The World Forum of CSDs (WFC) comprises of the five regional Central securities Depositories (CSD) associations, i.e., Asia- Pacific CSD Group (ACG), Americas’ Central Securities Depositories Association (ACSDA), Association of Eurasian Central Securities Depositories (AECSD), Africa & Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) and European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA). With a total membership of 132 CSDs, the WFC identified the need for a joint report to consolidate global data in the CSD industry for benchmarking. NSDL, representing the World Forum of CSDs (WFC), took the onus of annually releasing the World CSD Factbook, offering a comprehensive overview of the global CSD landscape.