members - (33) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus,
Czech Republic, Denmark, European Commission, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, NZ, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US
observer - (1) Singapore
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty (ANZUS): 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
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 - (49) Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, 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, Malaysia, Mexico,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia
Benelux Economic Union (Benelux): note - acronym from Belgium,
Netherlands, and Luxembourg
established - 3 February 1958; effective - 1 November 1960