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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS


Published in Monograph No 108, October 2004

Tackling Money Laundering in East and Southern Africa
An Overview of Capacity
Volume Two

Edited by
CHARLES GOREDEMA

 

NAMIBIA

ESAAMLG

FATF

MLCO

Namdeb

Namfisa

PRU

SSC

UN

VTU

Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Money laundering control officer
Namibia-De Beers Mining Company
Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority
Protected Resources Unit
Social Security Commission
United Nations
Vehicle Theft Unit
 
TANZANIA
BoT

CCM

DRC

EAC

EAPCCO

EAST-AFRITAC

ESAAMLG

FATF

FBI

FIU

ILEA

PCB

PSRC

SADC

SARPCCO

SAFAC

TANESCO

TIC

TRA

TTCL

UK

UN

Bank of Tanzania
Chama Cha Mapinduzi
Democratic Republic of Congo
East African Community
East African Police Chiefs Co-ordinating Organisation
East African Regional Technical Assistance Centre
Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group
Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Financial Intelligence Unit
International Law Enforcement Academy
Prevention of Corruption Bureau
Parastatal Sector Reform Commission
Southern African Development Community
Southern African Police Chiefs Co-ordinating Organisation
Southern African Forum Against Corruption
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited
Tanzania Investment Centre
Tanzania Revenue Authority
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited
United Kingdom
United Nations

 

UGANDA
ADF

AFU

AML

ANU

BoU

CID

CMA

DPP

DRC

EC

ESAAMLG

ESO

FATF

IGG

IGP

ISO

ISS

KYC

LRA

ML

MOU

NDA

NORAD

OC

PCA

UBA

UAMLC

UCC

UFBA

UPF

URA

Allied Democratic Front
Anti-Fraud Unit (Uganda Police Force)
Anti-Money Laundering
Anti-Narcotics Unit (Uganda Police Force)
Bank of Uganda
Criminal Investigation Department, Uganda Police
Capital Market Authority
Directorate of Public Prosecution
Democratic Republic of Congo
Electoral Commission
East and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group
External Security Organisation
Financial Action Task Force
Inspectorate of Government
Inspector General of Police
Internal Security Organisation
Institute for Security Studies, South Africa
Know Your Customer
Lords Resistance Army
Money Laundering
Memorandum of Understanding
National Drug Authority
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Officer in charge
Penal Code Act
Uganda Bankers Association
Uganda Anti-Money Laundering Committee
Uganda Communication Commission
Uganda Forex Bureaux Association
Uganda Police Force
Uganda Revenue Authority
 
ZIMBABWE
FICA

BSD

CABS

ISS

FIU

NMB

OAU

POSB

ZESA

Financial Intelligence Centre Act
Banking Supervision Department
Central Africa Building Society
Institute for Security Studies
Financial intelligence unit
National Merchant Bank
Organisation for African Unity
People’s Own Savings Bank
Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority

 
CURRENCIES
ZAR

Ksh

Tsh

Ush

BP

MWK

EUR

LSL

MZM

US$

Z$

C$

N$

South African Rand
Kenya Shilling
Tanzania Shilling
Uganda Shilling
Botswana Pula
Malawi Kwacha
Euro
Lesotho Loti
Mozambique Metical
United States Dollar
Zimbabwe Dollar
Canadian Dollar
Namibian Dollar