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Eurozone woes drag back Swiss GDP forecasts

This content was published on Oct 16, 2014 Switzerland has reduced its economic growth forecast from 2% to 1.8% this year on the back of the declining performance of its main trading partners in Europe, most notably Germany.

Swiss-Indian tax negotiations yield modest progress

This content was published on Oct 16, 2014 On Wednesday, the Swiss State Secretary for International Financial Matters, Jacques de Watteville, met with his Indian counterpart, Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das, to discuss various bilateral and multilateral tax and financial issues. The meeting was a follow-up to a Swiss delegation’s visit to New Delhi in February 2014. It was also the first high-level meeting…

Why small farms are key to feeding the world

This content was published on Oct 16, 2014 With family farming chosen as the theme for this year's World Food Day, leading activist Vandana Shiva is calling for more support to small farmers.

US banking business details revealed by Weil trial witness

This content was published on Oct 15, 2014 Private business cards, hotel meetings and encrypted hard drives – just some of the details of how UBS dealt with its US clients, according to Hansruedi Schumacher, a witness called to court on Wednesday in the trial of a former UBS top banker, Raoul Weil. Schumacher, who also has a case pending against him, was…

Environmental group petitions for food waste reduction

This content was published on Oct 15, 2014 The World Wildlife Fund in Switzerland has urged producers, retailers, consumers and parliament to drastically reduce food waste.

Ex-UBS executive Weil finally faces US court

This content was published on Oct 13, 2014 The tax evasion trial of Raoul Weil has opened in Florida, with the former UBS head of wealth management accused of masterminding a $20 billion scheme to swindle the Internal Revenue Service.

Lessons learnt, lessons shared at IMF meeting

This content was published on Oct 12, 2014 The Swiss finance minister, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, has said at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, that investing in infrastructure programmes is a key way to promote growth, but it must be made more attractive for private investors. She said that the private sector played an important part in making “long-term…

Haute couture from chopped locks

This content was published on Oct 12, 2014 Pablo Kümin has won awards for his hair designs and now is turning heads with his dresses made from hair. (RTS/swissinfo.ch)

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The challenges and rewards of the African business market

This content was published on Oct 10, 2014 The striking statement “Africa is in bad shape” must be countered, say those who believe that Africa is the market of the future.

Recipe for success heeds the power of the ‘mummies’

This content was published on Oct 9, 2014 These are the women traders at markets across the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mr Barrère, the country director for Nestlé, the Swiss consumer group, believes these women are key to understanding local tastes and purchasing decisions. At Petit Pont, Kinshasa’s main spice market and one of the capital’s 29 open-air markets, a sprawling array…

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