bank of international settlements
1Bank for International Settlements — The Bank for International Settlements (or BIS) is an international organization of central banks which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks. cite web… …
2Bank for International Settlements — Die Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich (BIZ) (engl. Bank for International Settlements) ist eine Internationale Organisation auf dem Gebiet des Finanzwesens. Sie verwaltet Teile der internationalen Währungsreserven und gilt damit quasi… …
3Bank for International Settlements — ( BIS) An international bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, which serves as a forum for monetary cooperation among several European central banks, the Bank of Japan, and the US Federal Reserve System. Founded in 1930 to handle the German… …
4Bank for International Settlements — (BIS) the first inter national financial agency, conceived in 1928 as a control mechanism for repa ration* payments. A body without political character, BIS was intended to replace the Reparation Commission and perform the whole work of… …
5Bank for International Settlements — Banque des règlements internationaux Pour les articles homonymes, voir BRI et BIS. Siège de la BRI à Bâle (Suisse …
6Bank for International Settlements — BIS An international bank that fosters cooperation among central banks and other agencies in pursuit of monetary and financial stability. The BIS was originally established in 1930 as a financial institution to coordinate the payment of war… …
7Bank for International Settlements — BIS An international bank that fosters cooperation among central banks and other agencies in pursuit of monetary and financial stability. The BIS was originally established in 1930 as a financial institution to coordinate the payment of war… …
8Bank for International Settlements — noun the international bank for many of the world s central banks; located in Basel, Switzerland; established in 1930. Abbrev.: BIS …
9Bank for International Settlements — /ˌbæŋk fə ɪntəˌnæʃ(ə)nəl set(ə)lmənts/ noun a bank (based in Basle) which acts as the clearing bank for the central banks of various countries through which they settle their currency transactions, and which also acts on behalf of the IMF.… …
10the Bank for International Settlements — UK US noun (ABBREVIATION BIS) ► BANKING, FINANCE an international organization based in Switzerland that helps different countries work together in financial matters, and that serves as a bank for the central banks of those countries …