Swiss banks and Holocaust assets controversy
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:allegation |
Swiss banks withheld assets of Holocaust victims
Swiss banks destroyed records Swiss banks profited from Nazi assets |
| gptkbp:amountSettled |
$1.25 billion
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Holocaust_restitution
gptkb:international_relations Jewish history World War II aftermath Financial scandals Swiss banking history |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Swiss banks and Holocaust assets controversy
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Switzerland
|
| gptkbp:mediaAttention |
1990s
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
1995 Volcker Commission
1998 Swiss banks settlement |
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
compensation
restitution bank secrecy looted assets unclaimed assets |
| gptkbp:period |
gptkb:World_War_II
post-World War II |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkb:United_States_government gptkb:Volcker_Report gptkb:World_Jewish_Congress Jewish organizations Bergier Commission report |
| gptkbp:response |
Swiss banks denied wrongdoing
Swiss government established commissions |
| gptkbp:result |
increased scrutiny of Swiss banking secrecy
reputational damage to Swiss banks settlement with Holocaust survivors |
| gptkbp:topic |
gptkb:Swiss_banks
Holocaust victims |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Geschichte_der_Juden_in_der_Schweiz
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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