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Reg Rage: G-20 bullies Swiss bankers into submission

Switzerland has just caved in to pressure from the big economic powers and relaxed its banking secrecy laws. Some fear this is the beginning of the end of its long tradition of client confidentiality. Writer Michael Imeson
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The Swiss government has just agreed to accept the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD's) Model Tax Convention when entering into tax agreements with other countries. This will force Switzerland to provide details of foreign banking clients to foreign tax authorities if those authorities make a formal request because they suspect tax evasion.

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