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From Nazis to refineries: How Switzerland has handled the world's gold
By Dominique Soguel-dit-Picard
Swiss Info, Bern, Switzerland
Sunday, June 23, 2019
A new book exposes the dark history of gold laundering in Switzerland and the modern challenge of cleaning up a lucrative industry. This is the story of the Alpine nation's dominance over global gold trade.
Written by Swiss anti-corruption watchdog Mark Pieth, "Gold Laundering -- The Dirty Secrets of the Gold Trade and How to Clean Up" -- shines a light on the key players in the gold industry, the risks associated with large-scale versus artisanal mining, and the shortcomings of various international regulations and certification schemes.
How did we get here? In a discussion with swissinfo.ch, Pieth explained how Switzerland came to be at the heart of a highly profitable but opaque trade. These are some of the key historical moments in the Swiss gold story, according to him. ...
... For the remainder of the report:
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/historical-book_from-nazis-to-refineries--h...
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