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Swiss court hands diamond magnate five-year prison sentence

This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been handed a five-year-sentence and CHF50 million fine over suspected corrupt business practices in Guinea.

Swiss multinationals draw blurry political lines in the sand

This content was published on Jan 20, 2021 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. This week: corporate money in politics and a diamond billionaire on trial.

Corruption trial of diamond magnate opens in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 11, 2021 The trial of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, accused of corrupt business practices in Guinea, started in Geneva on Monday.

Swiss airline start-up vows to take-off despite pandemic

This content was published on Dec 24, 2020 While most airlines are wondering how they will survive coronavirus, Moov Airways thinks it could help get the budget long-haul carrier into the air.

Peter Brabeck ist Pensionär, aber nicht im Ruhestand.

Peter Brabeck: from ice cream salesman to head of Nestlé

This content was published on Dec 23, 2020 The former Nestlé CEO talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about responsible businesses, climate change and on letting go of power.

The Swiss tourist who became an accidental activist in India

This content was published on Dec 19, 2020 When Karin Scheidegger wanted to take a few pictures for a friend, she was drawn into a labour movement that affected the course of her life and work.

Which Swiss companies made headlines in 2020?

This content was published on Dec 18, 2020 It’s no surprise that most of the Swiss companies in the news in 2020 had some connection with the biggest story of the year – the pandemic.

Contaminated sesame seeds from India trigger mass product recalls

This content was published on Dec 18, 2020 The Swiss authorities have ordered recalls of several food products containing sesame seeds imported from India owing to pesticide concerns.

Covid-19 vaccine: Why we still have a long wait ahead

This content was published on Dec 17, 2020 Countries have started rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine, but it will likely take years to manufacture doses at the scale needed to reach the masses.

Covid-19 vaccines logistics

This content was published on Dec 16, 2020 A key logistics challenge for some of the Covid-19 vaccines is that they need to be kept at very cold temperatures. To address this, Swiss firm Skycell has developed temperature-controlled logistics containers complete with monitoring devices to ensure the vaccines stay stable. Skycell is also working with a logistics platform called the Hope Consortium to…

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Corruption trial of diamond magnate opens in Switzerland

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Swiss airline start-up vows to take-off despite pandemic

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Peter Brabeck: from ice cream salesman to head of Nestlé

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The Swiss tourist who became an accidental activist in India

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