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Banks release more dormant account names

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 The dormant account registerExternal link was started last year as a result of changes to the banking law. It obliges banks to publicise the names of account holders with whom contact has been lost for at least 60 years, provided the account holds at least CHF500 ($498). They are not linked to the Swiss accounts…

The end of a Swiss nuclear power plant

This content was published on Nov 16, 2016 Ahead of a vote calling for 45 year limits to nuclear power plants, we look at what dismantling a nuclear power plant involves.

Pieth and Stiglitz warn of offshore tax haven dangers

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 Tax havens must be treated as “carriers of a dangerous disease” to be quarantined, warns a new report.

How Berber women are fighting desertification

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 The sale of oil from a drought-resistant tree has become a lifeline for a group of Berber women in Morocco.

Multinationals fear for Switzerland as a business location

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 One of the main reasons multinational companies move to Switzerland is the tax regime – seven out of ten said the attractive tax system was why they set up shop in Switzerland. Most enjoy a special tax status. However, only 42% of the 850 companies questioned by KPMG thought the tax system would remain an…

San Sebastián seeks inspiration for more people power

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 Political Culture from Local Participation to Global Coexistence is the theme of this year’s Global Democracy Forum in Donostia.

Indian student takes on luxury Swiss watch industry

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 Would you hire a complete amateur living halfway around the world to design a Swiss watch, costing tens of thousands of dollars?

Further gloom in store for Swiss watchmakers

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 Sentiment is depressed but hope lingers on, says Ralph Atkins of the Financial Times.

Playa de la Concha beach, a prime site in Donostia / San Sebastián

Cities attempt a democratic new start

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 At the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy 2016, some 200 experts are gathering to help push forward the development towards more local democracy.

Swiss unfazed by risk of nuclear accident

This content was published on Nov 13, 2016 According to the survey carried out by the firm Marketagent and published in the German language weekly Schweiz am Sonntag on Sunday, only 37.3% of respondents could envision a Swiss version of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Of the 1,073 people surveyed in the German- and French-speaking parts of the country, 54.5% were…

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