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France probes UBS over alleged tax evasion

This content was published on Jul 23, 2014 Swiss bank UBS was placed under formal investigation in France on Wednesday over allegations that it had helped wealthy French customers evade the tax man, the bank has told Reuters.

Work-life balance a top priority for young Swiss

This content was published on Jul 23, 2014 Do young Swiss believe they will have a better life than that of their parents?

Renminbi swap deal brings Swiss hub dream closer

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 The three-year deal, signed in Beijing on Monday, sets the conditions for the central banks of the two countries to purchase and re-purchase Chinese renminbi or Swiss francs up to CHF21 billion ($23.4 billion). “The swap agreement is a key requisite for the development of a renminbi market in Switzerland,” the SNB said. The SNB…

European Commission defends Human Brain Project

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 Earlier this month, the group of EU researchers labelled the Human Brain Project as badly organised and said it was too narrowly concentrated on brain simulation. More than 600 researchers have since signed the letter. “As a public authority for research, we take all such signals seriously,” said Robert Madelin, who is responsible for the…

Swiss invite Indians for tax discussions

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 The Swiss finance ministry has invited an Indian delegation to come to Bern to discuss tax matters related to Indian funds in Swiss bank accounts. Mario Tuor, a finance ministry spokesman, said the invitation has been extended but the Indian government has not yet reacted. In recent months, India has increased pressure on Switzerland to…

Testing new ways of protecting mountain sheep

This content was published on Jul 21, 2014 In summer, in Valais, as in many other alpine regions, sheep are driven from the valleys up to high pastures. In recent years sheep farmers have seen their flocks increasingly under threat from the growing wolf population. The federal government, the canton of Valais and the agriculture development agency Agridea are working on a pilot…

Secret Harry Potter theme park train unveiled

This content was published on Jul 18, 2014 For years the Hogwarts Express that brought Harry Potter and his friends to their school of magic has only existed in readers’ imaginations and on the big screen. That is, until now. A new attraction has opened at Universal Studios in Florida. A reproduction of the famous train was built in Switzerland by cable car…

Swiss politicians tackle the issue of ageing

This content was published on Jul 18, 2014 What happens when there are many people who need care, but not enough caregivers? When many people draw money out of pension funds, but not enough pay into them?

Investing in the elderly

This content was published on Jul 18, 2014 For Yvonne Gilli of the Swiss Green Party, the biggest challenge related to the ageing of the population “will clearly be the costs”. . .

The pension problem

This content was published on Jul 18, 2014 “In general, it’s good news that people are getting older,” says Jürg Stahl. . .

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