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A multimedia journalist, Dominique Soguel began her international reporting career at Agence France-Presse covering the Arab Spring. She also served as the Istanbul correspondent for the Associated Press before moving to Switzerland in 2016. A native English and Spanish speaker with Swiss roots, she loves to travel and will take any opportunity to chat in Italian, Arabic and French – preferably over coffee. No tea, thank you!
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Switzerland has long dominated the world gold market. What does the UAE’s emergence as a potential rival mean for the Alpine nation?
Monumental sadness: Geneva theatre takes on DRC-Glencore injustice
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The opera Justice is a punch in the face to global commodity traders based in Geneva, courtesy of radical stage director Milo Rau.
Swiss Federal Court snubs request for gold sector transparency
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Switzerland’s top court was swayed by the arguments of Swiss refiners rather than those of an NGO calling for greater gold sector transparency.
The quest for ethical gold – a Swiss refiner’s viewpoint
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Metalor CEO Antoine de Montmollin discusses the challenges of due diligence in a competitive industry where few believe in the merits of transparency.
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Switzerland’s refineries are top recipients of gold mined at industrial sites in Africa but they are not keen to share the details.
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Formalising artisanal mining offers the best shot at ending human rights abuses in the cobalt supply chain, says a Swiss human rights expert.
Ranking: Swiss public sector shows corruption and lobbying vulnerability
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Switzerland may be in the top ten in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index but its overall score marks a historic low.
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Sometimes the highs and lows of WEF are best captured by numbers. Here are some that stood out to SWI swissinfo.ch this week.
Green corruption – a planetary crime fought from Basel
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The Basel Institute of Governance is at the centre of global efforts to fight corruption or financial crimes that harm the environment.
WEF guest list reflects world geopolitical and economic woes
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Organisers say the 2023 WEF summit will stand out for record participation across the board with 379 public figures expected to show up.
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Swiss firm South Pole offers climate policy solutions. It views carbon offsetting projects as necessary to reduce global greenhouse emissions. Environmental NGOs disagree.
Swiss gold refiners pledge to avoid Brazilian Amazon gold
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Switzerland’s gold industry giants announced they commit to not use gold extracted from indigenous territories in the Brazilian Amazon.
Swiss gold imports come under scrutiny as G7 targets Russia
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A spike in Switzerland’s gold imports from Russia is under scrutiny as the leaders of G7 nations gear up to introduce a ban on the precious metal.
