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NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement (agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, effective January 1, 1994, aimed at reducing tariffs and barriers, and increasing access to markets)
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization (military alliance created in April 1949 between the U.S. and the nations of Europe, with a major goal of defending Western Europe against the threat posed by the Soviet Union)
NCA - National Competition Authority (EU member state agency with oversight of competition rules and involvement in EU antitrust enforcement)
NDA - nondisclosure agreement (agreement between an organization/employer and an employee, or a contractor, which prevents disclosure of confidential information by the employee/contractor)
NGO - nongovernmental organization (a private-sector organization dedicated to assistance and development in the fields of economics, finance, health, political governance, humanitarian relief, and related areas - often in developing countries)
NICs - Newly Industrialized Countries
NIS Directive - Network and Information Security Directive (2016 EU law setting security requirements for operators of "essential services")
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology (federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce which provides standards for measurement and technology in areas such as information technology (IT) and computer systems)
NPI - National Provider Identifier (U.S. classification code used under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules to uniquely identify providers based on a set of criteria related to the provider's specialization)
NPI - non-public personal information (personally identifiable financial information that a financial institution collects about an individual in connection with providing a financial product or service, unless that information is otherwise publicly available)
NSE - National Stock Exchange (India)
NSX - National Stock Exchange (first all-electronic stock exchange in the U.S., originally founded in 1885 in Cincinnati, and moved to Chicago in 1995)
NYSE - New York Stock Exchange
NZSE - New Zealand Stock Exchange