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Measles, wealth and women politicians – all increasing in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 26, 2019 Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

Survey reveals full impact of Swiss food waste

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Food waste is responsible for one quarter of Switzerland’s food-related carbon footprint, and costs households over CHF5 billion, a study shows.

Five things to come out of Zuckerberg’s Libra testimony

This content was published on Oct 25, 2019 Mark Zuckerberg faced a grilling from US Senators about Facebook's plans to launch the Libra cryptocurrency and base the project in Switzerland.

Bitcoin billionaire twins to address St Moritz crypto event

This content was published on Oct 23, 2019 Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss, who made a fortune out of bitcoin, are to deliver a keynote speech at next year’s Crypto Finance Conference in St Moritz. The annual gathering of cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and investors has become a fixture event, running just before the World Economic Forum’s flagship Davos summit.

Swiss raise Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang during Chinese envoy’s visit

This content was published on Oct 22, 2019 China’s handling of the Hong Kong protests and treatment of minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang were discussed during an official visit of Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Switzerland.

Swiss remain the richest in the world

This content was published on Oct 21, 2019 The Swiss have pulled away from the pack when it comes to assets per adult, remaining on average the wealthiest citizens in the world.

Forged banknotes, launched newspapers and grounded planes

This content was published on Oct 19, 2019 Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories.

Credit Suisse to charge wealthy clients negative interest rates

This content was published on Oct 18, 2019 From November 15, corporate clients will be charged -0.85% interest on cash holdings above CHF10 million ($10 million), Credit Suisse confirmed on Friday. Individuals will face -0.75% rates on savings accounts above CHF2 million, starting from January 1, 2020. “In line with the approach that has long been followed by other banks, Credit Suisse is…

Technology winning battle against banknote forgers

This content was published on Oct 18, 2019 In 2018, a record low of 1,200 fake banknotes were discovered by police. Their combined face value amounted to just CHF208,140, far below the CHF65 million ($66 million) haul of 2001, the Federal Office of PoliceExternal link (Fedpol) told the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA on Friday. The reason for the drop in forged notes is…

UBS settles to fend off Milan money-laundering investigation

This content was published on Oct 17, 2019 The judge at the preliminary hearing in Milan granted the request, according to Italian news agency Ansa. The three companies UBS (as a group), UBS Switzerland and UBS Monaco were the parties to the settlement. The magistrate also ordered the confiscation of €8.2 million. UBS has thus closed the criminal part of the case, after wrapping up a tax dispute in June by paying…

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