Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank That Runs the World

By Adam LeBor

Categories: Business & Money, History

Journalist Adam LeBor tells the history of the Bank for International Settlements, the bank for the world's central bankers, based in Basel, Switzerland. Founded in 1930, it helped the Nazis move gold during the Second World War and later shaped the postwar financial system and the euro. LeBor examines its secrecy, its lack of accountability and its influence on global finance today.

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