Internal: Archive

Brexit prompts critical reactions in Swiss media

This content was published on Jun 25, 2016 Britain’s decision to leave the European Union is a topic of keen interest to the Swiss, who are not members of the 28-country bloc – despite being surrounded by Europe. Here’s a round-up of newspaper commentary on Brexit from around the country. Tages-Anzeiger “The unpleasant truth is that nobody can really say how things will…

Geneva will be ‘the most-affected’ Swiss canton by Brexit

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 “The canton of Geneva will be the Swiss canton most affected by the Brexit,” Cenni Najy, a researcher from the Swiss Forum on Foreign Policy (Foraus) think tank told reporters on Thursday. “Geneva is in a position of interdependency with the United Kingdom.” Switzerland and Britain maintain a close trading relationship. Britain is the fifth…

Swiss weigh up consequences of Brexit vote

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 In a final result on Friday morning, the “leave” side won 51.89% of the vote and the “remain” side 48.11%. The Swiss foreign ministry immediately announced a helpline had been set up for Swiss citizens and businesses wanting to know what Brexit could mean for them: 0800 247 365 in Switzerland (free) and 0041 800…

Analysis: Understanding the Brexit outcome

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 However, he argues that the form of a top-down plebiscite Brexit-style referendum, chosen by British government, is not the right way to go about it. Kaufmann says Britain’s parliamentary democracy and its “winner takes it all” system has been struggling for decades to represent the interests of the nearly 65 million residents in the UK.…

How Switzerland reacted to Brexit on social media

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 Switzerland's seen as a model by the UK, but what has the response to Brexit been on social media in Switzerland?

Swiss markets tumble on Brexit news

This content was published on Jun 24, 2016 Swiss banks were particularly badly hit, with Credit Suisse seeing 14% wiped off its value, while UBS and Julius Bär suffered share price falls of 11% and 8.9%, respectively. The euro fell to just above CHF1.06 against the franc but recovered to around CHF1.076. The British pound also lost ground against the safe haven franc…

Faster to feed and slaughter for lower environment impact

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The study by Agroscope, an agricultural research centre affiliated with the Swiss Federal Office for Agriculture, compared beef produced under Swiss labels that require certain ecological benefits. It found a kilogram of meat produced from pasture-fed cattle had the highest environmental burden in 14 of 16 categories. The reason? Those that graze at pasture eat…

UBS hands Singapore client details to US

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The case apparently breaks down another barrier that had frustrated the attempts of the US to track down tax cheats. The US had earlier forced Switzerland to dismantle its banking secrecy laws to hand over files on Swiss-based accounts. But prosecutors have not found it so easy to obtain information of Swiss bank clients with…

BSI Bank appeals regulator’s 1MDB sanctions

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has ordered BSI to disgorge CHF95 millionExternal link ($99 million) in profits for “serious breaches” of anti-money laundering rules. FINMA also effectively closed down the BSI, whose business is being taken over by EFG Bank, and is taking action against two executives. The FINMA investigation found BSI guilty…

Number of Swiss millionaires hits new record

This content was published on Jun 23, 2016 The number of dollar millionaires rose by 4.5% to 358,500, according to the latest World Wealth ReportExternal link by consultants Capgemini. Switzerland thus remained in seventh position, pulling away from eighth-placed Canada, which saw the number of millionaires fall by 3% to 321,000. Whereas Canada had experienced economic problems last year, in Switzerland rising property…

Internal: Archive

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Internal: Archive

More

Brexit prompts critical reactions in Swiss media

More

Geneva will be ‘the most-affected’ Swiss canton by Brexit

More

Swiss weigh up consequences of Brexit vote

More

Analysis: Understanding the Brexit outcome

More

How Switzerland reacted to Brexit on social media

More

Swiss markets tumble on Brexit news

More

Faster to feed and slaughter for lower environment impact

More

UBS hands Singapore client details to US

More

BSI Bank appeals regulator’s 1MDB sanctions

More

Number of Swiss millionaires hits new record

Popular Stories

Most Discussed