te - may now
include only 23 countries
observer - (1) Singapore
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Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS)
address - c/o Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Bag 8, Queen
Victoria Terrace, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
telephone - [61] (6) 261 91 11
FAX - [61] (6) 261 21 51
established - 1 September 1951
effective - 29 April 1952
aim - to implement a trilateral mutual security agreement, although
the US suspended security obligations to NZ on 11 August 1986;
Australia and the US continue to hold annual meetings
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 Desarrollo (BID)
see Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
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Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
address - Centralbahnplatz 2, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
telephone - [41] (61) 280 80 80
FAX - [41] (61) 280 91 00, 280 81 00
established - 20 January 1930
effective - 17 March 1930
aim - to promote cooperation among central banks in international
financial settlements
members - (45) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia (suspended)
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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 Deve