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Is Switzerland really the best place to live and work?

This content was published on Nov 17, 2014 Expat workers tell swissinfo.ch the best and worst points of living and working in Switzerland compared to other countries.

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How direct democracy helps US become a better place

This content was published on Nov 17, 2014 Poor America! At first sight the recent US midterm elections offer little relief. America’s traumatised society seems unable to find common ground on anything. But there is a way forward and it comes via direct democracy, reports Bruno Kaufmann, editor-in-chief of people2power.info.

Jail time demanded for bad bankers

This content was published on Nov 14, 2014 The latest scandal to hit the banking world has led to renewed calls for the authorities to finally clamp down on malpractice by jailing traders for forex rigging.

The ‘cartel’ at centre of forex rigging probe

This content was published on Nov 14, 2014 In an electronic messaging conversation on December 20 2011, the group of three senior traders at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and UBS debated whether allowing a fourth trader into the chatroom would “add huge value to this cartell [sic]”. The transcript, revealed in documents by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, gives an insight into the…

Rise of Swiss gold exports to India raises questions

This content was published on Nov 13, 2014 Gold imports by India have doubled in the past 15 years, even though the price of gold has climbed and the rupee has strengthened. In this context, a sharp rise in the export of gold from Switzerland to India has raised eyebrows, with concerns of money being laundered through gold. There is a perception among…

The race to find an Ebola vaccine

This content was published on Nov 13, 2014 The current Ebola epidemics in West Africa has ignited a race to produce a vaccine. Due to the gravity of the situation, the World Health Organization has endorsed speeding up the experimental trial period needed for the production of a vaccine. In Switzerland, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, Swissmedic, has approved two vaccines for…

The Russians stay away

This content was published on Nov 12, 2014

UBS bears brunt of forex rigging fines

This content was published on Nov 12, 2014 UBS bank has been handed combined fines of CHF783 million by Swiss, Brtitish and United States regulators for allowing traders to manipulate foreign exchange benchmark rates.

Pocket watch fetches record price at Geneva auction

This content was published on Nov 11, 2014 Including commission, the anonymous buyer will have to part with $24 million, to gain possession of the timepiece. The watch was put up for sale by an anonymous seller who had purchased it in 1999 for $11 million. The pocket watch was commissioned by Henry Graves Jr., a New York banker in 1925 and was…

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Catalonia’s beleaguered democracy

This content was published on Nov 11, 2014 Over two million Catalans took part in a symbolic independence vote on Sunday with 80% backing secession from Spain. But the non-binding result does not solve sovereignty issues. The problem is not the limits of the constitution, but rather incompetent political leaders, says Yanina Welp, a political scientist from Zurich University.

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