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Walk Before You Run

Raffarin's new French government continues to shy away from promised reforms

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Silence Is Golden

The Swiss banking industry is trying to improve its image. But it still wants to keep mum about accounts held by European Union residents

The Dictator's Dirty Millions

The former Nigerian dicatator Sani Abacha stashed millions in Swiss bank accounts, the Swiss Federal Banking Commission wants to know how and why it was allowed

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