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List of Acronyms
AOP Average outstanding portfolio
APR Annual percentage rate
CBI Computer-based instruction
CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest
DFID Department for International Development, United Kingdom
EIR Effective interest rate
FSS Financial self-sufficiency
IADB Inter-American Development Bank
LLR Loan Loss Reserve
MBP Microenterprise Best Practices Project
MFI Microfinance institution
MIS Operational self-sufficiency
OSS Operational self-sufficiency
PAR Portfolio at Risk
PF Portfolio
RFP Request for proposal
SUM Special Unit for Microfinance
UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
USAID United States Agency for International Development