swissinfo - Business http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ swissinfo - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:55:56 Copyright 2009, swissinfo. swissinfo http://www.swissinfo.ch/images/logos/swissinfo_120x37.gif http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ 12037swissinfo - swiss news and information platform about Switzerland Spotlight falls on shadier tax evasion scams http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Spotlight_falls_on_shadier_tax_evasion_scams.html?siteSect=161&sid=11513189&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:02:35 GMT The murky and sophisticated world of tax avoidance has been glimpsed in the details of a treaty to turn over UBS bank clients to the United States authorities. Gold expected to retain its shine http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Gold_expected_to_retain_its_shine.html?siteSect=161&sid=11507257&rss=true&ty=st Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:57:16 GMT The surge in the price of gold is likely to continue, in the face of a weakening dollar and the threat of hyper-inflation in the United States. "New" UBS unveils strategic rebranding http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/New_UBS_unveils_strategic_rebranding.html?siteSect=161&sid=11504203&rss=true&ty=st Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:29:03 GMT Battered bank UBS has attempted to slip free from an avalanche of negative figures and bad publicity by announcing details of its new path to anticipated recovery. Pay restrictions imposed on financial community http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Pay_restrictions_imposed_on_financial_community.html?siteSect=161&sid=11480467&rss=true&ty=st Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:29:43 GMT Switzerland's financial regulator will enforce new regulations on pay and bonuses for the country's largest banks and insurance companies from next year. Google faces court action over Street View http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Google_faces_court_action_over_Street_View.html?siteSect=161&sid=11489632&rss=true&ty=st Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:02:56 GMT Internet giant Google is facing legal action in Switzerland over its failure to meet demands for better privacy protection in its Street View service. Consumers take on sunnier outlook http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Consumers_take_on_sunnier_outlook.html?siteSect=161&sid=11460200&rss=true&ty=st Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:24:00 GMT A surprising upswing in consumer confidence may be premature given the steadily rising unemployment rate and gloomy company forecasts, economists believe. Balkan businesses may hold key to stable future http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Balkan_businesses_may_hold_key_to_stable_future.html?siteSect=161&sid=11461001&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:56:32 GMT The western Balkans are still not as prosperous as before the wars of the 1990s, but sweeping reforms are starting to make the region more interesting for investors. South Korea investigates Roche and Novartis http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/South_Korea_investigates_Roche_and_Novartis.html?siteSect=161&sid=11459284&rss=true&ty=st Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:33:15 GMT Authorities in South Korea have raided the Seoul office of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche for alleged involvement in illegal sales of its swine flu drug Tamiflu. Battered image continues to haunt UBS http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Battered_image_continues_to_haunt_UBS.html?siteSect=161&sid=11444903&rss=true&ty=st Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:45:10 GMT The latest UBS results revealed the enormity of the task the bank faces to restore credibility as wealthy clients continued to take their assets elsewhere. High-tech radar sounds out snowfall http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/High_tech_radar_sounds_out_snowfall.html?siteSect=161&sid=11432202&rss=true&ty=st Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:44:44 GMT Perched on a mountain top in the resort of Davos is a state-of-the-art radar which, as winter sets in, should help gauge exactly how much snow is falling in the area.