Revealed: Tanzanians’ Sh205bn in Swiss banks

Ninety-nine Tanzanians wired $114 million (Sh205 billion) to HSBC Bank in Switzerland within a span of just one year, data leaked by a whistle blower shows.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jun

Tanzanians hold $2.8 billion in local commercial banks

Dodoma. Since Tanzania enacted the Foreign Exchange Act in 1992 that allowed individuals to keep foreign currencies, Tanzanians now hold $2.8 billion in foreign currencies deposited in local commercial banks, according to the Bank of Tanzania.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Jul

No request yet from govt on ‘Swiss billions’

 Nearly four months since a French judge offered a clue on how to get the list of people who have stashed away billions of shillings in foreign bank accounts, the government has yet to lodge a formal request, The Citizen has learnt.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Aug

Swiss bank releases first-ever statements

>The elite of Swiss private banks yesterday began lifting the veil on their books after a radical shift in their business model, amid tougher international regulations and crackdowns on tax dodgers.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Salah scoops another Swiss award

New Chelsea signing Egypt's Mohamed Salah scoops another best player of the year award in Switzerland.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jul

We may never get back the Swiss billions, experts say

The earliest Tanzania can hope to lay its hands on the Swiss billions is 2020, The Citizen on Sunday can authoritatively reveal today. Even then, it will happen only if everything goes according to plan and the country manages to recover the money with the help of the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Jul

Zitto to disclose names behind ‘Swiss Billions’

>After years of dilly-dallying and secrecy by the government on who owns much cash in offshore accounts, the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT-Wazalendo) party will finally reveal the names of those involved on July 4.

 

9 years ago

East African Business Week

20 Sep

Envoy touts Swiss ingenuity to EAC

East African Business Week
Envoy touts Swiss ingenuity to EAC
East African Business Week
THANK YOU: Amb. Mattli receives a gift to mark his presentation of credentials to EAC Secretary General Amb. Sezibera in Arusha last week. ARUSHA, Tanzania - Switzerland, one of the most prosperous countries in the world, owes its position to sustained ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Mar

Moment of truth on Dar’s Swiss billions

>Nearly four years down the road, Tanzanians will finally get to know the truth about the Swiss billions that are allegedly hidden in the secret bank accounts of local politicians, businessmen and public servants.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Swiss confirm Ethiopian plane hijack

Swiss police say an Ethiopian Airlines plane en route from Addis Ababa to Rome was forced to land at Geneva and a hijacker has been arrested.

 

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