Someone following the money in a season of scams can rummage through dry data on the website of the United Arab Emirates' central bank. In the past few months, there has been an unusual surge in deposits in many high-street banks in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and financial centres in the UAE. Where the money came from is a subject of speculation in the Gulf with the regulator yet to spell out the sources.
But amid the buzz that much of it could be government money taken from reserves to help state-owned firms pay off debts next year, senior bankers and finance professionals have spotted an India angle to the fund flow.
The rush of deposits began weeks after India and Switzerland signed a revised treaty on August 30 to exchange information on tax-evaders. The pact was perceived as the first step to obtain details on money stashed away in Swiss banks. India struck a similar agreement with Bermuda, a tax haven.
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