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     - the secret deals were paid for …;
     - several secret accounts were linked to …;
     - Switzerland was made a center for …;
     - the money supply growth was limited by the central bank …;
     - the money was used for … .

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     The client of; Swiss bank; war-torn: easy to do; one the world's banking centres;
most people; as long as they break no Swiss laws; This guarantee of secrecy; illegaly
acquired funds.

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      Switzerland is one of the few countries in the world that guarantees, by law, the
secrecy of its bank accounts. As long as the client of a Swiss bank has not done
anything that is considered illegal in Switzerland, the bank will not reveal the client's
identity to anyone.
      During World War 11, for example, many families from war-torn Germany,
Italy, and France were able to keep their savings secure by putting them in Swiss
banks. Many Europeans still consider having a bank account in Zurich, Basel,
Lugano, or Geneva to be a sign of financial security.
      Opening a legal, numbered Swiss bank account is still relatively easy to do,
usually involving nothing more than going to Switzerland, filling out a few forms,
and making a deposit. Swiss bankers are known to be dependable, trustworthy,
and, above all, discreet. These qualities have made Switzerland one of the world's
banking centers. But they have also made Switzerland a center for money laundering.
      Swiss bank accounts are useful for money-laundering schemes because once
money passes through a respectable Swiss bank, it is accepted anywhere in the world.
When several Swiss banks were found to be facilitating the activities of international
drug traffickers in the 1980s, the Swiss authorities finally decided to break open
several secret accounts that were linked to illegal activities abroad.
      Most people holding Swiss bank accounts, however, do not use them to launder
illegally earned money. They merely want their legally earned funds to be safe and
free from government control and taxes at home. Swiss bankers do not reveal the
accounts of clients accused of avoiding taxes in their home country, since tax evasion
is not considered to be "illegal" in Switzerland: it is only a civil, not a criminal
offense.
      Foreigners - as long as they break no Swiss laws - can keep their money in
Swiss bank accounts without fear. This guarantee of secrecy can be used by many
unscrupulous people for a wide variety of shady international activities. In the case of
the Iran contra scandals during the 1980s, for example, the secret deals between
America's CIA and the Italian arms merchants were paid for in part with money
deposited by CIA agents at banks in Switzerland.
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