The first unambiguous defeat of Swiss bank secrecy came in 2009, when UBS buckled under pressure from US prosecutors. The bank had to pay fines and pass on client information about tax-evading US citizens. Bern was pressured into making this deal legal under Swiss law. Another blow was struck for transparency yesterday, when the Swiss government accepted a broader measure allowing more Swiss banks to give up client information to US prosecutors.
2009年，瑞银(UBS)向美国司法部门的施压投降，标志着瑞士的银行保密制度第一次遭遇惨败。瑞银不得不支付罚金，还被迫交出了逃税美国公民的客户信息。后瑞士政府被迫修改法律，以便让瑞银的这种行为符合瑞士法律。上周，瑞士政府采纳了一项影响面更大的举措，该举措允许更多瑞士银行向美国司法部门提供客户信息。此举标志着提高银行业透明度的努力又取得了一项胜利。
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