BASLE PROGRAM — BASLE PROGRAM, original official program of the Zionist Organization, named after the city where the First Zionist Congress (see zionism ) was held (August 23–31, 1897), and where the program was formulated and adopted. Its first sentence,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Basle Convergence Accord — An agreement reached in 1988 by the Group of Ten (G10), and enacted through the Bank for International Settlements, concerning capital adequacy regulations for banking in G10 countries. It suggested that banks should have specific liabilities to… … Big dictionary of business and management
Basle-Lugano — • Composed of the two Dioceses of Basle and Lugano which are united only by having a bishop in common Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Basle Lugano Basle Lugano … Catholic encyclopedia
BASLE — (Basel, Bâle), Swiss city. The earliest information on a Jewish community dates from the beginning of the 13th century when Basle was still a German free city. The medieval Jewish cemetery was discovered in recent years and the remains were… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Council of Basle — Council of Basle † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Basle Convoked by Pope Martin V in 1431, closed at Lausanne in 1449. The position of the pope as the common Father of the Christian world had been seriously compromised by the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Burchard of Basle — • Belonged to the family of the counts of Neuenburg, or Neuchatel, was born towards the middle of the eleventh century, and died 12 April, 1107 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Burchard of Basle Burchard of Basle … Catholic encyclopedia
Burchard of Basle — Burchard of Basle, also known as Burchard of Hasenburg or of Asuel, was a Bishop of Basle in the eleventh century and a warm partisan of Henry IV (1056 1106). BiographyHe belonged to the Swiss family of the counts of Neuenburg or Neuchatel, was… … Wikipedia
Tier Two — /ˌtɪə tu:/ noun a second level of capital which banks have (this applies to undisclosed debts, and provisions against bad debts) to conform with the guidelines of the Basle Agreement … Dictionary of banking and finance
University of Heidelberg — University of Heidelberg † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Heidelberg Heidelberg, a city of 41,000 inhabitants, is situated in the Grand Duchy of Baden, on the left bank of the Neckar. From the obscurity of a legendary origin… … Catholic encyclopedia
operational risk — The risk of direct or indirect loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes and systems, or from a wide variety of external events. The control of operational risk has been the object of much attention in recent years, for example… … Accounting dictionary