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Does dirty money need banking secrecy to thrive?

This content was published on Sep 30, 2020 Despite progress in the fight against money laundering, some feel that Switzerland could still do more.

How much blockchain does the financial world need?

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 The Swiss National Bank has no immediate plans to issue digital cash. So why is it dabbling in blockchain at the Bank for International Settlements' innovation hub?

Does Switzerland have a moral duty to confront its links to colonialism? How should it do this?

Switzerland had no colonies of its own, but it was able to profit from colonialism and the slave trade. It remains a commodities trading powerhouse.

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Zurich’s historical ties to slave trade are exposed

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 As a result, the city’s authorities are examining several statues to see if they are suitable monuments and are looking into ways to highlight its murky past. The University of Zurich study highlights several investments, direct holdings and trade links between the Swiss city and slavery, mainly in the 18th century. The city itself bought…

Water tanks at the nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima, in Japan.

Zurich invention may be used in Fukushima nuclear clean-up

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 Researchers in Zurich have developed a filter membrane made of whey proteins and activated carbon that can clean contaminated radioactive water.

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Is the party over for the chalet holiday?

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 Coronavirus and Brexit threaten the existence of Swiss ski chalets – and an end to a tradition of Brits coming to work (and party) in them.

SWISS airline boss to quit at year’s end

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 Klühr has led SWISS since February 2016 as part of a 30-year career at Lufthansa Group, which owns Switzerland’s national carrier. He is leaving his current post for “personal reasons”, read a SWISS statementExternal link. Klühr delayed his departure to steer the company through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the airline…

Alpine queuing: join the crowds

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 On any given day close to a million people an hour are heading up a mountain somewhere in the Swiss Alps.

Rich shift funds to Swiss banks during Covid crisis

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 Swiss banks attracted tens of billions of francs in new client money during the first half of this year.

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Why the high point of climbing is not the summit

This content was published on Sep 29, 2020 I was recently asked why I climb. More specifically, “Why all that effort just to stand on the summit for 15 minutes before going down again?”

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