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Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

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Part of the book series: The Statesman’s Yearbook ((SYBK))

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Origin. Founded on 17 May 1930, the Bank for International Settlements fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks.

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Further Reading

  • Deane, M. and Pringle, R., The Central Banks. London and New York, 1995

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  • Fleming’s Who’s Who in Central Banking. London, 1997

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  • Goodhart, C. A. E., The Central Bank and the Financial System. London, 1995

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Barry Turner

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© 2006 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Turner, B. (2006). Bank for International Settlements (BIS). In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook 2007. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271357_30

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