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Cabinet plans to clarify stolen data question

This content was published on May 13, 2015 In its meeting on Wednesday, the cabinet discussed the thorny issue of stolen data. Switzerland currently does not entertain requests for banking information based on stolen data, like the HSBC list obtained from former HSBC Geneva bank employee, Hervé Falciani. “The treatment of requests based on stolen data is particularly challenging for Switzerland,” said a…

Swiss good at nurturing talent, says WEF report

This content was published on May 13, 2015 The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Human Capital ReportExternal link released on Wednesday gave the Swiss high marks for making the most of its population’s talent through education, skills development and deployment into the workforce. The report analysed 124 countries across 46 indicators and gave Switzerland a score of 83.58%. Only Finland (85.78%) and Norway (83.84%)…

Why the Swiss may have a cure for flawed democracies

This content was published on May 13, 2015 Italian-born Zaquini is a member of the local parliament in the town of Le Locle in northwestern Switzerland. The trained engineer emigrated from his native town of Iseo in northern Italy to Switzerland in the late 1990s where he was teaching at a technical college. His book La democrazia diretta vista da vicinoExternal link (Close…

‘Pigeon’s blood’ ruby smashes world record

This content was published on May 13, 2015 A rare 25.59-carat Burmese ruby sold for a world record CHF28.25 million ($30.42 million) at an auction in Geneva on Tuesday. There was strong demand for coloured stones and exceptional natural pearls, Sotheby's said.

OECD insists tax playing field will be level

This content was published on May 12, 2015 Countries will be closely monitored to ensure no automatic tax information exchange foul play, insists OECD's Perez-Navarro.

Taking early retirement – but at what cost?

This content was published on May 11, 2015 Early retirement has a knock-on effect on the pension system and is a major cause of concern for the over-50s.

Record-breaking sculpture and direct democracy in Tunis

This content was published on May 10, 2015 Stories we're following the week of May 11, 2015: Will a Giacometti sculpture smash an auction record? What can we learn from Tunisia's democratic transition?

Inheritance tax wins no favours in opinion poll

This content was published on May 8, 2015 A poll commissioned by the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) – swissinfo.ch’s parent company – found that opponents of a nationwide inheritance tax have a 13-point lead nearly seven weeks ahead of the June 14 vote. “The case seems to be clear,” says political scientist Martina Imfeld of the leading GfS Bern research and polling institute,…

Liquid gold is poured to form gold dore bars

Counting gold in Switzerland

This content was published on May 8, 2015 Switzerland conjures up images of watches, chocolate or banks, but not usually of gold. Yet it is the biggest gold trader in the world.

Swiss researchers develop plant-based nanomaterials

This content was published on May 7, 2015 Scientists have found that short-term exposure to plant-derived cellulose nanofibres does not harm lung tissue.

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