The day UBS, the biggest Swiss bank, was saved

 Chocolate, cuckoo clocks, and bank secrecy

“The twin crises of 9/11 and Lehman Brothers changed things for good, with UBS bailed out and international pressure killing secrecy by a thousand cuts,”

More than 50 Swiss banking brands disappeared between 2008 and 2017

Bloomberg 24 March 2023

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-03-24/credit-suisse-ubs-switzerland-is-left-with-watches-and-chocolate-not-cash-lfmrh6u4


The day UBS, the biggest Swiss bank, was saved

After the grounding in 2001 of Swissair, a national icon, Switzerland was in danger of losing another flagship company. 

Swissinfo October 16, 2018

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/2008-crisis_the-day-ubs--the-biggest-swiss-bank--was-saved/44474630



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