Bank for International Settlements - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Members 8 Leadership
8.1 Chairman of the board and president 8.2 Vice-chairmen 8.3 General managers 8.4 Board of directors
9 See also 10 References 11 External links
History[edit]
BIS main building in Basel, Switzerland
<span>The BIS was established on May 17, 1930, by an intergovernmental agreement by Germany, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, United States and Switzerland. [3] [4]
The BIS was originally intended to facilitate reparations imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles after World War I. [5] The need to establish a dedicated institution for thi