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Switzerland does well in competitiveness ranking

This content was published on May 31, 2016 Switzerland climbed two places in the rankings that were published on Monday, and was only outclassed by Hong Kong, which took top place. The United States, Singapore and Sweden completed the top five. A total of 61 economies were assessed. “Switzerland’s small size and its emphasis on a commitment to quality have allowed it to…

No deals on black money during Modi’s Swiss visit

This content was published on May 30, 2016 Even before being elected prime minister in 2014, Modi saw the political potential in raising the issue of untaxed income stashed abroad by Indians. Barely three months after joining Twitter he initiated a nationwide poll on bringing back black money (untaxed assets) from Switzerland. Bringing back black money squirreled away in Swiss banks by Indian…

Former Zurich CEO commits suicide

This content was published on May 30, 2016 Senn spent ten years at Zurich, six of them as CEO until the 59-year-old abruptly left the firm on December 1 last year. “With the passing of Martin, we lose not only a highly valued former CEO and colleague but also a close friend. Our thoughts are with his bereaved family and friends, to whom…

Financier accused of CHF800 million fraud

This content was published on May 30, 2016 Behring is accused of fraud, qualified money laundering and embezzlement. Investors flocked to Behring between 1998 and 2004 as his funds generated market beating returns, based on a software programme that he had devised to analyse the stock markets. But things turned sour for the 2,000 investors as the scheme unraveled, leaving many out of…

‘The Gotthard is a symbol of openness to the world’

This content was published on May 28, 2016 The author Peter von Matt knows more about the Saint-Gotthard Massif than any other Swiss person.

Milk sector looks for way out of crisis

This content was published on May 27, 2016 Representatives from the sector – including dairy product manufacturers and big retailers – met in Bern on Friday for an “emergency summit”. They heard that the situation was very serious for many farmers. According to the head of the Swiss Farmers’ Union, Jacques Bourgeois, the price of milk is around the same level as 50…

Money laundering proving tough nut to crack

This content was published on May 27, 2016 The Swiss bank is one of seven being investigated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) on similar charges. FINMA chief executive Mark Branson warned that the “risk posed by money laundering is on the increase in Switzerland”. Earlier this week FINMA shut down BSIExternal link for “serious breaches of anti-money laundering regulations” relating…

Businessmen chew over EU bilaterals with locals over burgers

This content was published on May 27, 2016 On the Place de L’Europe square in the centre of Lausanne, a crowd of hungry locals gathers in front of the Green Van Company food truckExternal link for a free burger offered by economiesuisseExternal link. As the meat sizzles on the grill, around the square members of the lobby group and local entrepreneurs try to…

Into the depths of the Gotthard, in 360 degrees

This content was published on May 27, 2016 An immersive video tour gives a behind-the-scenes look at one of the biggest engineering feats in Swiss history.

Swiss fintech drives African banking revolution

This content was published on May 26, 2016 Mobile payments are nothing new; more than half of Kenya’s population currently uses the M-Pesa service, for instance. But Monetas claims to have gone a step further by utilising technology akin to blockchain to dramatically reduce costs and enable cross-border transactions. The Tunisian National Post invited the Zug-based firm to pilot its technology in October…

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