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When companies sell off their problem child

This content was published on Feb 20, 2021 It’s convenient when a company can sell off a division that is both bad for its image and bad for business.

Secret discounts leave patients at drugmakers’ mercy

This content was published on Feb 19, 2021 A University of Zurich study has found that using confidential discounts on drugs does little to make them available faster and more affordable.

Can Novartis really make its medicines available to everyone?

This content was published on Feb 10, 2021 Novartis has said it wants everyone in the world to be able to access its products. Can its experiment work?

Beny Steinmetz case shows how hard it is to prove corruption

This content was published on Feb 5, 2021 The Guinea mining scandal illustrates the ease with which officials can sell their nation’s treasure.

Nestlé in talks with One Rock consortium on bottled water sale

This content was published on Feb 3, 2021 Nestlé is in exclusive talks with a consortium of buyers led by US private equity firm One Rock Capital to sell its North American water business.

Chinese pharma firm to acquire Swiss production facility

This content was published on Feb 2, 2021 The Couvet factory in western Switzerland employs 100 staff manufacturing medicines in capsule and tablet form. It is expected to pass into WuXi’s hands for an undisclosed sum following regulatory approval in the second quarter of this year. Couvet will be the first European drugs production site for the Chinese firm, which acquired the company…

Imagen tomada por un dron de la Paradeplatz en Zúrich.

Are Switzerland’s new tax breaks for companies a licence to misbehave?

This content was published on Feb 2, 2021 Switzerland has announced that companies will be able to deduct multi-million dollar fines incurred abroad from their tax bill.

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Switzerland’s irresponsible reign on the sea

This content was published on Jan 27, 2021 International legal expert Mark Pieth argues that Switzerland needs to stop allowing shipping companies to fly under the regulatory radar.

Aerial view of fires of the Amazon rainforest reserve, south of Novo Progresso in Para state, August 16, 2020.

Why is the Amazon still at risk despite ‘zero deforestation’ commitments?

This content was published on Jan 27, 2021 Many multinational companies and commodity firms have pledged to distance themselves from clear felling in the Amazon. A loophole still exists.

How a mining corruption trial could be a turning point for dodgy offshore companies

This content was published on Jan 26, 2021 The landmark corruption trial of Beny Steinmetz is set to resonate far beyond Geneva’s courtroom.

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