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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In terms of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks in 2017, India has moved up to
A
85th
B
70th
C
73rd
D
82nd
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to ₹7000 crore in 2017.

Detailed explanation-2: -The patronage of international clients is critical to Swiss banks and to the Swiss economy as a whole. The Guardian reported that almost half of the 7.9 trillion Swiss francs ($8.59 trillion) of assets under management in Switzerland belong to foreign clients.

Detailed explanation-3: -India was placed at 44th place, ahead of countries like Poland, South Korea, Sweden, Bahrain, Oman, New Zealand, Norway, Mauritius, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hungary and Finland.

Detailed explanation-4: -Swiss banking protects your identity. The main advantage with Swiss banks is that they protect the privacy of their customers. Swiss law creates a kind of “bank secrecy” where it’s actually illegal to divulge the identity of their account holders.

Detailed explanation-5: -Foreigners are accepted for wealth management purposes only. They can’t open a basic account for the execution of daily payments. Most Swiss private banks expect at least 1,000,000 CHF.

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