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Switzerland: Economic Stability Built on Theft and Fraud
David Marchant
Posted: Monday, August 6, 2012 1:45 PM
Joined: 9/13/2007
Posts: 413

ValueWalk.com: Switzerland is the haven for offshore assets, owing to its veiled banking system that values privacy. The Swiss legislation, Federal Law on Banks and Savings Banks, passed on November 8, 1934, essentially forbids anyone from having access to account holder information, not even the Swiss government.

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