Financial privacy
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Destructive Overreach
19 June 2008
The U.S. government has no business going after bankers in Switzerland who have not committed felonies in the U.S.
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The Use and Abuse of Taxes and Tax Havens
15 April 2008
States, taken as a class, are morally in no position to accuse the Liechtensteins of this world of immorality and of not playing the game.
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Fighting over preserves
March 2008
Not for the first time, a secret service has come to the aid of the fiscal authorities, applying its special personnel, financial and technical abilities in order to enhance the taxgatherers' clout.
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Strong Swiss support for banking confidentiality
25 March 2008
Bank-client confidentiality is supported by 81%, with 79% regarding it as worth protecting in the face of international pressure.
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Heavenly Tax Havens
26 February 2008
The German government's purchase of data stolen from a Liechtenstein bank has reinvigorated longstanding debates about privacy, law enforcement and international relations.