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Two Swiss nuclear plants to be checked for irregularities

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Steam generators at the Beznau and Gösgen nuclear plants must be checked for possible anomalies in components made in France and Japan.

Swiss researchers secure 22 EU grants

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Twenty-two researchers from eight Swiss institutions will receive prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidators Grants.

Glencore uses Aussie playbook for Russian deal

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Last Tuesday, Glencore’s fast-talking chief executive Ivan Glasenberg made his way to a five-star hotel in Moscow for a commodities conference.

Switzerland named ‘fourth worst company tax haven’

This content was published on Dec 12, 2016 The British-based NGO names Switzerland as the fourth-worst offender, with only Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands listed as having more aggressive tax regimes. The Swiss authorities have dismissed the study as being little more than sensationalism and insist that Switzerland is “committed to combating tax evasion and tax fraud”. The State Secretariat for…

Julius Bär cleared over missing German millions

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 A German state department responsible for investigating irregularities over the 1990 reunification had demanded the return of CHF97 million plus CHF107 million in interest payments – a total of CHF204 million ($202 million) – from the Swiss private bank. An East German trading company is alleged to have withdrawn the money between 1990 and 1992…

AMAG faces criminal probe into VW emissions scam

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 German car manufacturer VW found itself in the centre of a storm in September last year after it was found to have installed software on 11 million vehicles that masked actual emissions levels. Some 180,000 vehicles in Switzerland were affected. The Swiss Attorney General collated some 2,000 complaints from around Switzerland and handed them to…

Bangladesh trade union joins FIFA Qatar complaint

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 The Netherlands Trade Union Confederation (FNV) initially lodged the complaint at the Zurich Commercial Court earlier this year. It accuses Zurich-based FIFA of breaking global labour standards by awarding the competition to a country that operates the “kafala” employment system. This requires all foreign workers in Qatar, and other Gulf countries, to be sponsored by…

BAKBasel positive over 2017 economy

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 Experts at the BAK Basel economic forecasting body have raised their economic forecast for Switzerland in 2017.

Over 500 proceedings against Uber drivers

This content was published on Dec 9, 2016 There were 559 criminal procedures against the ride sharing service Uber in 2015 and 2016 in Zurich and Lausanne, the police have said.

Parliament stubs out tobacco advertising restrictions

This content was published on Dec 8, 2016 The House of Representatives on Thursday joined the Senate in refusing to pass a law on tobacco advertising on the grounds it went too far and was unlikely to be effective. The law was intended to prevent young people from smoking at an early age. Health Minister Alain Berset, who was in favour of the…

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