Meaning BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS (BIS): An international bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, which serves as a forum for monetary cooperation among several European central banks, the Bank of Japan, and the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Founded in 1930 to handle the German payment of World War I reparations, it now monitors and collects data on international banking activity and promulgates rules concerning international bank regulation
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- Definition Business Cycle:
- Examples Repetitive cycles of economic expansion and recession. The official peaks and troughs of the U.S. cycle are determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, MA bank for international settlements (bis) meaning.
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- Examples A company's total assets minus intangible assets and liabilities, such as debt. A company's book value might be higher or lower than its market value bank for international settlements (bis) abbreviation.
