Maya Forstater

Swiss banking org said it clearly: "tax evasion was the... business model pursued by many banks for a long time" http://cgd.to/OSuanR 

Then there's the continuing evidence of Swiss bank role in countries x-OECD: each regime change, from Nigeria to Ukraine => funds in Switz.

Always with PR declaration of Swiss investigation etc. But no comment on why Swiss banks systematically involved in holding corrupt funds

And now, as US FATCA becomes GATCA and prospect of Swiss having o provide auto info exchange more widely comes closer...

...there is growing anecdotal evidence of Swiss 'innovation': creating larger asset classes outside info exchange, e.g. freeports etc.

Will the world tolerate Switzerland's continuing to ride high at the top of the Financial Secrecy Index? http://cgd.to/17em3DI  ?

Or ongoing Swiss role (!) in major opacity of commodity trade, possibly costing developing countries billions a year? http://cgd.to/OSuQd4 

@alexcobham What is the specific Swiss opacity? Looks merchant trade excluded from COMTRADE by intntnal norms?http://unstats.un.org/unsd/publication/SeriesM/SeriesM_52rev2E.pdf … (p19)