Vernal Express | 1979-12-20 | Page 25 | Swiss Bank Accounts for Real

Swiss Bank Accounts For Real Switzerland has overtaken Kuwait as the world's richest nation, based on gross national product per inhabitant, the Union Bank of Sw itzerland reported re-ported recently. The United States ranked eighth. In 1978. the Union Bank said, national income in Switzerland amounted to S13.853 per inhabitant, a 39 per cent increase over 1977. Kuwait, in second place, had a per person GNP of S13.000. Denmark was in third place last year with S10.948,' Sweden was fourth with Si 0.440 and W'esf Germany was fifth'wiih SI 0.4 15.' " The U.S. figure was 59.646. which was also less than Belgium (S9.939) and Norway (S9.849). Rounding out the top ten were the Netherlands (S9.367) and Saudi Arabia (S9.330). "