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 ————————————————————————————————————- _#Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico (BCIE)—see Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) ————————————————————————————————————- #Banco Interamericano de Desarvollo (BID)—see Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) ————————————————————————————————————- #_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 ————————————————————————————————————- _#Banque Africaine de Developpement (BAD)—see African Development Bank (AfDB) ————————————————————————————————————- #Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)—see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) ————————————————————————————————————- #Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BDEAC)—see Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC) ————————————————————————————————————- #Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement (BOAD)—see West African Development Bank (WADB) ————————————————————————————————————- #_Benelux Economic Union (Benelux)—acronym from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg;
established—3 February 1958, effective 1 November 1960;
aim—to develop closer economic cooperation and integration;
members—(3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands ————————————————————————————————————- _#_Big Seven—membership is the same as the Group of 7;
established—NA;