ASA means "Andre Spesielle Avtaler" witch transelated to English means "Other Spesial agreements/deals".
It is also a Hebrew name. Used for both sex.
Boys: a SA
Girls: ay- sah
the name means: doctor, healer.
Used in business:
ASA (allmenn aksjeselskap) means that it is a joint-stock company that is so big that the owners don't carry the hole loss if the company is going bankrupt. You can only loose as much mony at you have invested.
This type og joint-stock companies have a lot og stock-owners. they are big companies like StatoilHydro ASA, Telenor ASA.
In difference from a normal joint-stock company that only needes 100 000 Nok in capital, a ASA must have minimun 1 000 000 Nok. and a board with at least 3 members and a board leader.