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Bulgarian citizens keep around BGN 400 M in Swiss banks, according to estimates of the National Revenue Agency, quoted by the Pressa daily.
They are based on information from Swiss banks on the interest rates, paid off by them.
The names of the Bulgarian citizens keeping money in Swiss banks could be known in 2018, when Switzerland is planning to start exchanging information on bank accounts with the EU and US.
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