The Corporation helps businesses in Islamic countries gain better access to trade finance and provides them with the necessary trade related capacity building tools to help compete successfully in the global market. 41 Years in the Service of Development iii ABBREVIATIONS AAOIFI ACAP ACL AFAO : Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions in IDB MCs : Awqaf Capital : Audit Command Language : Association des Femmes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest AFD AFTIAS APIF AWEF BCG BED BoG CEWs CGOs CIBAFI CIS COMCEC CUC DFID e4e EIB ESP EU EVD FAWE GCC GIAD GIO GOED GPE GTRC HLM2 ICD ICIEC ID IDB IDBG IDB-STATCAP IFIs IFP : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : iv French Development Agency Aid for Trade Initiative for Arab States Awqaf Properties Investment Fund Arab Women’s Enterprise Fund Boston Consulting Group Board of Executive Directors of IDB Board of Governors of IDB Country Economic Works Country Gateway Offices Council of Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions Commonwealth of Independent States Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation Cumulative Undisbursed Commitments UK Department for International Development Education for Employment European Investment Bank Education Sector Policy European Union Ebola Virus Disease Forum for African Women Educationists Gulf Cooperation Council Group Internal Audit Department Group Integrity Office Group Operations Evaluation Department Global Partnership for Education Group Trade Related Issues Committee High-Level Meeting on Country-Led Knowledge Hubs Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit Islamic Dinar (equivalent to one Special Drawing Right of IMF) Islamic Development Bank Islamic Development Bank Group IDB Statistical Capacity Building Initiative International Financial Institutions Islamic Finance Primer 41 Years in the Service of Development IFSB IIRA IRTI ISFD ITAP ITFC ITFO IWAH KAUST KFAED KMIP LDMCs MCPS MCs MDBs MENA MoUs MTN MTR OCR OECD OFID OIC PIASR PCRs RLs SAO SESRIC : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : SFD SMEs SPECA TA TCP TCPP TVET UIF W4D WB WIEF WWF : : : : : : : : : : : Islamic Financial Services Board Islamic International Rating Agency Islamic Research and Training Institute Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development Investment Promotion Technical Assistance Program International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Import Trade Financing Operations of IDB International Waqf Advisory House King Abdullah University for Science and Technology Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Knowledge Management and Innovation Program Least Developed Member Countries Member Country Partnership Strategy Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank Multilateral Development Banks Middle East and North Africa Memorandum of Understandings Medium Term Note Mid-Term Review Ordinary Capital Resources of IDB Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OPEC Fund for International Development Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation Project Implementation Assessment Support Reports Project Completion Reports Reverse Linkages Special Assistance Operations Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries Saudi Fund for Development Small and Medium Enterprises UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia Technical Assistance of IDB Technical Cooperation Program Trade Promotion and Cooperation Program Technical Vocational Education and Training Unit Investment Fund Waqf for Development Project World Bank World Islamic Economic Forum World Waqf Foundation 41 Years in the Service of Development v CORPORATE PROFILE OF THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK Establishment The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is an international financial institution established pursuant to Articles of Agreement done at the city of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 21 Rajab 1394H corresponding to 12 August 1974. ... Accounting Unit The accounting unit of the IDB is the Islamic Dinar (ID) which is equivalent to one Special Drawing Right (SDR) of the International Monetary Fund.