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Nestlé forecast lowered by noodle recall

This content was published on Oct 16, 2015 Nestlé reported nine-month revenue growth that reflects the recall of its iconic Maggi noodles in India and a rebate adjustment in Nestlé Skin Health.

Bitcoin: the future for personal finance or crime?

This content was published on Oct 15, 2015 This time next year, Switzerland may have its first licensed Bitcoin bank. The man behind the idea is convinced its benefits will heavily outweigh any potential drawbacks.

Syngenta and Bayer sell ‘dangerous’ pesticides in India

This content was published on Oct 14, 2015 According to a report published on Tuesday by a coalition of NGOs, including the Berne DeclarationExternal link, the distribution of six badly labelled hazardous pesticide products to Indian farmers in the Punjab region – two by Swiss-based Syngenta and four by Bayer CropScience – violates the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Code of…

Bayer to refund winegrowers for fungicide damage

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 The German chemical giant Bayer will reimburse Swiss winegrowers whose crops were damaged after using its Moon Privilege fungicide. Total compensation could amount to CHF90 million ($92 million), according to a recent estimate.

Legal help given to India over tax evasion

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 The Swiss tax authorities said on Tuesday that they were offering legal co-operation regarding Subhash Vasant Sathe, the son of a former Indian minister, and Sathe’s wife, Indrani Vasant. The pair make their money in the car industry. Reports in the Indian media claim the Indian tax authorities have accused the couple of hiding $700,000…

Swiss to help Peruvian state manage local coffers

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 The accord, worth $6 million (CHF5.8 million), was concluded on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the Peruvian capital on Friday. A second agreement to help Peru improve economic competitiveness was signed on Monday afternoon. During the IMF-World Bank summit meeting, Switzerland also agreed to…

The encrypted phone vying to be BlackBerry’s heir

This content was published on Oct 13, 2015 Silent Circle’s Blackphone is building a following among security-conscious companies – and spies.

Hervé Falciani's stolen bank data went around the world

Hervé Falciani: criminal or modern-day Robin Hood?

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015 A number of countries have data thief Hervé Falciani to thank for millions in tax revenues. In Switzerland he is viewed as a criminal.

Rearing deer for venison

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015

Europe’s heaviest pumpkin grown in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 12, 2015 This was puny compared with the monster cultivated by Meier last year, which tipped the scales at 1,054 kilograms – the weight of a small car – and entered the record books as officially the heaviest pumpkin ever grown. Pumpkin-weighing has traditionally been part of the pumpkin festival at Ludwigsburg Palace just outside the German…

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