Not only are they not as recognised as you think, even if it is commonly known there can be conflicting acronyms across different specialities. eg. During the

Not only are they not as recognised as you think, even if it is commonly known there can be conflicting acronyms across different specialities. eg. During the eurozone crisis they frequently referred to the ECB on the news. I kept translating it in my head as "The English Cricket Board has just authorised billions in loans", always took me a few seconds to remember European Central Bank...