International Organizations

This section composed of organizations that operate worldwide, these entities may or may not be private in nature.

BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS

BIS is an international organisation which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks fulfilling its mandate as:

- a forum to promote discussion and policy analysis among central banks and within the international financial community
- a centre for economic and monetary research
- a prime counterparty for central banks in their financial transactions
- agent or trustee in connection with international financial operations

One of its publication, International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, is accessible online and can be downloaded for free.