Association
EU	European Union
EUPA	End User Purchase Agreement
EUR	Euro
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FPI	Food Processing Industry
FY	Fiscal Year
GAFI	General Authority for Investment & Free Zones
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
IDI	Ireland Development International
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IOD	Institute of Directors
ITI	Information Technology Institue
JV	Joint Ventures
LNG	Liquefied Natural Gas
MCIT	Ministry of Communication and Information Technology
MDF	Medium Destiny Fibre
MENA	Middle East and North Africa
NIR	Net International Reserves
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAFTA	Pan Arab Free Trade Agreement
PC	Personal Computer
PE	Public Enterprises
PVC	Production on Polyvinyl Chloride
Q1	First Quarter of the Year
Q2	Second Quarter of the Year
Q3	Third Quarter of the Year
Q4	Fourth Quarter of the Year
QIZ	Qualifying Industrial Zones
SEZone	Special Economic Zone
SFD	Social Fund for Development
SOE	State-owned Enterprises
Tcf	Trillion Cubic Feet
TE	Telecom Egypt
UNCTAD	United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
USA	United States of America
USD	United States of America Dollar
WPI	Wholesale Price Index