11.13.2008

Experts: Obama will demand end to Swiss banking secrecy

Yes, do it. - Ed.

The majority of Swiss were in favor of Barack Obama's candidacy. But now that he's been elected, they may find out that they'll be asked to make more changes, especially in the financial sector, than they bargained for.

Going after tax havens was a minor part of Obama's campaign platform. But with America mired in which some are calling the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Switzerland has every reason to believe that the president-elect means business on this issue.

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