http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:38:06 GMT Copyright2012, swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/European_Fatca_deal_threat_to_Swiss_secrecy.html?cid=32103052&rss=true Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:27 GMT A deal between the United States and major European countries could step up pressure on Swiss banking secrecy, according to an international tax campaigning group. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Industrialist_convicted_in_asbestos_case.html?cid=32114584&rss=true Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:10:00 GMT A court in Italy has found Swiss industrialist Stephan Schmidheiny, along with his Belgian business partner, guilty of the deaths of hundreds of workers. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Swiss_develop_rapid_infrared_cocaine_test.html?cid=32082912&rss=true Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:07:00 GMT Researchers at Zurich’s Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ) have helped create an infrared device that can detect tiny traces of cocaine in human saliva. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/march_11_vote/Environmentalists_target_holiday_homes.html?cid=31948830&rss=true Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:47:00 GMT For environmentalists, the unfettered construction of second homes is a blight on the natural landscape. For others, it provides a boost for local economies. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Oceans_could_run_out_of_oxygen.html?cid=32061254&rss=true Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:03:04 GMT Global warming could lead to more of the world’s oceans becoming “dead zones” – where a lack of oxygen leads to marine life dying out. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Rebuilding_the_financial_sector/News,_results,_regulations/Swiss_banks_seen_as_victims_of_own_tradition.html?cid=32100108&rss=true Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:59:00 GMT More than ten Swiss banks are in serious trouble in the United States for allegedly having helped thousands of clients avoid paying taxes. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/An_East_wind_blows_over_Pro_Helvetia.html?cid=32087738&rss=true Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT Switzerland wants to boost its cultural exchange with eastern Europe – the next step being Russia. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Breaking_the_law_to_provide_sanctuary.html?cid=32064320&rss=true Thu, 9 Feb 2012 20:06:00 GMT The number of asylum seekers who “disappear” before their cases are processed is growing. Some are given shelter by concerned citizens, who risk prosecution to help. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Rebuilding_the_financial_sector/News,_results,_regulations/Credit_Suisse_results_hit_by_cutting_risk.html?cid=32093386&rss=true Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:25:50 GMT Credit Suisse recorded a “disappointing” net loss of SFr637 million ($700 million) in the last quarter of 2011, partly as a result of ditching risky business lines. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Swiss_must_rapidly_review_data_laws.html?cid=32042788&rss=true Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT Switzerland must update its outmoded data protection laws to bring them in line with sweeping new European privacy regulations, say data experts. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Language_edict_found_tricky_for_foreign_managers.html?cid=32090286&rss=true Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:13:00 GMT Foreign executives in Switzerland are being urged to learn a national language to help them integrate. For some expatriates, it’s an unrealistic expectation. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/switzerland_magnet/Glenstrata_megamerger_unearths_concerns.html?cid=32087580&rss=true Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:24:00 GMT The planned $90 billion (SFr82.5 billion) merger between Swiss-based companies Xstrata and Glencore is generally considered to make sound business sense. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Foreigners_outnumber_Swiss_in_mountain_village.html?cid=32071712&rss=true Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT In the small village of Täsch near the popular mountain resort of Zermatt, foreigners outnumber locals, with the majority being of Portuguese origin. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Rebuilding_the_financial_sector/News,_results,_regulations/Plummeting_profits_reinforce_UBS_caution.html?cid=32083208&rss=true Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:37:00 GMT Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS has reported a SFr3.3 billion fall in profits to SFr4.2 billion ($4.56 billion) last year in the wake of a rogue trading scandal. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/swiss_franc/SNB_interim_chief_warns_of_eurozone_risk.html?cid=32082170&rss=true Tue, 7 Feb 2012 15:10:59 GMT An escalation of the eurozone debt crisis is the biggest threat to the economy as it could prompt deflation, the Swiss National Bank (SNB)’s acting chairman has warned. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/switzerland_magnet/Merger_to_create_commodities_colossus.html?cid=32078666&rss=true Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:01:00 GMT Swiss-based companies Xstrata and Glencore have agreed on the terms of a merger, the two firms announced on Tuesday. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/march_11_vote/Benefits_of_extra_holiday_debated_ahead_of_vote_.html?cid=31976010&rss=true Mon, 6 Feb 2012 19:33:12 GMT A proposal by trade unions to increase holiday entitlement from four to six weeks has met with opposition by the business community, most parties and the cabinet. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/foreign_affairs/Zurich_investigates_Turks_genocide_comment.html?cid=32076422&rss=true Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:41:00 GMT The Zurich public prosecutor’s office has launched an initial investigation into Egemen Bagis, Turkey’s European Union affairs minister, over alleged racist remarks. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Dying_from_asbestos_and_having_to_prove_it.html?cid=32061028&rss=true Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT The number of cases of illness due to asbestos is on the rise, with hundreds of deaths expected in Switzerland in the next years. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Rebuilding_the_financial_sector/Spotlight_on_banking_secrecy/United_tax_evasion_defences_start_to_crumble.html?cid=32061312&rss=true Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:34:56 GMT All eyes will be on the year end results from Switzerland’s biggest banks this coming week, but thoughts will also be turned to the fallout from tax evasion scandals. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/swiss_abroad/Five_more_consulates_to_disappear.html?cid=32038642&rss=true Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:31:00 GMT Swiss living in Uruguay, Paraguay, Ireland, Malaysia and Portugal will this year have to turn to other countries for their consular services. 60