by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France Presse ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — The “Suisse Secrets” data leak claiming to reveal how Credit Suisse handled billions of dollars in dirty money has renewed pressure on Switzerland’s financial sector, which has spent years trying to clean up its image. Switzerland’s second largest bank was rocked Sunday by a vast investigation by dozens of media organisations into leaked data they said showed Credit Suisse held more than $8 billion […]
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Trillanes: Duterte’s request for measure lifting bank secrecy law in fraud cases “pure lip service”
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV labeled as “pure lip service” President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a law lifting bank secrecy for fraud cases. “Ni ayaw nga pumirma ng waiver nung nabisto s’ya na may mahigit P2 billion sa bangko,” Trillanes said in a statement. Trillanes was referring to the time Duterte refused to sign a waiver following the senator’s allegations he had billions in his bank accounts. But the President then vehemently denied the allegations made […]





