Adam LeBor
Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World
- ISBN 13:
- 9781610393812
- author:
- Adam LeBor
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- PublicAffairs (28 May 2013)
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 2.9 x 21 centimetres (0.36
- Genre:
- Business, Business, Economic History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Tower of Basel is the first investigative history of the world's most secretive global financial institution. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), created in 1930, is a central bankers' own bank, protected by an international treaty and untouchable by any government or jurisdiction.
Based on extensive archival research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, the book reveals the BIS's role in global events, including its acceptance of looted Nazi gold and its use as a secret contact point during the Second World War. It also explores the bank's involvement in the trans-European currency project and the launch of the Euro.
From its creation to the present day, the BIS has been at the heart of global finance, yet its existence has often gone unnoticed. This book sheds light on the BIS's shadowy history, revealing the inner workings of a bank that is both fascinating and disturbing.
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