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Swiss minister sees U.S. tax deal by Nov: paper
U.S. officials seem to want an end to a dispute over wealthy Americans with hidden Swiss offshore bank accounts before the U.S. presidential election in November, the Swiss finance minister said in a newspaper interview on Saturday. "My impression at the moment is that the U.S. wants a solution by the elections. Both sides endeavour to find a solution in the foreseeable future," Switzerland's finance minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf told Basler Zeitung. Eleven Swiss banks - including Credit Suisse (CSGN.VX) and Julius Baer (BAER.VX) - are under investigation by the United States for aiding U.S. citizens suspected ... (full story)