(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Enna July 22 (QNA) - A record US tax fine has resulted in a major loss for Swiss lender Credit Suisse in the second quarter its earnings report showed on Tuesday.
Switzerland's second biggest bank made a loss of 700 million Swiss francs (779 million dollars) the biggest since the financial crisis Credit Suisse said in Zurich.
The bank had recorded a profit of 1.05 billion francs in the first quarter of 2014 the (dpa) reported.
The bank settled its tax row with US authorities in May resulting in a record fine of 2.6 billion dollars and the admission that Credit Suisse had helped US citizens evade taxes. (QNA)
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