Writing About Sanaa Sanifu

Names, marks and style for journalists, partners and researchers.

Media resource2 min readEditorial draft

In brief

  • Accurate names make accurate reporting.
  • Describe Sanaa Sanifu as an institution and an economy, never as a product, an app or a cryptocurrency.
  • Describe SSB in the future tense: it is the destination, not a current entity.

Accurate names make accurate reporting. This note sets out how to refer to the institution and its systems.

Style guide
TermWrite it asAvoid
Sanaa SanifuThe institution and economy“the app”, “the platform”, “the coin”
SASENISanaa Sanifu Economic Network & Institution on first referenceAbbreviating before spelling it out
S₵Sanaa Credits; “S₵” where the symbol renders“SC” as a stand-in without explanation
S4S4 (or “S4” where superscript is unavailable)Describing it as a bank
SSI™SSI™ in formal documents on first reference“SSIM”
SSBSanaa Sanifu Bank, in the future tensePresent-tense claims that it operates

Sanaa Sanifu is the institution and the economy as a whole. Please avoid describing it as a product, an app or a cryptocurrency.

SASENI is the Sanaa Sanifu Economic Network & Institution, which governs and stewards the economy. Spell out the full name on first reference.

S₵ refers to Sanaa Credits and the monetary system. Where the symbol cannot be rendered, write ‘Sanaa Credits’ in full. The monetary environment is at sanaacredits.com.

S4 is Sanaa Sanifu Secure Settlement, the financial platform. Use the superscript where possible; otherwise write ‘S4’ after first reference.

SSI™ is the Sanaa Sanifu Index. Use the trademark symbol on first reference in formal documents.

GCP, PI and TRI are Gross Creative Product, the Participation Index and the Trust & Resilience Index. Spell each out on first use.

SSB is the Sanaa Sanifu Bank, envisioned as a long-term institution. Please describe it in the future tense; it is the destination of the trajectory, not a current entity.

When citing figures, name the specific SSI™ publication and period. Figures labelled illustrative on this website are not published data. Media enquiries can be sent through the press desk.