ished--9 August 1967;

aim--regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the
non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia;

members--(6) Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand;

observer--(1) Papua New Guinea
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_#_Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)

established--1 September 1951, effective 29 April 1952;

aim--trilateral mutual security agreement, although the US
suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986;

members--(3) Australia, NZ, US
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_#_Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico (BCIE)--see
Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
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_#_Banco Interamericano de Desarvollo (BID)--see Inter-American
Development Bank (IADB)
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_#_Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

established--20 January 1930, effective 17 March 1930;

aim--to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements;

members--(29) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada,
Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US,
Yugoslavia
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_#_Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)--see African Development
Bank (AfDB)
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_#_Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)--see
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
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_#_Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale
(BDEAC)--see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
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_#_Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)--see West African
Development Bank (WADB)
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_#_Benelux Economic Union (Benelux)--acronym from Belgium,
Netherlands, and Luxembourg;

established--3 February 1958, effective 1 November 1960;

aim--to develop closer economic coope