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The Swiss government has agreed in principle on extending due diligence requirements of banks and improved legal assistance on tax matters with other countries.
The finance ministry has been mandated to prepare concrete measures by next September in a bid to strengthen Switzerland’s financial centre, which is facing sustained pressure by several countries, including the United States.
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