INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 

BAD	Banque Africaine de Developpement see (AfDB) African Development Bank
BADEA	Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique see (ABEDA) Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
BCIE	Central American Bank for Economic Integration (established - 13 December 1960) note - acronym from Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico WEB site - http://www.bcie.hn/ Aim - to promote economic integration and development. Members - (5) Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. Nonregional members - (4) Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, Taiwan.
BDEAC	Central African States Development Bank (established - 3 December 1975) note - acronym from Banque de Developpement des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale WEB site - http://www.synapse.net/~acdi20/reports/1cent.htm Aim - to develop closer economic cooperation and integration. Members - (9) Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Kuwait.
BENELUX	Benelux Economic Union (established - 3 February 1958 / effective -1 November 1960) note - acronym from Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. WEB site - http://www.fwkc.com/encyclopedia/low/articles/b/b003001020f.html Aim - to develop closer economic cooperation and integration. Members - (3) Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands.
BID	Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo see (IADB) Inter-American Development Bank.
Big Seven	Big Seven (established - NA 1975) note - membership is the same as the Group of 7 Aim - to discuss and coordinate major economic policies. Members - (7) Big Six (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK) plus the US.
Big Six	Big Six (established - NA 1967) note - not to be confused with the Group of 6 Aim - to foster economic cooperation. Members - (6) Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK
BIS	Bank for International Settlements (established - 20 January 1930 / effective -17 March 1930) WEB site - http://www.bis.org/ Aim - to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements. Members - (42) Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, US, Yugoslavia (suspended) pending Members - (2) Croatia, Macedonia
BOAD	Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement see (WADB) West African Development Bank
BSEC	Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (established - 25 June 1992) WEB site - http://www.bsec.gov.tr/ Aim - to enhance regional stability through economic cooperation. Members - (11) Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine Observers - (7) Austria, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Tunisia