… bank members.4 As such, the BIS has the capacity to act on behalf of any central bank and
as a trustee to facilitate international settlements… the World Bank or the International Monetary …

This essay was prepared as the twenty-second in the series ESSAYS IN INTERNATIONAL
FINANCE, published from time to time by the International Finance Section of the Department …

… Central Bank Cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements, 1930-1973 … of the
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the first-born among international economic institutions, …

… In a world of increasing cross-border financial transactions, the Bank for International
Settlements stands out as the oldest existing international financial institution and among the most …

… Bank for International Settlements, known as BIS, which is just now being organized at
Basle under the presidency of Mr. Gates W. McGarrah, who in order to give this service recently …

… the impetus for international financial cooperation, but also why this effort converged on an
international financial institution such as the Bank for International Settlements. This article …

… to cope with international financial issues, and a bank which … Using archival sources of the
Bank and financial institutions … the challenges of contemporary international financial system. …

… decided to propose the establishment of an International Bank. The novelty and boldness of
… Bank for International Settlements is not designed as a superior authority over central banks .…

… and seeks to provide further insights into the social field of central banking and in particular
into a central institution within the field – the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) in Basel. …

This article reviews the role of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and its adaptability
to the changing international financial structure, from the gold standard to floating …