| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AGM | annual general meeting |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| BoJ | Bank of Japan |
| BSEC | Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission |
| BSF | Thailand Corporate Bond Stabilisation Fund |
| Capex | capital expenditure |
| CIT | corporate income tax |
| CPI | consumer price index |
| CSRC | China Securities Regulatory Commission |
| DTDi | Double Tax Deduction for Internationalization |
| EBITDA | earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ETF | exchange traded fund |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| FRED | Federal Reserve Economic Data |
| FSC | Korea Financial Services Commission |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| HTT | healthcare, technology and telecommunications industries |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPO | initial public offering |
| J-REITs | Japan real estate investment trusts |
| MAS | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
| NDRC | Chinese National Development and Reform Commission |
| NPL | non‑performing loan |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development |
| ONS | UK Office for National Statistics |
| OTC | over‑the‑counter |
| PENJANA | Malaysia Short‑term National Economic Recovery Plan |
| R&D | research and development |
| ROA | return on assets |
| ROE | return on equity |
| SEBI | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| SIA | Singapore Airlines |
| SME | small and medium‑sized enterprise |
| SOE | state‑owned enterprise |
| SPO | secondary public offering |
| SPV | special purpose vehicle |
| SWF | sovereign wealth fund |
| TRBC | Thomson Reuters Business Classification |
| VAT | value added tax |
Corporate Finance in Asia and the COVID‑19 Crisis
