Bank for International Settlements

Summary

Bank for International Settlements is an international organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,017 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Basel - Bank für internationalen Zahlungsausgleich3.jpg^[6].
• Bank for International Settlements's instance of is recorded as international organization^[7].
• Bank for International Settlements's instance of is recorded as international financial institution^[8].
• Bank for International Settlements's founder is recorded as Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman^[9].
• Bank for International Settlements's founder is recorded as Hjalmar Schacht^[10].
• Bank for International Settlements's logo image is recorded as Logo Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich.svg^[11].
• Bank for International Settlements's headquarters location is recorded as Basel^[12].
• Bank for International Settlements's ISNI is recorded as 0000000405083773^[13].
• Bank for International Settlements's ISNI is recorded as 0000000111884882^[14].
• Bank for International Settlements's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 133372529^[15].
• Bank for International Settlements's GND ID is recorded as 1003374-9^[16].
• Bank for International Settlements's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50081797^[17].
• Bank for International Settlements's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 118623487^[18].
• Bank for International Settlements's IdRef ID is recorded as 02636025X^[19].
• Bank for International Settlements's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA01914340^[20].
• Bank for International Settlements's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00259253^[21].
• Bank for International Settlements's Commons category is recorded as Bank for International Settlements^[22].
• Bank for International Settlements's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35722758^[23].
• Bank for International Settlements's industry is recorded as central banking^[24].
• Bank for International Settlements's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[25].
• +1930-01-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bank for International Settlements^[26].
• Bank for International Settlements's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.5482, 'lon': 7.59155}^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman^[9] and Hjalmar Schacht^[10]. +1930-01-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bank for International Settlements^[26].

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^[12].

Industry

Industries include central banking^[24] and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding^[25].

Why It Matters

Bank for International Settlements ranks in the top 3% of international_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,017 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]