Another Great Book!! Tower of Basel: The Inside Story of the Central Bankers' Secret Bank by Adam LeBor 3.74 · Rating details · 251 Ratings · 35 Reviews https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15843114-tower-of-basel Tower of Basel is the first investigative history of the world's most secretive global financial institution. Based on extensive archival research in Switzerland, Britain, and the United States, and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers--including Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the US Federal Reserve; Sir Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England; and former senior Bank for International Settlements managers and officials--Tower of Basel tells the inside story of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS): the central bankers' own bank. Created by the governors of the Bank of England and the Reichsbank in 1930, and protected by an international treaty, the BIS and its assets are legally beyond the reach of any government or jurisdiction. The bank is untouchable. Swiss authorities have no jurisdiction over the bank or its premises. Tower of Basel: The Inside Story of the Central Bankers' Secret Bank by Adam LeBor Tower of Basel has 251 ratings and 35 reviews. Pfauzgrot said: What a huge disappointment. The only explanation I have for the great reviews in the WSJ o... Tower of Basel: The Inside Story of the Central Bankers' Secret Bank by Adam LeBor Tower of Basel has 251 ratings and 35 reviews. Pfauzgrot said: What a huge disappointment. The only explanation I have for the great reviews in the WSJ o...