Bank for International Settlements

Summary

Bank for International Settlements is an international organization^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Bank for International Settlements was a member of Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities^[3].
• Bank for International Settlements was a member of Network for Greening the Financial System^[4].
• Bank for International Settlements is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Bank for International Settlements's instance of is recorded as international organization^[6].
• Bank for International Settlements's instance of is recorded as international financial institution^[7].
• Bank for International Settlements's founder is recorded as Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman^[8].
• Bank for International Settlements's founder is recorded as Hjalmar Schacht^[9].
• Bank for International Settlements's headquarters location is recorded as Basel^[10].
• Bank for International Settlements's Commons category is recorded as Bank for International Settlements^[11].
• Bank for International Settlements's industry is recorded as central banking^[12].
• Bank for International Settlements's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[13].
• January 20, 1930 marks the founding of Bank for International Settlements^[14].
• Bank for International Settlements's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.5482, 'lon': 7.59155}^[15].
• Bank for International Settlements's official website is recorded as https://www.bis.org/^[16].
• Bank for International Settlements's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+637'}^[17].
• Bank for International Settlements's depicted by is recorded as They’ve Got a Secret ‘Tower of Basel,’ by Adam LeBor^[18].
• Bank for International Settlements's depicted by is recorded as The Tower of Institutional Corruption: The Bank for International Settlements In The Nightmare Years^[19].
• Bank for International Settlements's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[20].
• Bank for International Settlements's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7^[21].
• Bank for International Settlements's legal form is recorded as International organisation^[22].
• Bank for International Settlements's date of official opening is recorded as May 17, 1930^[23].
• Bank for International Settlements's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bank for International Settlements'}^[24].
• Bank for International Settlements's total equity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q363958', 'amount': '+23705000000'}^[25].
• Bank for International Settlements's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q363958', 'amount': '+1015400000'}^[26].
• Bank for International Settlements's net profit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q363958', 'amount': '+678700000'}^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman^[8] and Hjalmar Schacht^[9]. January 20, 1930 marks the founding of Bank for International Settlements^[14].

Leadership

Board members include Carl Melchior^[28], a banker^[29], 1871–1933^[30], of Germany^[31] and Maurice Frère^[32], an engineer^[33], 1890–1970^[34], of Belgium^[35].

Operations

Bank for International Settlements's headquarters location is recorded as Basel^[10].

Industry

Industries include central banking^[12] and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[13].

Why It Matters

Bank for International Settlements has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]