{"id":13566,"date":"2022-03-01T17:50:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T16:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/credit-suisse-has-sheltered-billions-of-sulphurous-clients-for-decades\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:06","slug":"credit-suisse-has-sheltered-billions-of-sulphurous-clients-for-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/credit-suisse-has-sheltered-billions-of-sulphurous-clients-for-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Credit Suisse has sheltered billions of sulphurous clients for decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-rJ-RehTse9 tatsu-section  tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-BygRg26oe5\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-bg-overlay tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-rkRghpix9\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-single-image tatsu-module tatsu-image-lazyload tatsu-BytZ2Tig9  \" ><div class=\"tatsu-single-image-inner \" style=\"width : 2560px;\" ><div class = \"tatsu-single-image-padding-wrap\" style = \"padding-bottom : 66.796875%;\" ><\/div><img class = \"tatsu-gradient-border\" alt = \"Cr\u00e9ditSuisse-Banque-Transparence-Dictateurs-Criminels-Espions\" title = \"Cr\u00e9ditSuisse-Banque-Transparence-Dictateurs-Criminels-Espions\" data-src = \"https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cre\u0301ditsuisse-Banque-Transparence-Dictateurs-Criminels-Espions-scaled.jpg\" src =\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  \/><\/div><style>.tatsu-BytZ2Tig9 .tatsu-single-image-inner{border-style: solid;max-width: 100%;}.tatsu-BytZ2Tig9.tatsu-single-image{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-rJSQ36ol5   \" ><style>.tatsu-rJSQ36ol5 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-rJSQ36ol5 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;}}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Switzerland is not alone. She rightly complains that closing the door on her country will only shift business to real estate and finance in Miami, London or other money-laundering centers. Nevertheless, there&#8217;s something morally repugnant about Americans, Britons or Swiss living off the loot stolen from much poorer people. And countries like Switzerland, which have devised a legal code that allows this system to flourish, should be particularly embarrassed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">How many stories, revelations and expos\u00e9s will it take for Switzerland, the USA, the UK and other countries to change their laws on banking and real estate secrecy, and all the other activities that facilitate money laundering and encourage crime and corruption? Let&#8217;s hope that &#8220;Swiss Secrets&#8221;, this success story of honest and honorable journalism, will shame those who have resisted the creation of a more transparent financial and economic system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement, Credit Suisse firmly rejected &#8220;allegations and insinuations concerning the bank&#8217;s alleged business practices&#8221;. The facts presented are essentially historical, in some cases dating back to the 1940s, the bank added. They are based on &#8220;partial, inaccurate or selective information taken out of context&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-button-group align-center tatsu-S1ZuH26se9  \"  ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-BJurhaoe9   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2022\/feb\/21\/credit-suisse-secrets-morally-bankrupt-steal-poor-switzerland \" style=\"\" aria-label=\"The Guardian (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-BJurhaoe9 .tatsu-button{background-color: #ffffff;color: rgba(208,2,27,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(208,2,27,1); }<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-HJlur3ail5   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/fre\/economie\/credit-suisse-aurait-h%C3%A9berg%C3%A9-des-milliards-pour-des-clients-sulfureux\/47364900\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Swiss Info (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Info (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HJlur3ail5 .tatsu-button{background-color: #ffffff;color: rgba(208,2,27,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(208,2,27,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-S1ZuH26se9.tatsu-button-group{margin: 0px 0px 20px 0px;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-column-overlay tatsu-animate-none\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-rkRghpix9.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-rkRghpix9.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-rkRghpix9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rkRghpix9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rkRghpix9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rkRghpix9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}@media only screen and (max-width:1377px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-rkRghpix9.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (min-width:768px) and (max-width: 1024px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-rkRghpix9.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}@media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {.tatsu-row > .tatsu-rkRghpix9.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><style>.tatsu-rJ-RehTse9 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-rJ-RehTse9 .tatsu-section-offset-wrap{transform: translateY(-0px);}.tatsu-rJ-RehTse9 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJ-RehTse9 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-rJ-RehTse9 .tatsu-section-overlay{mix-blend-mode: normal;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The startling revelations published on February 20 in an investigation dubbed &#8220;Swiss Secrets&#8221; and conducted by a consortium of 48 media outlets, including the Guardian, are a continuation of the work of the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers. For decades, Credit Suisse is said to have hosted billions of francs on behalf of dictators, criminal networks and spies. Switzerland&#8217;s number two bank disputes the facts.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/credit-suisse-has-sheltered-billions-of-sulphurous-clients-for-decades\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13582,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13566\/revisions\/13582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}