January 14, 2013
ABBREVIATIONS
AAR-Authority Advance Rulings
ADs- Authorised Dealers
ADRs -American Depository Receipts
ECB- External Commercial Borrowings
FCCB -Foreign Currency Convertible Bond
FCNR- (B) Account Foreign Currency (Non-Resident) Accounts (Banks)
FEMA- Foreign Exchange Management Act
FII -Foreign Institutional Investors
FIIA -Foreign Investment Implementation Authority
FIPB -Foreign Investment Promotion Board
GDR -Global Depository Receipt
IPO -Initial Public Offer
NRE -Account Non-Resident (External) Rupee Accounts
NRIs -Non Resident Indians
NRO -Account Ordinary Non-Resident Rupee Accounts
OCBs- Overseas Corporate Bodies
PI -Portfolio Investments
PIO -Person of Indian Origin
QIB -Qualified Institutional Buyer
QII -Qualified Institutional Investor
SIA -Secretariat for Industrial Assistance
TCC -Tax Clearance Certificate