Banking Institutions

Asian Development Bank A bank which aims to promote the economic and social progress of its developing member countries in the Asia/Pacific region.

Bank for International Settlements The BIS's brief is to "to promote the cooperation of central banks and to provide additional facilities for international financial operations".

Central Banks on the World Wide Web Web links to a geographic listing of central banks.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The Bank was established in 1991 to finance the economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS. It exists to foster the transition towards open market-oriented economies and to promote private and entrepreneurial initiative in those countries.

Inter-American Development Bank An international bank created in 1959 to help speed up the economic and social development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes research and statistics, policies and reports, press releases, projects and publications.

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Neither a world bank or a development bank, the IMF is a co-operative institution of 182 member countries which aims to maintain a stable system of buying and selling their currencies

World Bank Founded in 1944, the World Bank Group consists of five closely associated institutions - the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.