INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT BANK

Russian Mezhdunarodny Investitsionny Bank, international bank founded in 1970 and operational in 1971, designed to provide long- and medium-term credit for capital construction in member states. The founding members were Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, the Soviet Union, and Vietnam. The bank was headquartered in Moscow, and its council met not less than twice yearly. It granted credits to the banks and economic enterprises of member states. Along with the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon), the International Investment Bank was superseded in 1991 by the Organization for International Economic Cooperation, an advisory body set up to promote cooperation between the countries of eastern Europe on a market (rather than a centrally planned) basis.