| AFS | Available for sale |
| AGM | Annual General Meeting |
| ALCO | Assets and Liabilities Committee |
| AMA | Advanced Measurement Approaches |
| AML | Anti Money Laundering |
| ASPI | All Share Price Index |
| BAC | Board Audit Committee |
| BCBS | Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
| BCC | Board Credit Committee |
| BCMSC | Business Continuity Management Steering Committee |
| BCP | Business Continuity Plan |
| BHRRC | Board Human Resources and Remuneration Committee |
| BIA | Basic Indicator Approach |
| BIC | Board Investment Committee |
| BIRMC | Board Integrated Risk Management Committee |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| BNC | Board Nomination Committee |
| BRPTRC | Board Related Party Transactions Review Committee |
| BTC | Board Technology Committee |
| CAR | Capital Adequacy Ratio |
| CASA | Current Accounts and Savings Accounts |
| CBSL | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
| CCB | Capital Conservation Buffer |
| CCR | Counterparty Credit Risk |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CFM | Close Family Members |
| CFO | Chief Financial Officer |
| COO | Chief Operating Officer |
| CPC | Credit Policy Committee |
| CRAB | Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh |
| CRM | Credit Risk Mitigation |
| CRO | Chief Risk Officer |
| CSE | Colombo Stock Exchange |
| DBU | Domestic Banking Unit |
| DRP | Disaster Recovery Plan |
| EAR | Earnings at Risk |
| ECMN | Executive Committee on Monitoring NPA |
| EGM | Extraordinary General Meeting |
| EIRMC | Executive Integrated Risk Management Committee |
| ESOP | Employee Share Option Plan |
| EVE | Economic Value of Equity |
| FIS | Fixed Income Securities |
| FX | Foreign Exchange |
| FY | Financial Year |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GOSL | Government of Sri Lanka |
| GRI | Global Reporting Initiative |
| HFT | Held for trading |
| HR | Human Resources |
| HTM | Held to maturity |
| ICAAP | Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process |
| ICASL | Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IRMD | Integrated Risk Management Department |
| IRR | Interest Rate Risk |
| IRRBB | Interest Rate Risk in Banking Books |
| ISC | Information Security Council |
| ISMS | Information Security Management System |
| KCRI | Key Credit Risk Indicators |
| KIRI | Key IT Risk Indicators |
| KMP | Key Management Personnel |
| KORI | Key Operational Risk Indicators |
| LCB | Licensed Commercial Bank |
| LCR | Liquidity Coverage Ratio |
| LSB | Licensed Specialised Bank |
| LTV | Loan to Value Ratio |
| MATs | Management Action Triggers |
| MRMU | Market Risk Management Unit |
| NBT | Nation Building Tax |
| NII | Net Interest Income |
| NIM | Net Interest Margin |
| NOP | Net Open Position |
| NPA | Non-Performing Assets |
| NPL | Non-Performing Loans |
| NSFR | Net Stable Funding Ratio |
| OCI | Other Comprehensive Income |
| ORMS | Operational Risk Management System |
| ORMU | Operational Risk Management Unit |
| PAT | Profit After Tax |
| PBT | Profit Before Tax |
| RAS | Risk Appetite Statement |
| RCSA | Risk Control Self Assessment |
| ROA | Return on Assets |
| ROE | Return on Equity |
| RPT | Related Party Transactions |
| RSA | Rate Sensitive Assets |
| RSL | Rate Sensitive Liabilities |
| RWA | Risk Weighted Assets |
| SA | Standardised Approach |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka |
| SLAR | Statutory Liquid Assets Ratio |
| SLDB | Sri Lanka Development Bonds |
| SME | Small and Medium Enterprises |
| TMO | Treasury Middle Office |
| UNGC | United Nations Global Compact |
| VaR | Value at Risk |
| YoY | Year on Year |