bank secrecy

collocation in English

meaningsofbankandsecrecy

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bank
noun[C]
uk
/bæŋk/us
/bæŋk/
an organization where people and businesses can invest or borrow money, change it to foreign money, etc., or a building where these services ...
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secrecy
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsiː.krə.si/us
/ˈsiː.krə.si/
the state of being secret or of keeping ...
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(Definition ofbankandsecrecyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Private also alludes tobanksecrecyand minimizing taxes through careful allocation of assets, or by hiding assets from the taxing authorities.
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He also enacted a law to liftbanksecrecy.
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There are no restrictions on foreign exchange or capital movement, andbanksecrecyis strictly enforced.
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Such anomalies include any sudden and substantial increase in funds, a large withdrawal, or moving money to abanksecrecyjurisdiction.
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Banksecrecylaws prevent the disclosure of information about account holders, their assets, and their interest or other income.
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Banksecrecytherefore was, and remains a protection of the individual against the power of the state.
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Moreover, thebanksecrecyis not absolute: a prosecutor or judge may issue a lifting order in order to grant law enforcement access to information relevant to a criminal investigation.
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Funds from aid and natural resources are often sent by government individuals for money laundering to overseas banks which insist onbanksecrecy, instead of spending on the poor.
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