| ASEAN-4 |
Countries most affected by the
currency crisis (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) |
| BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
| CFA |
Communauté financičre africaine (franc zone) |
| CRS |
Creditor Reporting System (of the OECD) |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee (of the OECD) |
| DDSR |
Debt and debt service reduction |
| DRE |
Debt reduction equivalent |
| DRS |
Debtor Reporting System (of the World Bank) |
| Ecu |
European currency unit |
| EDT |
Total external debt, including short-term and use of IMF credit |
| ESAF |
Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility (of the International
Monetary Fund) |
| ERM |
European Exchange Rate Mechanism |
| FDI |
Foreign direct investment |
| GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
| GDP |
Gross domestic product |
| GNP |
Gross national product |
| IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World
Bank Group) |
| IDA |
International Development Association (of the World Bank Group) |
| IFC |
International Finance Corporation (of the World Bank Group) |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| INT |
Total interest payments on long-term and short-term debt,
including IMF charges |
| HIPC |
Heavily indebted poor countries |
| LDOD |
Total long-term debt outstanding and disbursed |
| LIBOR |
London interbank offered rate |
| LILIC |
Less indebted low-income country |
| LIMIC |
Less indebted middle-income country |
| Mercosur |
Southern Cone Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,
Uruguay) |
| MIGA |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (of the World Bank
Group) |
| MGS |
Imports of goods and services |
| MILIC |
Moderately indebted low-income country |
| MIMIC |
Moderately indebted middle-income country |
| MYRA |
Multiyear rescheduling agreement |
| NGO |
Nongovernmental organization |
| ODA |
Official development assistance |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PV |
Present value |
| RES |
International reserves |
| RXD |
Revised External Debt (reporting system of the World Bank) |
| SDR |
Special drawing right (of the International Monetary Fund) |
| SILIC |
Severely indebted low-income country |
| SIMIC |
Severely indebted middle-income country |
| TDS |
Total debt service on long-term debt and short-term (interest
only), including IMF credits |
| TRIMs |
Trade-related investment measures |
| TRIPs |
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights |
| XGS |
Exports of goods and services |
