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Domestic International Sales CorporationA type of U.S. corporation, authorized in 1971, with income primarily from exports. Usually wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries, DISCs had special treatment in borowing or taxation. A 1976 GATT case found against the U.S., which reached a compromise settlement with the EC in 1981. DISC was replaced in 1984 by foreign sales corporations.Similar MatchesInternational Asset Pricing Model (IAPM)International Asset Pricing Model (IAPM)The international version of the CAPM assuming that investors in each country share the same consumption basket and purchasing power parity holds. International exhaustionInternational exhaustionSee exhaustion. International bondsInternational bondsA collective term that refers to global bonds, Eurobonds, and foreign bonds. Bank for International Settlements (BIS)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. International Monetary Fund (IMF)International Monetary Fund (IMF)An organization founded in 1944 to oversee exchange arrangements of member countries and to lend foreign currency reserves to members with short-term balance of payment problems. Further SuggestionsInternational financial institutionDomestic International Sales Corporation (DISC) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) International arbitrage International Stock Exchange of the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ISE) International macroeconomics Internationalization FTSE International Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) International Depository Receipt (IDR) International finance subsidiary International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Ministry of International Trade and Industry international fund International Organization of Securities Commissioners International factor movement International fund International monetary system International Monetary Fund Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index International Securities Identification Number International Fisher relationship Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index International Development Association (IDA) |
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