noun
Bank for International Settlements; BIS
Official name of the international financial institution. Often referred to by the abbreviation BIS.
国際決済銀行はスイスのバーゼルに本部を置いている。
The Bank for International Settlements has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
The name is a direct translation of the English 'Bank for International Settlements', composed of 国際 (international), 決済 (settlement), and 銀行 (bank).