| ACGA | Asian Corporate Governance Association |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| AUM | assets under management |
| BAP | Bankers Association of the Philippines |
| BIR | Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Philippines |
| BPO | business process outsourcing |
| BSP | Central Bank of the Philippines (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) |
| CEO | chief executive officer |
| CFO | chief financial officer |
| CGT | capital gains tax |
| CIT | corporate income tax |
| CMDC | Capital Markets Development Council |
| CMIC | Capital Markets Integrity Corporation |
| CSD | central securities depository |
| DLTs | distributed ledger technologies |
| DTI | Department of Trade and Industry |
| EBITDA | earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation |
| EC | European Commission |
| ECB | European Central Bank |
| ELTIFs | European Long-Term Investment Funds |
| ESMA | European Securities and Markets Authority |
| FSCC | Financial Stability Coordination Council |
| FCDU | foreign currency deposit unit |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| FTT | financial transaction tax |
| GCF | gross capital formation |
| GFCF | gross fixed capital formation |
| GEMS | Grant for Equity Market Singapore |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GSIS | Government Service Insurance System |
| ICMA | International Capital Market Association |
| IDX | Indonesia Stock Exchange |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| ILOSTAT | International Labour Organization Statistics |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPO | initial public offering |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| IRAS | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore |
| LEAP | Listing Engagement and Assistance Program |
| LSEG | London Stock Exchange Group |
| M&A | mergers and acquisitions |
| MAS | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
| MC | memorandum circular |
| MFI | monetary financial institution |
| MMF | money market fund |
| MSME | micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise |
| MTF | multilateral trading facility |
| MTFF | medium-term fiscal framework |
| NEDA | National Economic and Development Authority |
| NPLs | non-performing loans |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OJK | Financial Services Authority of Indonesia |
| OTC | over the counter |
| PAYG | pay-as-you-go |
| PE | private equity |
| PCD | Philippine Central Depository |
| PCNC | PCD Nominee Corporation |
| PDEx | Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation |
| PDS | Philippine Dealing System |
| PDTC | Philippine Depository & Trust Corporation |
| PERA | Personal Equity and Retirement Account |
| PIFA | Philippine Investment Funds Association |
| PSA | Philippine Statistics Authority |
| PSE | Philippine Stock Exchange |
| PwC | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| QDS | Qualifying Debt Securities |
| R&D | research and development |
| REIT | real estate investment trust |
| ROA | return on assets |
| ROE | return on equity |
| SCCP | Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SGX | Singapore Exchange |
| SGX RegCo | Singapore Exchange Regulation |
| SME | small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SPO | secondary public offering (follow-on offering) |
| SRC | Securities Regulation Code |
| SRO | self-regulatory organisation |
| SSC | State Securities Commission of Vietnam |
| SSS | Social Security System |
| TFEX | Thailand Futures Exchange |
| TOAP | Trust Officers Association of the Philippines |
| TSE | Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| UITF | unit investment trust fund |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VC | venture capital |
| WFE | World Federation of Exchanges |
| WHT | withholding tax |
| WISP | Workers’ Investment and Saving Programme |
OECD Capital Market Review of the Philippines 2024
