The Shadowy Past of the Secret Bank That Controls the World

The Bank of International Settlements ( BIS ) controls the global economy.

Adam LeBor , a former reporter for The Economist , analyzes the bank’s history to explain how it gained unlimited power.

He also exposes its complete amorality, writes Andrew Keen .

Keen: Hunger for profit and disregard for ethics seem to be ingrained in the DNA of the BIS .

LeBor 's research, interviews, archival investigation analyze the dramatis personae and actions of the BIS .

Since its founding, many of BIS ’s activities have been questionable, says author.

The OSS , the precursor to the CIA , operated through the bank, he says.

The BIS 's ties to former Nazis who controlled German finance through the Bank Deutscher Länder.