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Political stability and finance boost Swiss ranking

This content was published on May 31, 2012 Hong Kong came out top in the 24th edition of the IMD’s annual publication ahead of the United States. Switzerland, which recorded its first ever podium finish after dropping from fourth to fifth last year, was followed by Singapore and Sweden. “Switzerland’s progression is also due to the international economic situation,” IMD economist Ann-France Borgeaud…

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Setting an eggs-ample

This content was published on May 31, 2012 What does that actually mean for the poultry? swissinfo.ch took a look inside the Bigler family’s organic farm in Vielbringen, 11km from Bern. (Pictures: Christoph Balsiger, swissinfo.ch).

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Accords clear parliamentary hurdle

This content was published on May 30, 2012 Despite opposition by the rightwing Swiss People’s Party and parts of the centre-left, both chambers clearly voted in favour of the bilateral treaties aimed at regularising funds and introducing a withholding tax for account holders. In two days of debate in the Senate and the House of Representatives, supporters mainly from the centre-right parties as…

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Rags or riches: the biotech start-up

This content was published on May 30, 2012 However, starting such a company from scratch – never a simple task – has recently become harder with the raising of entry barriers, Christophe Reymond, chief scientific officer of Anergis, tells swissinfo.ch. An entrepreneurial spirit, a sound scientific basis and tenacity are required to persuade investors to pump money into the next big idea. The…

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Swiss biotech industry weathers upset

This content was published on May 30, 2012 Merck announced in April that it would close down its Geneva operation, which employs 1,250 people. The plan will result in the largest layoff the city has ever seen and has been described by the union Unia as an earthquake. The move is particularly deplored as it is less than six years since Darmstadt-based Merck…

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Migros to label products from Jewish settlements

This content was published on May 29, 2012 Migros says it wants to offer customers greater transparency because the Swiss government and the United Nations consider the settlements to be illegal under international law. Spokeswoman Monika Weibel said on Tuesday that Migros doesn’t support boycott calls by pro-Palestinian groups but does want to let customers decide which products they want to buy. She…

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Greek turmoil piles pressure on franc defence

This content was published on May 29, 2012 A government taskforce is looking at additional measures to halt the rise of the franc, prompting rumours of taxes on foreign deposits and even a relaxing of the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) SFr1.20 franc-euro exchange rate floor. “The situation in the last few weeks has become worse and much more uncertain,” SNB President Thomas Jordan told…

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Illicit funds must be returned to Tunisia

This content was published on May 29, 2012 Switzerland froze about SFr60 million ($62.7 million) at the beginning of 2011, as soon as the old regime was overthrown – the first country to do so. But while welcoming the support which Switzerland had given Tunisia from the beginning, Marzouki was critical about the slowness with which moves to return the money were being made.…

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