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单词 gnomes of zurich
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gnomes of Zurich


gnomes of Zurich

Swiss bankers, when they are seen as nefarious. When it comes to a lack of transparency, the gnomes of Zurich take the prize.See also: of

gnomes of Zurich

Swiss financiers or bankers, regarded as having sinister influence. derogatory This phrase stems from a remark made by the British politician Harold Wilson in a speech in 1956 : ‘all the little gnomes in Zurich…about whom we keep on hearing’.See also: of

Gnomes of Zurich


Gnomes of Zurich

A pejorative term for bankers in Switzerland. They acquired this nickname because of their reputation for discrete and indeed secretive policies. Harold Wilson coined the term in 1956 when he was the British shadow chancellor of the exchequer and believed that Swiss bank speculators were artificially weakening the pound.
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