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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 Swap Dealers Association (ISDA)International Swap Dealers Association (ISDA)Formed in 1985 to promote uniform practices in the writing, trading, and settlement of swaps and other derivatives. International monetary systemInternational monetary systemThe global network of government and commercial institutions within which currency exchange rates are determined. International Development Association (IDA)International Development Association (IDA)Association established to stimulate country development; it was especially suited for less prosperous nations, since it provided loans at low interest rates. 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. International financeInternational financeThe monetary side of international economics, in contrast to the real side, or real trade. Often called also international monetary economics or international macroeconomics, each term has a slightly different meaning, and none seems entirely right for the entire field. "International finance" is best for the study of international financial markets including exchange rates. Further SuggestionsStock Exchange Automated Quotation (SEAQ) InternationalInternational market index International diversification International Banking Facility (IBF) International Organization of Securities Commissioners Minister of International Trade FTSE International International fund Ministry of International Trade and Industry Court of International Trade Morgan Stanley Capital International Pacific Free index International Depository Receipt (IDR) International Security Market Association (ISMA) International Standards Organization Capital International Indexes Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index Bank for International Settlements International Petroleum Exchange Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs International bonds Bank for International Settlements (BIS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Global Index International Monetary Fund International Fisher effect |
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