Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Andorra are being pushed to loosen bank secrecy as the U.S. and European governments seek to protect their tax revenue amid the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. UBS AG, Switzerland’s largest bank, last month handed over the names of about 300 customers to the U.S., the first time Swiss authorities have bypassed secrecy laws introduced to protect clients from requests by Nazi Germany.
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