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gnomes of Zurich
gnomes of ZurichSwiss bankers, when they are seen as nefarious. When it comes to a lack of transparency, the gnomes of Zurich take the prize.See also: ofgnomes 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: ofGnomes of Zurich
Gnomes of ZurichA 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. |