The Worshipful Company of International Bankers is one of the livery companies of the

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. Its members are current or former members of the

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industry, primarily

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ing. It is based in a building in

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, near

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. In 1999 the

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extended the possibility of

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beyond UK,

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and

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citizens. This led to the possibility of a company with "international" membership. The Guild of International Bankers was founded in July 2001 and in October 2002 it became a company without livery. On 21 September 2004 its petition for livery status was granted by the

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. A

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was granted on 10 December 2007. The Company ranks 106th in the

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for the City livery companies. Its motto, ''A Natione ad Nationem'', translates from

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as "From Nation to Nation", reflecting its international character. The arms of the Company are blazoned: ''Per pale Sable and Gules a Dragon rampant Argent within an Orle of ten Bezants''. The Company is affiliated with several others, including HMS Belfast Sea Cadets & 16F (Wood Green & Hornsey) Squadron of the

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. The Company is a member of the Financial Services Group of Livery Companies, the other 11 members of which are the Worshipful Companies of Chartered Accountants,

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, Chartered Secretaries and Administrators,

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, Information Technologists, City of London Solicitors,

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, Marketors, Tax Advisers, and World Traders. The Company's Church is

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External links

International Bankers' Company website

References

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