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Oslo Accords
OSLO ACCORD (1993) Agreement between Israel and the PLO negotiated secretly in Oslo, Norway, and signed at the White House on 13 September 1993. In 1993 Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) agreed to recognize each other, and signed a Declaration of Principles (DOP)... Read more |
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Bank for International Settlement
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), based in Basel, Switzerland, is the oldest international financial institution in the world and the principal center for international central bank cooperation. Known as the... Read more |
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World Bank
World Bank (est. 1944).At the July 1944 Bretton Woods Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, forty‐four nations, including the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, agreed to establish the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and... Read more |
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International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Washington, D.C.; also called the World Bank. Plans were laid at the Bretton Woods Conference (1944) for the formation of a world bank; it was formally organized in 1945,... Read more |
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Bank mergers
BANKING This entry includes 9 subentries:OverviewBank FailuresBanking Acts of 1933 and 1935Banking Crisis of 1933Export-ImportBanks InvestmentBanks PrivateBanks SavingsBanks State Banks Overview The fundamental functions of a commercial bank during the past two centuries have been making loans,... Read more |
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Ajman
Ajman , sheikhdom (1995 pop. 118,812), c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), part of the federation of seven United Arab Emirates , SE Arabia, primarily on the Persian Gulf. The smallest member of the federation, Ajman consists principally of a town (1995 pop. 118,812) of the same name and two mountain... Read more |
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Financial disclosure
BANKING This entry includes 9 subentries:OverviewBank FailuresBanking Acts of 1933 and 1935Banking Crisis of 1933Export-ImportBanks InvestmentBanks PrivateBanks SavingsBanks State Banks Overview The fundamental functions of a commercial bank during the past two centuries have been making loans,... Read more |
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Camp David accords
Camp David accords popular name for the historic peace accords forged in 1978 between Israel and Egypt at the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Md. The official agreement was signed on Mar. 26, 1979, in Washington, D.C. by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar... Read more |
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Developers sign up for Ajman wastewater concession. (Power & Water).(Brief...
...000 customers in Ajman. To provide for...concession, the Ajman government has drafted a new sewerage law, which is...the concession agreement. Initially...partners and the Ajman government, which...package. Fuji Bank, now ... |