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Jan 2025
17m 37s

The Nazi Ties to Credit Suisse

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

After harrowing probes in the 1990s, Swiss banks thought they’d come to terms with their WWII-era ties to Nazis. But WSJ’s Margot Patrick explains how documents newly unearthed from bank archives include shocking revelations. 


Further Reading:

-Nazi Ties to Credit Suisse Ran Deeper Than Was Known, Hidden Files Reveal 


Further Listening:

-What Just Happened at Credit Suisse? 

-The Financial Legacy of the Nuclear Tests on Bikini Atoll 


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