It became a member of the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) in 1978 and of the World Bank and Organization of American States ( OAS ) in 1979.

In 1978 Maldives joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

It was in 1978 that Yamasaki also designed the Federal Reserve Bank tower in Richmond, Virginia.

Key acts changed were the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( FISA ), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 ( ECPA ), the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Bank Secrecy Act ( BSA ), as well as the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The United Nations launched Development Business in 1978 with the support of the World Bank, and other major development banks from around the world.

* During the 1978 Camp David negotiations between Israel and Egypt Anwar Sadat proposed the creation of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.

Indeed, Chief Justice William Rehnquist repeatedly criticized the Court's invention of corporate constitutional " rights ," most famously in his dissenting opinion in the 1978 case First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti.

* First National Bank of Boston v. Bellotti ( 1978 ) upheld the rights of corporations to spend money in non-candidate elections ( i. e. ballot initiatives and referendums ).

Vatican Bank was Banco Ambrosiano's main shareholder, and the death of Pope John Paul I in 1978 is rumored to be linked to the Ambrosiano scandal, giving one of the subplots of The Godfather Part III.

In 1978, the Bank of Italy produced a report on Ambrosiano that predicted future disaster and led to criminal investigations.

He won the Canada Council Molson Prize in 1971, and the Royal Bank Award in 1978.

From 1974 to 1977, he was an investment analyst at Robert Fleming & Co. From 1977 to 1978, he was a Bank Clerk at N M Rothschild & Sons, becoming a Manager in 1978, Assistant Director in 1979 and a Director of the Overseas Division from 1980 to 1983.

In 1978 Bank of America issued the first residential mortgage-backed security that securitized residential mortgages not guaranteed by a government-sponsored enterprise (“ private label RMBS ”).

Also in 1978, the OCC approved a national bank, such as Bank of America, issuing pass-through certificates representing interests in residential mortgages and distributing such mortgage-backed securities to investors in a private placement.

Grameen Bank was followed by organizations such as BRAC in 1972 and ASA in 1978.

Harri Holkeri was member of the board of directors of the Bank of Finland from 1978 – 97, and candidate in the president elections of 1982 and 1988.

* Christoph Bank ( 1978 )-bass

In 1978 the Greek government permitted the formation of Arab Hellenic Bank with 49 % Arab ownership, as an exception to its prohibition on foreign banks owning more than 40 % of the equity of a Greek bank.

The Mercantile Bank was absorbed by the HSBC in 1978 and ceased issuing notes.

Mirrlees died in Thames Bank, Goring, England, in 1978.

Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, FRS, FBA, FRSA, FRSL, FRTS ( born 6 October 1939 ), is an English broadcaster and author, best known for his work with the BBC and for presenting the The South Bank Show ( 1978 – 2010 ).

He is best known for the London Weekend Television ( LWT ) arts programme The South Bank Show, which he edited and presented from 1978 to 2010.

The South Bank Show is a television arts magazine show that was produced by ITV between 1978 and 2010.

* Little Italy ( 1978 )

* 1916 – Aldo Moro, Italian politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy ( d. 1978 )

Pavel filed a patent for his Stereobelt in Italy in 1977, followed by patent applications in the U. S., Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan by the end of 1978.

* September 23 – Aldo Moro, Prime Minister of Italy ( d. 1978 )

Astor Piazzolla and Gerry Mulligan at the " Summit " recording, Milan, Italy 1974 .</ br > Photograph by Pino Presti Piazzolla, after leaving Troilo's orchestra in the 1940s, led numerous ensembles beginning with the 1946 Orchestra, the 1955 Octeto Buenos Aires, the 1960 " First Quintet ", the 1971 Conjunto 9 (" Noneto "), the 1978 " Second Quintet " and the 1989 New Tango Sextet.

* Atlante Internazionale del Touring Club Italiano ( Italy, 1927 – 1978 )

Aldo Moro (; September 23, 1916 – May 9, 1978 ) was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976.

Category: 1978 in Italy

* Roma Interrotta Exhibition, Rome, Italy, 1978

* Gennaro Gattuso ( born 1978 ), professional football player, plays for A. C. Milan winner of several Champions League trophies and also part of the Italy national football team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Similar programmes were initiated in North America ( 1937 ), Italy ( 1978 ), and Spain ( 1990s ).

* “ Italy ”, a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel ( book )

* Indiano Bridge over the Arno River in Florence, Italy, 1978, is the first earth-anchored cable-stayed steel bridge in the world with central planes of cables, single inclined masts, vented deck.

* 1978 World Aquatics Championships held in West Berlin and won by Italy.

Among the international friendlies France played in preparation for the World Cup, their match against Italy in Naples on 8 February 1978 ( 2 – 2 ) was particularly significant for Platini.

In retrospect, this match may have been a Pyrrhic victory because Platini's brilliance drew the attention of Italy coach Enzo Bearzot, who devised a successful plan to contain him in a match-up that really mattered — the first round of the 1978 World Cup four months later.

Solo exhibitions featuring Juan Downey ’ s work include Juan Downey: Audio-Kinetic Electronic Sculptures, The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC ; With Energy Beyond These Walls, Howard Wise Gallery, New York, NY, ( 1970 ); Video Trans Americas, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, TX, ( 1976 ); Juan Downey: Video Trans Americas, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, ( 1976 ); Video Trans Americas, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY ( 1977 ); Juan Downey: New American Filmmaker Series, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY ( 1978 ); Juan Downey, Matrix / Berkeley 16, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA ( 1978 ); Une Forêt ' Videoformes ': Retrospective Juan Downey, Festival de la Création Vidéo, Clermont-Ferrand, France ( 1993 ); Juan Downey: Instalaciones, Dibujos y Videos, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago ( 1995 ), Chile ; Juan Downey: Con energía más allá de estos muros, Institut Valencià d ' Art Modern, Centre del Carme, Valencia, Spain ( 1997 – 98 ); Retrospectiva de Video Arte de Juan Downey, Museo de Arte Moderno de Chiloé, Castro, Chiloé, Chile ( 2000 ); Plateau of Humankind, Honorable Mention: “ Excellence in Art Science and Technology ,” 49th Venice Biennale Chilean Pavilion, Venice, Italy ( 2001 ); and Juan Downey: El ojo pensante, Sala de Arte Fundación Telefónica, Santiago, Chile ( 2010 ); Juan Downey: The Invisible Architect, MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY ( 2011-2012 ).

In 1978, a universalistic welfare model was introduced in Italy, offering a number of universal and free services such as a National Health Fund.

He was accused in the late 1970s of various charges including being the mastermind of the left-wing terrorist group Red Brigades ( Brigate Rosse or BR ), involved in the May 1978 assassination of Aldo Moro, two-time Prime Minister of Italy, and leader of the Christian-Democrat Party, among others.

They have also played against international teams, New Zealand won on their visit in 1978, but Bridgend have beaten Italy, Western Samoa and Australia.

* 1978: Ernie Brandts became the only player in the FIFA World Cup to score for both teams in one match, doing so for Netherlands against Italy.

Back in Italy, he graduated from night school with a degree in law in 1978 and was admitted to serve as a police officer.