The Bank for International Settlements is an international financial institution which is owned by members' central banks. Its primary goal is to foster international monetary and financial cooperatio
BIS Tower in Basel
French economist Raphaël-Georges Lévy (1853–1933) was a precocious proponent of an international bank, for which he suggested a location in Switzerland.
Belgian statesman Léon Delacroix (1867–1929) was an early promoter of the BIS and died during the negotiations to create it.
American banker Owen D. Young (1874–1962) played a central role in the conception and establishment of the BIS in 1929–1930
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Basel is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine, at the transition from the High Rhine to the Upper Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants with
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…facilitating their interaction. It also provides banking services, but only to central banks and other international organizations. The BIS is based in Basel, Switzerland, with representative offices in Hong Kong and Mexico City. International monetary cooperation started to develop tentatively in the course…
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Alte Universität, Blaues und Weisses Haus n Basel
Mittlere Rheinbrücke Basel 20230531 0006
Roche Hochhäuser, Grenzacher Strasse Basel 20230531 0031