Swiss bankers stopped traveling abroad, where they are waiting for wrestlers with money laundering

Private banks of Switzerland began to forbid their leaders trips abroad, even to neighboring France and Germany, writes Financial Times .

The reasons for such a restriction are fears that bankers can be detained during the World Campaign against the preservation of banking secrets in the fight against money laundering.

The head of one of the leading private banks in Geneva said that the growing number of countries, such as the United States and Germany, strictly fighting against tax evasion means that banks had to take additional measures to protect their employees.

In 2008, Swiss banks were at the center of tax fraud investigations conducted by the United States and Germany. Banks suspected assistance to the American customers in tax care using accounts in offshore zones.

So, the Swiss bank UBS suspected of assisting the American customers in tax care using accounts in offshore zones opened with its assistance.

UBS was forced to provide US law enforcement agencies about 250 American clients, violating the Swiss law on banking secrets. In addition, the bank agreed to pay a fine of $ 780 million.

The ban on travels was introduced on the eve of the G20 summit, which will be held in London in April 2009. As expected, during this meeting, a decision will be made to create the "black list" of offshore zones, which can also include Switzerland.