GLOSSARY
Despite the language barrier between Chinese-speakers and the rest of the world, PlaNet Finance China believes that with open communication and frequent exchange, high quality information can flow between Chinese microfinance stakeholders and their counterparts abroad.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
ABC : Agricultural Bank of China
ACWF or WF : All-China Women's Federation or Women¡¯s Federation
C
CBRC : China Banking Regulatory Commission
CNY : Chinese Yuan (Chinese national currency)
D
DOFTEC : Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation
F
FSS : Financial Self-Sufficiency (of a microfinance institution)
H
HIV/AIDS : the Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
I
IFAD : International Fund for Agricultural Development
IGA : Income Generation Activities
L
LPAC : Local Planning and Action for Children (a Programme of UNICEF)
M
MC : Micro-credit
MC Plus : Micro-credit plus other training services (such as health training, livelihood training)
MFI : Micro-finance Institution or Microfinance Institution
MIS : Management Information System
MOFCOM : Ministry of Commerce
MOFTEC : Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation
MOU : Memorandum of Understanding
N
NGO : Non Governmental Organisation
O
OSS : Operational Self-Sufficiency (of a microfinance institution)
P
PA : Poverty Alleviation
PAO : Poverty Alleviation Office (also known as PADO for Poverty Alleviation Development Office or PAB for Poverty Alleviation Bureau)
PBC or PBoC : People¡¯s Bank of China
PF : PlaNet Finance (the Global organization)
PFC : PlaNet Finance China
PF China : PlaNet Finance China
PRA : Participatory Rural Appraisal
R
RCB : Rural Cooperative Bank
RCC : Rural Credit Cooperatives
RCC : Rural Credit Cooperatives
RCCU : Rural Credit Cooperative Union
RMB : Renminbi (¡°the People¡¯s Currency¡±) ¨C colloquial term for Chinese yuan
U
UNDP : United Nations Development Programme
UNICEF : United Nations Children's Fund