This is the third part of the Arabic business words and terms posts series; the second part was Arabic importing and exporting terminology . Most of Arabic countries provide an amazing atmosphere for start-ups and new businesses. With a rapidly growing population and economy, any ambitious person has a great opportunity to start a new business there. The Arabs respect and value people who pay respect to their culture – especially their language.
In this part we will talk about Arabic Financial terminology.
| Financial | Mali | مالي |
|---|---|---|
| Importing | Isteerad | استيراد |
| Bank | Masraf / Bank | بنك |
| Central Bank | Al Bank Al Markazi | البنك المركزي |
| Bank Account | Hisab Masrafi | حساب مصرفي |
| Cash | Naqdi | نقدي |
| Cheque | Shek | شيك |
| Sight Draft | Hiwaleh Tudfa Endattalab | حوالة تدفع عند الطلب |
| Promissory Note | Kompyaleh | كمبيالة |
| Foreign Currency | Imlah Ajnabiya | عملة أجنبية |
| Exchange Rate | Si’rul sarf | سعر الصرف |
| Stock Exchange | Al Boorsah | البورصة |
| Commodity Exchange | Boorsat Al Bedaa’ah | بورصة البضائع |
| Spot Price | Al Si’rilhali | السعر الحالي |
| Future Price | Al Si’ril Mustaqbali | السعر المستقبلي |
| Taxation | Ihtisab Al Dhareebah | احتساب الضريبة |
| Investment | Istithmar | استثمار |
| liabilities | madyonat | مديونيات |
| supporting registers | alseglat almos’deh | السجلات المساعدة |
| Nominal Allocations | altakhsesat alesmyah | التخصيصات الأسميه |
| Financial Instruments | Adwat malyeh | أدوات مالية |
| credited | almodaf | المضاف |
| ex-works | Tasleem almsna’ | تسليم المصنع |
| surplus | fa’ed | فائض |
| deficit | a’gz | عجز |
| revenues | Al ‘adat | العائدات |
| Tax | Drebah | ضريبه |
| referral | Ehalh | إحالة |
| expenses | Nafaqat | نفقات |
| interest | Fa’edah | فائده |
| accumulated | motarkem | متراكم |
| installment | qest | قسط |
| regulations | lwa’eh | اللوائح |
| GDP | Alnateg almahle al kawme | الناتج المحلي القومي |
| subscription | Al ektetab | الإكتتاب |
| IPO (Initial Public Offering) | Al ektetab Al aam | الاكتتاب العام |
| (L/C) Letter of Credit | aleatmad almostande | الاعتماد المستندي |
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