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Swiss sign contract for private cloud service

This content was published on Apr 23, 2015 A Swiss office has signed a contract with Hewlett Packard in Switzerland to develop a secure cloud computing service and a centralized data warehouse for the federal government.

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Syngenta’s herbicide could violate Indian laws

This content was published on Apr 23, 2015 A group of non-profits, including Swiss-based Berne Declaration, have accused Syngenta of breaking Indian laws on the use of a hazardous herbicide called paraquat, potentially putting farmers in harm’s way. They want the Swiss pesticide giant to withdraw the pesticide globally.

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The family-run firms at the high-rollers table

This content was published on Apr 23, 2015 The Center for Family Business at the University of St Gallen worked with Ernst & Young to look at the 500 largest companies owned by families, in terms of their revenue. Some of the world’s most recognisable brands were on the list, from Wal-Mart and Roche to BMW and IKEA. Miriam Bird from the Center,…

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Initiative takes aim at inherited millions

This content was published on Apr 23, 2015 In Switzerland, wealth is more and more concentrated in the hands of a few. In 1990, 1% of the taxpayers possessed 30% of the national net wealth, while today the figure is 40%. This is according to data from the Federal Tax AdministrationExternal link. Taking into account the considerable resources of these taxpayers for fiscal…

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Swiss solo Arctic training expedition abandoned

This content was published on Apr 22, 2015 Thomas Ulrich guided a group to the North Pole from Russia and then set off solo towards Canada to finish the journey he had planned to make entirely alone in 2016. He travelled 80km in three days in tough conditions. Ulrich’s expedition manager, Hans Ambühl told swissinfo.ch that Ulrich faced “white-outs and stormy winds” along…

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Swiss authorities greenlight GM potato trial

This content was published on Apr 21, 2015 The Federal Office for the Environment says scientists can carry out crop trials involving genetically modified (GM) potatoes that are resistant to the vegetable’s biggest threat – blight - at a site near Zurich.

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Wine consumption falls to record low

This content was published on Apr 21, 2015 Last year 264 million litres of wine were consumed in Switzerland, 7.5 million litres less than in 2013, a drop of 2.8%. Swiss wines suffered more than foreign ones – a result blamed on poor recent harvests.

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Swiss citizens may force firms to respect rights

This content was published on Apr 21, 2015 A broad coalition of civil society groups has launched a people’s initiative calling for stricter rules to force Swiss companies to respect human rights and environmental standards abroad as well as at home.

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Student grants torn between fairness and federalism

This content was published on Apr 21, 2015 Opponents – everyone apart from the political left – call for federalism to be respected. In Switzerland, education is a cantonal issue and this includes student grants. The cantons are free to fix their criteria and the conditions for obtaining them, as well as their size. As a result, not only the likelihood of getting…

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