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Bank 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 payment of World War I reparations, it now monitors and collects data on international banking activity and promulgates rules concerning international bank regulation.Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Similar MatchesInternational Banking Facility (IBF)International Banking Facility (IBF)A branch that an American bank establishes in the United States to do Eurocurrency business. International Standards OrganizationInternational Standards OrganizationSee: International Organization for Standardization. International finance subsidiaryInternational finance subsidiaryA subsidiary incorporated in the US, usually in Delaware, whose sole purpose once was to issue debentures overseas and invest the proceeds in foreign operations, with the interest paid to foreign bondholders not subject to US withholding tax. Elimination of the corporate withholding tax has ended the need for this type of subsidiary. Minister of International TradeMinister of International TradeTitle, in many but not all countries, of the trade minister. International reservesInternational reservesThe assets denominated in foreign currency, plus gold, held by a central bank, sometimes for the purpose of intervening in the exchange market to influence or peg the exchange rate. Usually includes foreign currencies themselves (especially US dollars), other assets denominated in foreign currencies, gold, and a small amount of SDRs. Further SuggestionsDomestic International Sales CorporationInternational factor movement Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Morgan Stanley Capital International Pacific Free index International arbitrage FTSE International Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East Index International Asset Pricing Model (IAPM) International adjustment process International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Bank for International Settlements Internationalization Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index International fund Capital International Indexes Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs Ministry of International Trade and Industry International monetary system Court of International Trade Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange International Petroleum Exchange International diversification International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Trade Organization International market index |
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