There was a widely-held belief that Switzerland was irresistible to wealthy foreigners, mainly because of its numbered accounts and bankers' reluctance to ask awkward questions of depositors.

人们普遍认为，瑞士对富有的外国人来说是不可抗拒的，主要是因为它的账户编号，以及银行家不愿向储户提出尴尬的问题。

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But in the past decade the system has faced a bigger threat from dozens of online cigar retailers operating mainly from Switzerland and the Caribbean.

在过去十年，这一套营销体制面临更大——主要是许多在瑞士和加勒比海经营的网上雪茄经销商的威胁。

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“It’s mainly big companies that are thinking about moving their headquarters to Switzerland,” De Maeseneire said.

“一些大公司正考虑将公司总部移至瑞士”，徳.麦森纳何说。

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Mr Blocher was cheered by a crowd of middle-aged mainly German-speakers, stressing the support his People's Party enjoys in eastern Switzerland, particularly in the smaller, tradition-minded cantons.

ECONOMIST: Switzerland