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World BankA multilateral development finance agency created by the 1944 Bretton Woods, (New Hampshire) negotiations. It makes loans to developing countries for social overhead capital projects that are guaranteed by the recipient country. See: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.World Bank Similar MatchesSociety for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)A dedicated computer network to support funds transfer messages internationally between over 900 member banks world-wide. Salomon Brothers World Equity Index (SBWEI)Salomon Brothers World Equity Index (SBWEI)A top-down, float capitalization-weighted index used to measure the performance of fixed-income and equity markets. It includes approximately 6000 companies in 22 countries. World priceWorld priceThe price of a good on the "world market," meaning the price outside of any country's borders and therefore exclusive of any trade taxes or subsidies that might apply crossing a border into a country but inclusive of any that might apply crossing out of a country. Salomon Brothers Non US Dollar World Government Bond IndexSalomon Brothers Non US Dollar World Government Bond IndexA benchmark index that includes institutionally traded benchmark other than U.S. benchmark that have a fixed rate and a remaining benchmark of one year or longer. World Equity Benchmark Series (WEBS)World Equity Benchmark Series (WEBS)The World Equity Benchmark Series are similar to SPDRs. WEBS trade on the AMEX, and track the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) country indexes. WEBS are available for: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Malaysia Free, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Further SuggestionsWorld Trade Organization (WTO)Integrated World Economy World investible wealth Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications Borderless world Third World Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index |
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