3. Switzerland
Bank Score: 4 FSI Score: 21 Total Score: 25
(FSI Score breakdown: FSI Rank: 1; FSI 1,466.1)
Now we enter the big league. The top three places on our list are reserved for countries that have established themselves as global financial centers long before anyone ever heard of the British Virgin Islands and other exotic locations. Switzerland’s famous secrecy laws regarding banking have secured its leading position among countries that attract the most offshore accounts. Despite the effort to keep status quo, growing pressures from EU and USA may force Swiss banks to finally open their book to taxmen, thus severely undermining their reputation and maybe even destroy the oldest tax haven in history.
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