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1. How does private banking intersect with money laundering? How can bankers safe - guard their institutions to avoid becoming involved in shady financial transactions through their private banking operations?
2. Do you believe that private banking should be more tightly regulated? If so, how and by whom? If not, why not?
3. What are the key elements that all offshore financial centers share?
4. What are the advantages and disavantages of going to an offshore financial center?
5. What facters contributed to the emergence of Switzerland and Luxembourg as import-tant offshore financial centers?
6. Hong Kong and Singapore are major offshore financial centers in Asia. Compare and contrast the development of each city as an important offshore financial center.
7. What is an International Banking Facility?
8. Drawing on specific examles citid in the chapter, what are the leading indicators of a banking crisis?
9. Are developing countries or developed coutries more susceptible to banking crises? Why?
10. What steps can be taken to prevent future banking crises? Who should be responsible for taking these steps?