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Flagship aircraft arrives in style

This content was published on Jan 29, 2016 The Swiss carrier has ordered nine planes, which will eventually replace its Airbus A340 fleet. The plane made a low pass over the runway with its fighter jet escorts before landing. The pilot waved a Swiss flag from the cockpit window and the aircraft was greeted by a convoy from the airport fire brigade. The…

Swiss-US tax evasion saga: where are we now?

This content was published on Jan 28, 2016 swissinfo.ch charts the evolution of the long-running tax dodging dispute between Switzerland and the US and looks at how far there is still to go.

English deficit causes more harm than the digital divide

This content was published on Jan 28, 2016 David Cameron last week highlighted the disadvantage immigrants in Britain suffer when they cannot speak English.

‘Category 2’ Swiss banks handed $1.36bn final bill

This content was published on Jan 27, 2016 Eighty Swiss banks have shelled out a grand total of $1.36 billion (CHF1.38 billion) to the United States on the conclusion of a non-prosecution treaty to clear up past tax evasion misdemeanors.

Publishers oppose advertising alliance

This content was published on Jan 26, 2016 The Swiss Media Association on Tuesday presented a study showing that it would endanger media diversity in Switzerland. The study is based on 30 interviews with experts and parliamentarians. It found that the venture overly distorts competition within the advertising market and that the SBC’s participation is in conflict with its public service mandate. The…

Swiss watch, other exports decline in 2015

This content was published on Jan 26, 2016 According to figures released by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry on Tuesday, revenue from exports fell just under the benchmark CHF22 billion ($21.7 billion) barrier that the industry managed to surpass in 2014. Demand from Hong Kong – the top importer of Swiss watches in terms of value – fell by almost 23%,…

Frozen Iranian funds freed up from Swiss banks

This content was published on Jan 24, 2016 CHF12 million ($11.8 million) had been stopped from leaving Switzerland after being frozen between 2007 and 2012, as part of a sanctions programme against Iran to attempt to force the country not to develop and build an atomic bomb. After decades of negotiation, many United Nations (UN) sanctions were eased in January 2016 after a…

Bitcoin bites back at Davos doubters

This content was published on Jan 23, 2016 Reports of bitcoin’s demise have been greatly exaggerated at Davos, according to the Swiss bitcoin sector.

No sleep for the wicked

This content was published on Jan 23, 2016 Maybe I missed the point because I stayed up all night to read it. Arianna Huffington, founder of the Huffington Post, gets it. She’s even written a book on the subject. “I think that Davos is an incredibly sleep deprived part of the world right now,” she said at a fringe meeting. The problem with…

Good times, bad times – take your pick

This content was published on Jan 23, 2016 That’s a tough ask – volatility and uncertainty have been the watchwords at this year’s annual meeting. WEF faced a difficult period of navel gazing after the 2008 financial crisis and Klaus Schwab was forced to admit that eyes had been taken off the ball. Well, WEF has made up for its complacency in buckets…

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