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The Bank for International Settlements and Its Activity in the Period 1930–1945

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  • Petar Stoyanov

    (University of National and World Economy - Sofia, Bulgaria)

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During the 1930s was established the world’s oldest international financial institution – the Bank for International Settlements. Yet now, 88 years from its creation, both the academic community and the public know so little about it. On the basis of the bank’s dark history, the goal of this paper is to reveal the dangerous and hidden aspects behind the globalization of finance which started during the interwar and war period.

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  • Petar Stoyanov, 2019. "The Bank for International Settlements and Its Activity in the Period 1930–1945," Proceedings of the Centre for Economic History Research, Centre for Economic History Research, vol. 4, pages 194-205, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ceh:journl:y:2019:v:4:p:194-205
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    Keywords

    Bank for International Settlements; Central bank cooperation; trading with the enemy; Nazi gold;
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    JEL classification:

    • N2 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions
    • N24 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: 1913-
    • N4 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation
    • N44 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Europe: 1913-

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