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Four Swiss banks flout anti-laundering rules

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:26:00 +0100

Four Swiss banks flouted money laundering regulations in the way they dealt with banned Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan assets, Switzerland's financial regulator FINMA said on Thursday.

No asylum flood after Arab Spring

Wed, 04 May 2011 22:12:00 +0200

The recent uprisings that have swept north African countries have not resulted in increased immigration pressure, according to new figures.