Glossary
| AAA | Accra Agenda for Action | CEMAC | Central African Economic and Monetary Community |
| ACBF | African Capacity Building Foundation | CGP | Country Governance Profile |
| ACFA | Accelerated Cofinancing Facility | CHRM | Human Resources Management Department |
| ADB | African Development Bank | COBS | Strategy and Budget Department |
| ADF | African Development Fund | CODE | Committee on Operations and Development Effectiveness |
| ADF-X | Tenth General Replenishment of the African Development Fund | COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| ADF-XI | Eleventh General Replenishment of the African Development Fund | COMPAS | Common Performance Assessment Framework |
| ADFIs | Arab Development Financial Institutions | COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| ADI | African Development Institute | COP | Conference of Parties |
| ADOA | Ex-ante Additionality and Development Outcome Assessment | CoW | Committee of the Whole |
| ADR | African Development Report | CPAR | Country Procurement Assessment Report |
| AEC | African Economic Conference | CPR | Country Portfolio Review |
| AEO | African Economic Outlook | CRM | Climate Risk Management |
| AERC | African Economic Research Consortium | CSP | Country Strategy Paper |
| AFCR | Africa Food Crisis Response | CSVP | Corporate Services Complex |
| AFD | Agence Française de Développement | DBSA | Development Bank of South Africa |
| AfDB | African Development Bank Group | DEG | Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft |
| AFESD | Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development | DFI | Development Finance Institution |
| AFP | African Financing Partnership | DFID | Department for International Development |
| AFFM | African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism | DP | Data Platform |
| AFRITAC | African Regional Technical Assistance Center | DRC | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| AIC | African Infrastructure Consortium | DSA | Debt Sustainability Analysis |
| AICD | Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic | DSF | Debt Sustainability Framework |
| ALM | Asset-Liability Management | EAC | East African Community |
| ALSF | African Legal Support Facility | EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| AMBD | Committee on Administrative Matters Affecting the Boards of Directors | EC | European Commission |
| APPR | African Portfolio Performance Review | ECA | Economic Commission for Africa |
| APR | Action Plan on Results | ECBD | Ethics Committee of the Boards of Directors |
| APRM | African Peer Review Mechanism | ECCAS | Economic Community of Central African States |
| AsDB | Asian Development Bank | ECON | Chief Economist Complex |
| AU | African Union | ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| AUFI | Audit and Finance Committee | EIB | European Investment Bank |
| AWF | African Water Facility | EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| BOAD | Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement | EL | Executive Level |
| CAADP | Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program | ELF | Emergency Liquidity Facility |
| CAHR | Committee on Administrative Affairs and Human Resource Policy Issues | EPSA | Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa |
| CBFF | Congo Basin Forest Fund | ERSP | Economic Reforms Support Program |
| CEIF | Clean Energy Investment Framework | ESIA | Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
| CEISP | Community Empowerment and Institutional Support Program | ESW | Economic and Sector Work |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment | EU | European Union |
| FINESSE | Financing Energy Services for Small-Scale End Users | FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FMO | The Netherlands Development Finance Corporation | FAPA | Fund for African Private Sector Assistance |
| FNVP | Finance Complex | MFW4A | Making Finance Work for Africa |
| FO | Field Office | MIC | Middle-Income Country |
| FSF | Fragile States Facility | MTS | Medium-Term Strategy |
| FSU | Fragile States Unit | N.A. | Not Applicable |
| GAP | Strategic Directions and Action Plan for 2008–2012 | NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| GCC | Governors’ Consultative Committee | NEPAD-IPPF | NEPAD Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product | NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility | NPV | Net Present Value |
| GNI | Gross National Income | NSDS | National Strategies for the Development of Statistics |
| GS | General Services Staff | NTF | Nigeria Trust Fund |
| HA & MfDR | Harmonization, Alignment and Managing for Development Results | ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| HIPC | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative | OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| HQ | Headquarters | OIVP | Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration Complex |
| ICF | Investment Climate Facility for Africa | OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| IDA | International Development Association | OPEV | Operations Evaluation Department |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank | OPIC | Overseas Private Investment Corporation |
| IDC | Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa | ORQR | Quality Assurance and Results Department |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development | ORRU | Partnerships and Cooperation Unit |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation | ORVP | Country & Regional Programs & Policy Complex |
| ILO | International Labor Organization | OSUS | Gender, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Unit |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund | OSVP | Sector Operations Complex |
| IPPF | Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility | PBA | Performance-Based Allocation |
| IRM | Independent Review Mechanism | PCCF | Post-Conflict Countries Facility |
| IsDB | Islamic Development Bank | PCGF | Partial Credit Guarantee Facility |
| IWRM | Integrated Water Resources Management | PCR | Project Completion Report |
| JAI | Joint Africa Institute | PFM | Procurement and Financial Management |
| JBIC | Japan Bank for International Cooperation | PHRDG | Policy and Human Resources Development Grant |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency | PL | Professional Level |
| KFAED | Kuwait Fund for Arab and Economic Development | PMG | Performance Monitoring Group |
| KMDS | Knowledge Management and Development Strategy | PPP | Public-Private Partnership |
| KOAFEC | Korea–Africa Economic Cooperation | Proparco | French Private Sector Development Bank |
| KPIs | Key Performance Indicators | PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| LOC | Line of Credit | PRST | President Unit within ADB |
| MDB | Multilateral Development Bank | RAS | Regional Assistance Strategy |
| MDG | Millennium Development Goal | RASP | Regional Assistance Strategy Paper |
| MDI | Multilateral Development Institution | RBM | Results-Based Management |
| MDRI | Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative | RB-PRSP | Results-Based Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| MDWPP | Multi-Donor Water Partnership Program | REC | Regional Economic Community |
| MfDR | Managing for Development Results | RMC | Regional Member Country |
| SADC | Southern Africa Development Community | RMF | Results Measurement Framework |
| SCO | Staff Council | RRSF | Reference Regional Strategic Framework for |
| SDR | Standard Drawing Right | RWSSI | Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Initiative |
| SFRD | Special Fund for Reconstruction and Development | UEMOA | West African Economic and Monetary Union (also WAEMU) |
| SMEs | Small and Medium-Size Enterprises | UN | United Nations |
| SRF | Special Relief Fund | UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| SRFIC | Strategic Resource Framework for Institutional Development | UNECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| SWAps | Sector-Wide Approaches | UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| TCF | Technical Cooperation Fund | UNFCCC | United National Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| TCFRP | Technical Cooperation Fund Reform Policy | URBD | Units Reporting to the Board of Directors |
| TRA | Temporary Relocation Agency | VP/COO | Vice President/Chief Operating Officer Unit |
| UA | Unit of Account | WB | World Bank |
