Statistical Terms Glossary

A partial credit guarantee (PCG) represents a promise of full and timely debt service payment up to a predetermined amount. Typically, the sum that IFC pays out under the guarantee covers creditors irrespective of the cause of default. The guarantee amount may vary over the life of the transaction based on the borrower's expected cash flows and creditors' concerns regarding the stability of these cash flows.

Partially untied aid is Official Development Assistance (or official aid) for which the associated goods and services must be procured in the donor country or among a restricted group of other countries, which must however include substantially all developing countries (substantially all Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) and new independent states (NIS) in the case of official aid). Partially untied aid is subject to the same disciplines as Tied Aid Credits and Associated Financing

See Fund member

See income bond.

These preference shares have further rights that are normally linked to the relevant company’s profits or dividend payment on ordinary shares.

Participating preferred stock allows its holders to receive dividends in addition to the fixed amount in years in which the common stock dividend exceeds a specified level.

Inclusion of all segments of society, particularly the marginalized, in the process and benefits of development. The purpose is to improve self-reliance through increased accessibility to resources and opportunities in order to improve welfare and the standard of living.

Security incorporating the right to participate in the ownership of a corporation but without some of the rights granted to shareholders, such as the right to vote at shareholders' meetings. See also passthrough certificate.

A fee given to a bank participating in a Euroloan.

The labour force participation rate is defined as the ratio of the labour force to the working age population, expressed in percentages.

Are problems an individual may experience in involvement in life situations.

A process of democratic decision-making in which the constituents take part in deciding how to allocate part of a municipal budget. Community members identify spending priorities and elect budget delegates to represent different communities, among other tasks. In Peru this is now constitutional law in the framework of decentralization.

Tool and a process based on a participatory methodology. It seeks to promote organisational learning at the individual, work unit and organisational levels on the subject of how to practically and effectively mainstream gender.

Process of discussing and deciding upon policy modifications. Discussions include inputs from and consultation with the public as well as from all levels of governance concerned. This process enables messages to be carried from local institutional strata through higher levels and up to central government (i.e. the Municipal chain).

Particulate loadings is a mass of particles per unit volume of air or water

Particulate removal refers to the removal of particulate air pollutants from their gaseous media, using gravitational, centrifugal, electrostatic and magnetic forces, thermal diffusion or other techniques

Particulates are fine liquid or solid particles, such as dust, smoke, mist, fumes or smog, found in air or emissions

Partitioning records a transaction that is a single transaction from the perspective of the parties involved as two or more differently classified transactions (e.g. the single rental payment actually made by a lessee under a financial lease can be partitioned into a repayment of principal and a payment of interest).

A share in a partnership.

The shared responsibility for, and involvement in, the management of local natural resources, between two sets of actors, the community on the micro-level and the State (represented by and often mediated through the regional administration) on the macro-level. Participation in co-management arrangements is based upon comparative advantages and shared interests. The State will, as a rule, retain overall decision-making authority.; A partnership arrangement in which government, the community of local resource users (fishers), external agents (non-governmental organizations, research institutions), and sometimes other fisheries and coastal resource stakeholders (boat owners, fish traders, credit agencies or money lenders, tourism industry, etc.) share the responsibility and authority for decision-making over the management of a fishery.