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Swiss invite Indians for tax discussions

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 The Swiss finance ministry has invited an Indian delegation to come to Bern to discuss tax matters related to Indian funds in Swiss bank accounts. Mario Tuor, a finance ministry spokesman, said the invitation has been extended but the Indian government has not yet reacted. In recent months, India has increased pressure on Switzerland to…

Testing new ways of protecting mountain sheep

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 In summer, in Valais, as in many other alpine regions, sheep are driven from the valleys up to high pastures. In recent years sheep farmers have seen their flocks increasingly under threat from the growing wolf population. The federal government, the canton of Valais and the agriculture development agency Agridea are working on a pilot…

Britain recoups millions from Swiss bank list

This content was published on Jul 17, 2014 “So far we have a yield of £135 million, but we are not finished,” the head of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Lin Homer told a parliamentary hearing on Wednesday. She added that one person had been prosecuted and fined £830,000 from a list of HSBC Private Bank Suisse clients leaked by Falciani, a disgruntled…

Italian EU presidency unlikely to favour Swiss

This content was published on Jul 17, 2014 “For its presidency of the EU, the Italian government proposes accelerating political cohesion in Europe, addressing the host of asylum problems and promoting an economic policy that can strengthen growth and employment,” said Claudio Micheloni, an Italian Senator who lives in Switzerland representing the interests of Italians living abroad. As a non-member of the EU,…

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The dark side of growth

This content was published on Jul 15, 2014 As Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party take over India with the promise of accelerated growth, economist R. Vaidyanathan argues that corruption and illicit wealth still afflict India’s present economy.

Swiss face tough US-EU trade deal decisions

This content was published on Jul 14, 2014 A free trade deal between the EU and the US could shave billions off the Swiss economy unless Switzerland acts.

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One in four attempts to buy alcohol underage succeeds

This content was published on Jul 14, 2014 The Federal Alcohol Board said the 5,500 tests carried out across the country last year revealed that, on average, youngsters in about 25% of cases could purchase alcohol, notably at parties and events late at night. The figure is 3% down on the previous year and a clear improvement over the year 2000 when the…

Credit Suisse to disclose 1,000 employee names to US

This content was published on Jul 10, 2014 The bank’s employees received emails and letters in recent days telling them what was happening. Like numerous other banks, Credit Suisse has had to pass on information of this kind since an agreement was reached between the Swiss cabinet and the US Department of Justice in August 2013. Mario Tuor, spokesperson for Switzerland’s State Secretariat…

Eurowings to replace Swiss at Basel airport

This content was published on Jul 9, 2014 Lufthansa’s new CEO, Carsten Spohr, said it had been agreed that SwissExternal link would concentrate on the hubs of Zurich and Geneva. The plan is for two to four EurowingsExternal link A320s to put pressure on EasyJet, which last year flew 54% of passengers at Basel, Lufthansa said on Wednesday. Swiss had a market share…

Greasing the wheels of energy and food supply

This content was published on Jul 3, 2014 The bank has been key in providing the financial muscle backing the global shipment of raw materials – and Switzerland is the leading location for commodity trade finance. The Swiss Bankers AssociationExternal link has calculated that in 2011 Switzerland bankrolled the industry to the tune of $1.5 trillion (CHF1.35 trillion), around a quarter of the…

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