Having started making public the names of Indians and other foreigners with bank accounts that are under black money scanner, Switzerland will now publish in December a list of accounts that have remained unclaimed for 60 years.
This would be the first time that such a list would be made public by Switzerland, where banks have long been known for keeping top-secret all details of the account holders but the veil of secrecy has begun to come off in recent years.
The list would be published by the Swiss Banking Ombudsman after compiling information from all Switzerland- based banks about the long-dormant accounts in the name of foreigners including those from India, while giving their lawful beneficiaries an opportunity to submit a claim.