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Abbreviation List
AFS: Available for Sale
AMA: Advanced Measurement Approaches
BCBS: Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
BHC: Bank Holding Company
BRSA: Banking Supervisory Authority
CAR: Capital Adequacy Ratio
CET 1: Common Equity Tier 1
DFSA: Dubai Financial Services Authority
DSIB: Domestic Systemically Important Banks
EBA: European Banking Authority
ECB: European Central Bank
EIOPA: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
EL: Expected Loss
ESMA: European Securities and Markets Authorities
ESRB: European Systemic Risk Board
EU: European Union
ES: Expected Shortfall
FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FED: Federal Reserve
GSIB: Globally Systemically Important Financial Institutions
GSIFI: Global Systemically Important Financial Institutions
HQLA: High Quality Liquid Assets
ICAAP: International Capital Adequacy Assessment Process
IFSB: Islamic Financial Services Board
IFSI: Islamic Financial Services Industry
IIFS: Institutions Offering Islamic Financial Services
IIRA: Islamic International Rating Agency B.S.C.
IRC: Incremental Risk Charge
KFHR: Kuwait Finance House Research
LCR: Liquidity Coverage Ratio
NPL: Non-Performing Loans
NSFR: Net Stable Funding Ratio