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The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ)

Politics and Administration

The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) is a Belarusian professional association of journalists from independent media, created in 1995 to protect freedom of

British American Tobacco (BAT)

British American Tobacco (BAT)

Consumer goods

British American Tobacco plc (BAT) is a British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products. The company, established in 1902, is h

British Business Bank plc (BBB)

British Business Bank plc (BBB)

Banks and investments

British Business Bank plc (BBB) is a state-owned economic development bank established by the UK Government. Its aim is to increase the supply of credit to small and medium enterprises&

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)

Other

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) is the governing body of professional boxing in the United Kingdom. History The British Boxing Board of Control was formed in 1929 from the old National Sp

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Advertising and media

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. Headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, it is the world's o

The British Electricity Authority (BEA)

The British Electricity Authority (BEA)

Politics and Administration

The British Electricity Authority (BEA) was established as the central British electricity authority in 1948 under the nationalisation of Great Britain's electricity supply in

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Politics and Administration

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is a department of His Majesty's Government. The department was formed during a machinery of gover

The British Hospitality Association (BHA)

The British Hospitality Association (BHA)

Politics and Administration

The British Hospitality Association (BHA), incorporating The Restaurant Association (RA), was a non-government representative body for hotels, clubs, restaurants, leisure outlets and other hospit

The British Heart Foundation (BHF)

The British Heart Foundation (BHF)

Healthcare

The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is a cardiovascular research charity in the United Kingdom. It funds medical research related to heart and circulatory diseases and their risk fa

British Home Stores (BHS)

British Home Stores (BHS)

Economy

British Home Stores, commonly abbreviated to BHS and latterly legally styled BHS Ltd, was a British department store chain, primarily selling clothing and household items. In

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Banks and investments

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution owned by central banks that "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation an

Black Lives Matter (BLM)

Black Lives Matter (BLM)

Other

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced

The British Medical Association (BMA)

The British Medical Association (BMA)

Healthcare

The British Medical Association (BMA) is a registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility whi

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG)

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG)

Advertising and media

Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) was a division of a German media company Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Sony Corporation of America o

British Property Federation (BPF)

British Property Federation (BPF)

Banks and investments

British Property Federation (BPF) is a British not-for-profit membership organisation representing companies involved in property ownership and investment. The BPF "

The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG)

The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG)

Advertising and media

The Broadcasting Press Guild (BPG) is a British association of journalists dedicated to the topic of general media issues. History The Guild was established in 1974 as a breakaway

British Retail Consortium (BRC)

British Retail Consortium (BRC)

Consumer goods

The British Retail Consortium (or BRC) is a trade association for retail businesses in the United Kingdom. History The British Retail Consortium was formed in J

The British Retail Consortium (BRC)

The British Retail Consortium (BRC)

Economy

The British Retail Consortium (or BRC) is a trade association for retail businesses in the United Kingdom. History The British Retail Consortium was formed in J

The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC)

The British Society of Cinematographers (BSC)

Other

The British Society of Cinematographers (abbreviated B.S.C. or BSC) is an organisation formed in 1949 by Bert Easey (23 August 1901 – 28 February 1973), the then head of

British Transport Police (BTP)

British Transport Police (BTP)

Security

British Transport Police is a national special police force that polices the railway network of England, Wales and Scotland. The force polices more than 10,000 miles of t

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