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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS<br />

AGOA = African Growth Opportunity Act<br />

AIA = Arusha Institute <strong>of</strong> Accountancy<br />

BOT = Bank <strong>of</strong> Tanzania<br />

CBOs = Community Based Organizations<br />

CIDA = Canadian International Development Agency<br />

CMSA = Capital Markets and Security Authority<br />

CRDB = Cooperative and Rural Development Bank<br />

DFS = Decentralized F<strong>in</strong>ancial System<br />

DID = Desjard<strong>in</strong>s International Development<br />

DSE = Dares-Salaam Stock Exchange<br />

EAC = East African Cooperation<br />

GDP = Gross Domestic Product<br />

GESS = Government Expenditure on Social Services<br />

GTZ = German Agency for Technical Cooperation<br />

IFAD =International Funds for Agricultural Development<br />

IFM = Institute <strong>of</strong> F<strong>in</strong>ance Management<br />

MEDA = Mennonite Economic Development Associations<br />

MFIs = Micro f<strong>in</strong>ance Institutions<br />

MIGA = Mult<strong>in</strong>ational Investment Guarantee Agency<br />

MUCCOBS = Moshi University College <strong>of</strong> Cooperative and Bus<strong>in</strong>ess Studies<br />

NBC = National Bank <strong>of</strong> Commerce<br />

NMB = National Micro f<strong>in</strong>ance Bank<br />

NGOs = Non Government Associations<br />

PRIDE = Promotion <strong>of</strong> Rural Initiatives Development Economy<br />

PTA = Preference Trade Area<br />

PTF = Private Trust Fund<br />

R& D = Research and Development<br />

ROSCA = Rotat<strong>in</strong>g Sav<strong>in</strong>gs and Credit Associations<br />

RFSP = Rural F<strong>in</strong>ancial Services Programme<br />

SACAs = Sav<strong>in</strong>gs and Credit Associations<br />

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