| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ECOFIN | Council of Economic and Finance Ministers |
| EMU | European Economic and Monetary Union |
| ERM | exchange rate mechanism |
| ESAF | Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility |
| EU | European Union |
| GAB | General Arrangements to Borrow |
| GDDS | General Data Dissemination System |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GNP | gross national product |
| G-7 | Group of Seven |
| G-10 | Group of Ten |
| G-22 | Group of Twenty-Two |
| HIPC Initiative | Initiative for Heavily Indebted Poor Countries |
| Hong Kong SAR | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| IAIS | International Association of Insurance Supervisors |
| IBRA | Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFI | international financial institution |
| ILO | International Labor Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| Mercosur | Southern Cone Common Market |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| NAB | New Arrangements to Borrow |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NPV | net present value |
| ODA | official development assistance |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries |
| SCA-2 | second Special Contingent Account |
| SDR | special drawing right |
| SMP | staff-monitored program |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |