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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) is a labor union representing more than 168,000 stagehands, technicians, and craftspeople in the United States and Canada, founded in 1893.
International Association of Insurance Supervisors
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) is a non-profit association of insurance supervisors domiciled in Basel, Switzerland, which sets global insurance standards, including the Insurance Core Principles and the Insurance Capital Standard adopted in 2024.
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, or IAM, is a North American labor union founded in 1888 that represents several hundred thousand aerospace, airline, and railroad workers.
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is an independent standard-setting board founded in 1978 that issues International Standards on Auditing, used in more than 130 jurisdictions.
International Bank Account Number
The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is a standardized way of writing a bank account number for cross-border payments, defined by ISO 13616 in 1997 and used in over 70 countries.
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), established in 1945, is a lending arm of the World Bank Group, owned by 189 member countries and lending to middle-income governments.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, or Teamsters Union, is a North American labor union founded in 1903, representing about 1.25 million workers in trucking and warehousing.
International business
International business is business activity that crosses national borders, covering trade, investment, and cross-border operations; its central actor is the multinational enterprise, though exporting alone qualifies.
International Cocoa Organization
The International Cocoa Organization (ICCO) is an intergovernmental body established in 1973 and headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, that administers the International Cocoa Agreement and publishes cocoa statistics.
International Coffee Organization
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is an intergovernmental body seated in London that administers the International Coffee Agreement, created in 1962, with 49 members representing 93% of world coffee production.
International commodity agreement
An international commodity agreement is a treaty between producing and consuming governments that seeks to stabilize or raise the price of a traded primary commodity using buffer stocks, export quotas, or contracts.
International competitiveness
International competitiveness is a contested economics umbrella term covering everything from relative prices and unit labor costs to institutions, innovation, and productivity, spanning product, firm, and nation levels.
International Cultural Resort
International Cultural Resort: a large tourism destination combining cultural themes with resort hotels, entertainment, and conference facilities for international visitors. Key examples include Universal Beijing Resort, Beijing WTown, and the historic Guling international community.
International Data Group (media and venture capital company)
International Data Group (IDG) is a Boston-based technology market intelligence company founded in 1964 by Patrick J. McGovern, which published Computerworld, InfoWorld, and PC World and backed Tencent and Baidu through IDG Capital.
International development
International development, also known as global development, is the practice and study of raising living standards in poorer countries through economic growth, poverty reduction, and aid.
International Development Association
The International Development Association (IDA), founded in 1960, is the World Bank Group arm providing zero-interest, long-maturity credits and grants to 78 of the poorest countries.
International economics
International economics, also called international economic relations, is the branch of economics studying cross-border transactions, covering trade theory, tariffs and commercial policy, and international finance and the balance of payments.
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants
The International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) is an independent global board that sets ethics and independence standards for professional accountants, auditors, and assurance providers.
International Federation of Accountants
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) is a Swiss-registered federation of professional accountancy organizations, founded in 1977, that sets international standards in auditing, ethics, and public sector accounting.
International Finance Corporation
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, established in 1956 to finance private enterprise in emerging markets.
International financial institutions
International financial institutions (IFIs) are banks and funds owned by two or more sovereign governments, including the IMF and World Bank, both founded at the 1944 Bretton Woods conference.
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are accounting standards written by the International Accounting Standards Board that govern how companies prepare financial statements, required in more than 140 jurisdictions.
International Fund for Agricultural Development
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is a Rome-based UN specialized agency and financial institution, established in 1977 to fund agricultural development in the poorest countries.
International Grains Council
The International Grains Council, formerly the International Wheat Council, is a London-based intergovernmental organization that administers the Grains Trade Convention 1995 and publishes grain market information.
International Hydrographic Organization
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), or Organisation hydrographique internationale, is an intergovernmental body with 98 member states that sets worldwide standards for hydrographic data and navigation charts.
International Infrastructure Finance Co
International Infrastructure Finance Co is a series of infrastructure-credit funds, first raised in 2013, that invests in senior, secured, post-construction project finance debt rather than infrastructure equity.
International labor standards
International labor standards are rules on rights and conditions at work, set mainly by the ILO, whose 1998 Declaration made four core principles universal for all members.
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is a United Nations specialized agency, founded in 1919, that sets international labor standards in the world's only tripartite body, representing governments, employers, and workers.
International Manufacturing Technology Show
The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), first held in 1927, is a biennial manufacturing technology trade show at McCormick Place in Chicago, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere.
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a quota-based cooperative that provides financing, economic surveillance, and capacity development, functioning as a repository for member currencies and foreign exchange reserves.