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BSI first bank to face US non-prosecution deal fine

This content was published on Mar 30, 2015 The Lugano-based BSI bank has been fined $211 million (CHF203 million) by the United States for aiding and abetting tax cheats. It is the first Swiss-based bank to complete the non-prosecution programme set up in 2013 to clear up past tax evasion offences.

Switzerland backs more space start-ups

This content was published on Mar 30, 2015 Johann Schneider-Ammann, the Swiss economics minister, has signed a letter of intent with the ESA’s director general, committing CHF5 million ($5.19 million) per year to encouraging space start-ups. Schneider-Ammann is keen to support national pilot projects and activities that encourage the transfer of knowledge from academia to industry. Switzerland has been involved in European space…

Vevey winemakers’ festival proposed for UNESCO list

This content was published on Mar 30, 2015 A festival of winemakers in Vevey is Switzerland’s first candidate for the UNESCO list of “intangible” cultural heritage sites.

Switzerland is founding member of China-led bank

This content was published on Mar 28, 2015 The AIIB was set up by China with the aim of becoming a regional lending institution to rival the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Switzerland had applied for membership last week and was one of the first European countries to be accepted, joining France, Germany, Italy and the UK. The bank already has a…

OECD: Swiss farming needs competitive boost

This content was published on Mar 27, 2015 Swiss agricultural policies have become more efficient over the past 20 years, but trade barriers and direct payments to farmers remain too high, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) says

Coutts latest foreign bank to leave Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 27, 2015 The Swiss private banking sector will undergo further consolidation after Union Bancaire Privée agreed to buy Coutts International from the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Astronaut Nicollier ends professional career

This content was published on Mar 27, 2015

Swiss pledge aid for Kyrgyz elections

This content was published on Mar 26, 2015 Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga and Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter assured Almazbek Atambaev of Switzerland’s continuing support of the democratic process in Kyrgyzstan, according to a justice ministry statement on Thursday. Local, parliamentary and presidential elections are set to be held in 2015 and 2017. “For these funds the appropriate equipment will be purchased,” a senior…

The last chocolate bunny

This content was published on Mar 26, 2015

Rise in cybercrime targets online buyers

This content was published on Mar 26, 2015 The amount of suspected cybercrime being reported is on the rise particularly for attempts to defraud buyers and sellers on auction and advertising websites.

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