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Finance Ministry refutes news media reports of alleged black money held by Indians in Switzerland

Information sought from Swiss Authorities to verify increase/decrease of deposits DELHI, JUNE 19: Certain reports have appeared in the media on 18.06.2021 stating that funds of Indians in Swiss Banks have risen to over Rs 20,700 crore (CHF 2.55 billion) at the end of 2020 from Rs 6,625 […]

if Indian money deposits have dipped in Swiss banks and if we assume this was all black money, where did all this money go,

On Tuesday, in a reply to Parliament, Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said between 2014 and 2017, there was an 80 percent decline in the total deposits by Indians in Swiss banks, adding media was misinterpreting this data before. The context for Goyal’s statement were earlier reports of […]

Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to ₹7000 crore in 2017

Money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50% to Swiss Francs (CHF) 1.01 billion (₹7,000 crore) in 2017, reversing a three-year downward trend amid India’s clampdown on suspected black money stashed there. In comparison, the total funds held by all foreign clients of Swiss banks rose […]

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