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Swiss tax system needs reform says OECD

This content was published on Jan 24, 2012 The OECD’s latest economic survey for Switzerland criticised what it said were “unusually high” personal income taxes and “generous provisions” which allow for interest payments on household debt to be tax deductible. “The Swiss tax system is heavily geared towards the taxation of household income which is more harmful to economic activity than taxation of…

Saline Joniche: un progetto controverso * ORIGINAL *

This content was published on Jan 24, 2012 Il progetto fa discutere. Gli ambientalisti e molte associazioni locali criticano la scelta del carbone per le possibili conseguenze sul clima e sull’ambiente. La Repower mette in primo piano i problemi di approvvigionamento energetico e assicura che il progetto è all’avanguardia anche dal punto di vista ambientale (immagini: Andrea Tognina / Repower)

OECD gives Switzerland good economic marks

This content was published on Jan 24, 2012 In its annual economic survey of the country, the OECD warned, however, that economic indicators pointed to a period of stagnation in the near term, particularly in manufacturing. This was related to decelerating activity in trading partners and the appreciation of the Swiss franc, it said on Tuesday. While noting that the strong franc was…

5,000 soldiers to guard WEF

This content was published on Jan 24, 2012 The army will be supporting the civil authorities both on the ground and in the air during the meeting of world business and political leaders, which is due to start in the resort of Davos on Wednesday. The snow is already posing a challenge. “We have never had so much snow, we’ve had some problems,”…

Fibre optic standards simplify networking

This content was published on Jan 24, 2012 Nothing stands in the way of fibre-optic network development in Switzerland after the completion of roundtable talks between the country’s different stakeholders. According to the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom), technical standards have been set and contracts between Swisscom – the country’s biggest telecommunications provider – and utilities are being adapted to allow access for all service providers.…

Banking lobby celebrates centenary

This content was published on Jan 23, 2012 To mark the occasion, the association commissioned historian Robert U. Vogler – who headed the historical research section of the UBS bank from 2003 to 2009 – to produce an account of its first 100 years. The association – founded in Basel in 1912 to represent the interests of the banking industry – is proud…

Bank targets Weltwoche over Hildebrand reports

This content was published on Jan 23, 2012 Philipp Hildebrand resigned as chairman of the Swiss National Bank on January 9 amidst a scandal in which he was accused of profiting from his knowledge of the bank’s monetary policy to make advantageous currency trades. Hildebrand maintained that his wife had ordered the controversial currency trades which were detailed in private banking details leaked…

Record number of bankruptcies reported

This content was published on Jan 23, 2012 According to debt recovery firm Creditreform, the commercial registry recorded 6,661 bankruptcies of businesses in 2011, an increase of 6.5 per cent on the previous year. Although business bankruptcy declaration rates were relatively stable throughout the course of the year, a 19.4 increase in declarations – 406 – was recorded in December alone. A similar…

Net widens in Arab Spring probes

This content was published on Jan 23, 2012 The investigations are focusing on both money laundering and whether transfers of these assets were conducted as part of organised criminal activities. “We are conducting investigations against associates of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak,” said office spokeswoman Jeannette Balmer, confirming earlier media reports. She refused to give any names, but said that no…

Swiss touch for French Huffington Post

This content was published on Jan 23, 2012 Ackermann is a former reporter for Swiss news magazine l’Hebdo, and was one of the initiators of the Bondy Blog in 2005. He has also acted as editor of www.figaro.fr, the online platform of French daily paper Le Figaro and launched the interactive platform of www.20minutes.fr . French journalist Anne Sinclair – also the wife…

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