http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/index.html en Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:38:40 GMT Copyright2012, swissinfo. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Italian_money_heads_back_to_Switzerland.html?cid=32053446&rss=true Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:58:46 GMT Italians are shifting money into Swiss banks, prompting fears that vast sums are crossing the border illegally and adding to the billions of euros already stashed away. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Army_munitions_to_remain_underwater.html?cid=32060844&rss=true Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:45:00 GMT Swiss army munitions dumped in lakes from the 1940s to the 1960s will not be retrieved as a recovery operation would be more dangerous than leaving them in place. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Business_and_green_interests_clash_ahead_of_vote.html?cid=32050060&rss=true Fri, 3 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT A proposal to limit the number of holiday homes across the country appears to enjoy widespread support, according to a representative opinion poll. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/US_charges_Wegelin_with_aiding_tax_fraud_.html?cid=32057058&rss=true Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:49:00 GMT The United States Justice Department says it has indicted Switzerland’s oldest private bank, Wegelin & Co. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/U-turn_announced_on_failing_asylum_process.html?cid=32051720&rss=true Thu, 2 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga has said she will partially reverse the reorganisation of the Federal Migration Office in order to speed up asylum requests. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Swiss_homeowners_face_tighter_mortgage_rules.html?cid=32011586&rss=true Thu, 2 Feb 2012 13:09:00 GMT Mortgage rates have never been so low in Switzerland but the days of easy money may be numbered. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/science_technology/Roche_looks_to_personal_future.html?cid=32045742&rss=true Wed, 1 Feb 2012 20:24:00 GMT Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, with over SFr9.5 billion ($10.35 billion) in profits for 2011, is looking to secure its future and betting on personalised medicine in the process. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Specials/Rebuilding_the_financial_sector/Spotlight_on_banking_secrecy/Rubik_gives_EU_new_hope_for_Swiss_tax_accord.html?cid=32045612&rss=true Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:03:19 GMT Denmark, which took over the presidency of the European Union in January, has set its focus on reopening negotiations with Switzerland on taxation issues. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Swiss_lose_ground_over_global_warming_.html?cid=32035040&rss=true Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT Environmental groups have slammed a government decision to compensate an increasing share of its greenhouse gas emissions outside Switzerland. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Andermatt_s_fairytale_gets_a_dose_of_reality.html?cid=32039048&rss=true Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:44:00 GMT The first cracks are appearing in a project to rescue the Swiss resort of Andermatt, with the financial crisis and bad planning dealing it a double blow. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Sensitive_Swiss_bank_data_handed_to_US.html?cid=32036226&rss=true Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:31:00 GMT The Swiss finance ministry has confirmed that encrypted data relating to Swiss banks’ clients in the United States has been transmitted to the US tax authorities. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Disability_assistance_provides_lifeline_at_home_.html?cid=32011322&rss=true Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT An assistance policy rolled out nationally from January 1 is a blessing that has been a long time coming for Swiss families affected by disability. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/Secrecy_hampers_money_laundering_fight_.html?cid=32007472&rss=true Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:00:57 GMT Switzerland’s bank secrecy legislation is causing problems in the international fight against money laundering. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/internal_affairs/Rich_Greeks_balk_at_financial_aid_for_homeland_.html?cid=31986320&rss=true Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:24:00 GMT Wealthy Greeks living abroad, including in Switzerland, are extremely wary about investing in their cash-strapped homeland to help create jobs and boost the economy. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/world_economic_forum/Europe_spoils_WEF_party_in_Davos.html?cid=32026658&rss=true Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:39:00 GMT The continuing European debt crisis dominated debate in Davos and cast a huge cloud over the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) showpiece event. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Big_business_pushes_for_higher_cocoa_yields.html?cid=31992152&rss=true Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:50:07 GMT Multinational food firms are stepping up efforts to encourage farmers in developing countries to keep pace with spiraling consumer demand for chocolate. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Cantons_struggle_to_house_asylum_seekers.html?cid=32010892&rss=true Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:13:26 GMT Finding temporary housing for an increased number of asylum seekers is causing a headache for local authorities, compounded by public anxiety and resistance. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/US_tax_scandal_brings_down_Wegelin.html?cid=32019008&rss=true Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:52:00 GMT Switzerland's oldest private bank, Wegelin & Co, will sell most of its business to the Raiffeisen Group amid a dispute with United States tax authorities. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/world_economic_forum/Davos_Open_Forum_gives_lessons_in_leadership_.html?cid=32021044&rss=true Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:04 GMT Those attending the Davos Open Forum this week heard plenty of calls for bold and innovative leadership in times of crisis. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/New_Africa_emerging_to_defy_the_odds_.html?cid=32001446&rss=true Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT Africa has experienced sustained growth for more than ten years, along with the emergence of a middle and entrepreneurial class. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/sport/Game_over_as_Neuchatel_Xamax_declared_bankrupt.html?cid=32013702&rss=true Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:24:00 GMT Stricken Swiss football side Neuchâtel Xamax has slipped into near-oblivion, with its Chechen owner arrested just hours after declaring the club bankrupt. 60