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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 MatchesSalomon 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. Integrated World EconomyIntegrated World EconomyA hypothetical, theoretical benchmark in which both goods and factors move costlessly between countries. The IWE is associated with a retangular diagram depicting allocation of factors to countries, showing conditions for FPE. The name was coined by Dixit and Norman (1980), but the concept and technique was introduced by Travis (1964). Society 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. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial TelecommunicationsSociety for Worldwide Interbank Financial TelecommunicationsAn international body which sets protocols and standards for international payment systems, such as electronic money transfers. 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 SuggestionsSalomon Brothers Non US Dollar World Government Bond IndexWorld price World investible wealth Borderless world World Trade Organization (WTO) Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index Third World |
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