| Acronym | Full-Form |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADR | American Depository Receipt |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| ASSOCHAM | Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine |
| BIS | Bank of International Settlements |
| BOP | Balance of Payments |
| CAD | Current Account Deficit |
| CAG | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| CC | Cash Credit |
| CD | Certificate of Deposit |
| CII | Confederation of Indian Industry |
| CP | Commercial Paper |
| CPI | Consumer Price Index |
| CR | Capital Receipts |
| CRAR | Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio |
| CRR | Cash Reserve Ratio |
| DD | Demand Draft |
| DICGC | Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation |
| ECB | External Commercial Borrowing |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECS | Electronic Clearing Service |
| EEFC | Exchange Earners Foreign Currency |
| EFR | Exchange Fluctuation Reserve |
| EPF | Employees Provident Fund |
| FCA | Foreign Currency Assets |
| FCCB | Foreign Currency Convertible Bond |
| FCNR(B) | Foreign Currency Non-resident deposit(Banks) |
| FCNRA | Foreign Currency Non-resident Account |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FEMA | Foreign Exchange Management Act |
| FICCI | Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
| FII | Foreign Institutional Investor |
| FLA | Foreign Liabilities and Assets |
| FPI | Foreign Portfolio Investment |
| GDR | Gross Domestic Receipt |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| G-SEC | Government Securities |
| HDFC | Housing Development Finance Corporation |
| HUDCO | Housing &Urban Development Corporation |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICICI | Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India |
| IDBI | Industrial Development Bank of India |
| IIP | Index of Industrial Production |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| LAF | Liquidity Adjustment Facility |
| LBS | Locational Banking Statistics |
| LERMS | Liberalized Exchange Rate Management System |
| LIC | Life Insurance Corporation |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MSS | Market Stabilisation Scheme |
| MT | Mail Transfer |
| MTM | Mark-To-Market |
| NABARD | National Bank for Agricultura and Rural Development |
| NBFC | Non-Banking Financial Company |
| NEER | Nominal Effective Exchange Rate |
| NFA | Net Foreign Exchange Assets |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NHB | National Housing Bank |
| NPV | Net Present Value |
| NR(E)RA | Non-Resident(External) Rupee Account |
| NRI | Non-Resident Indian |
| OD | Over Draft |
| OMO | Open Market Operation |
| PPF | Public Provident Fund |
| PNB | Punjab National Bank |
| PSE | Public Sector Enterprises |
| QRR | Quick Review Report |
| RBI | Reserve Bank of India |
| REER | Real Effective Exchange Rate |
| RFC | Resident Foreign Currency |
| RIB | Resurgent India Bonds |
| SBI | State Bank of India |
| SCB | Scheduled Commerical Bank |
| SDR | Special Drawing Rights |
| SEBI | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| SHGs | Self-Help Groups |
| SIDBI | Small Industrial Development Bank of India |
| TBs | Treasury Bills |
| TC | Temporary Change |
| TT | Telegraphic Transfer |
| UBB | Uniform Balance Book |
| UBD | Urban Banks Department |
| UCB | Urban Cooperative Banks |
| UCN | Uniform Code Number |
| UTI | Unit Trust of India |
| VC | Venture Capital |
| WPI | Wholesale Price Index |
| WSS | Weekly Statistical Supplement |
| YTM | Yield to Maturity |
| ZO | Zonal Office |