Glossary of Abbreviations

ABSA	Amalgamated Banks of South Africa
ACE	African Commerce Exchange
AGOA	African Growth and Opportunity Act
AMR	Aggregate Monetary Resources (M2)
ATIA	African Trade Insurance Agency
ATM	Automated Teller Machine
BCBS	Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
BIS	Bank for International Settlements
CCBG	Committee of Central Bank Governors
COMESA	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
CPI	Consumer Price Index
CSE	Committee of Stock Exchanges of SADC
CSO	Central Statistical Office
DBM	Development Bank of Mauritius
ECB	European Central Bank
EPZ	Export Processing Zone
ESAF	Eastern and Southern African Group of Bank Supervisors
EU	European Union
Ex-Dc	Ex-Development Certificate Holders
FOMC	Federal Open Market Committee
GDFCF	Gross Domestic Fixed Capital Formation
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GDS	Gross Domestic Savings
GNDI	Gross National Disposable Income
GNP	Gross National Product
GNS	Gross National Savings
IMF	International Monetary Fund
MACSS	Mauritius Automated Clearing Settlement System
MSS	Mauritius Sugar Syndicate
NPF	National Pension Fund
POSB	Post Office Savings Bank
RTGS	Real Time Gross Settlement System
SADC	Southern African Development Community
SARB	South African Reserve Bank
SEM	Stock Exchange of Mauritius
SEMDEX	Stock Exchange Market Index
SIC	State Investment Corporation
SMC	Secondary Market Cell
SME	Small and Medium Enterprises
SWIFT	Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication