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International Security Market Association (ISMA)Swiss law association located in Zurich that regroups all the participants on the Eurobond primary and secondary markets. Establishes uniform trading procedures in the international bond markets.International Security Market Association (ISMA) Similar MatchesInternational 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. 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. Domestic International Sales CorporationDomestic 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. International Depository Receipt (IDR)International Depository Receipt (IDR)A receipt issued by a bank as evidence of ownership of one or more shares of the underlying stock of a foreign corporation that the bank holds in trust. The advantage of the IDR structure is that the corporation does not have to comply with all the issuing requirements of the foreign country where the stock is to be traded. The US version of the IDR is the American Depository Receipt (ADR). International market indexInternational market indexAn index listed on the American Stock Exchange tracking the performance of 50 American Depository Receipts traded on the AMEX, NYSE, and NASDAQ. Further SuggestionsInternational financial institutionMorgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East Index Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange International Trade Organization International Securities Identification Number Capital International Indexes International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Organization for Standardization International Finance Corporation (IFC) International macroeconomics International Fisher effect International Banking Facility (IBF) International Stock Exchange of the UK and the Republic of Ireland (ISE) Morgan Stanley Capital International Emerging Markets Global Index International exhaustion International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International adjustment process Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) International reserves Court of International Trade International Monetary Fund International factor movement Minister of International Trade Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) |
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