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Firms respond to risks for overseas staff

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Protecting workers from crime, kidnapping, terrorist acts, natural catastrophes and medical emergencies has spawned a dedicated branch of the insurance industry and a number of specialist service companies. So far this year, companies have had to contend with employees being caught in Australian floods, the Arab Spring uprisings, the New Zealand earthquake, a volcanic eruption…

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Swiss among dead in Botswana plane crash

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 The aircraft, carrying foreign tourists, failed to take off and caught fire in the Okavango Delta region of northern Botswana. Four other people from Britain and France, as well as the British pilot, are reported dead. Four others – two tourists and two locals – are said to have survived the accident and are being…

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Calmy-Rey praises Arab Spring activists

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Speaking at the annual Political Affairs Division IV conference in Bern on Tuesday, Calmy-Rey praised their courage and efforts in northern Africa and the Middle East. The focus of this year’s conference is the uprisings in the Arab world. “You are the future of your country and your region because you are fighting for change,…

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Swiss want to raise game with Brazil and Chile

This content was published on Oct 18, 2011 Johann Schneider-Ammann wrapped up an official visit to South America on Monday with a meeting with the Chilean economics and foreign ministers and a joint call to renew the 2004 free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association (Efta) and Chile. Earlier this week Schneider-Ammann thanked his Brazilian hosts for a number ten football…

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Review calls for more efficient health system

This content was published on Oct 17, 2011 The federal health authorities on Monday acknowledged the joint report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Health Organization (WHO). “It is a valuable guide for health policy and it shows that we are on the right track,” Pascal Strupler, head of the Federal Health Office, told a news conference.…

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“Mubarak sons have millions in Swiss banks”

This content was published on Oct 17, 2011 The major share – $300 million – was held by 49-year-old Alaa, Mubarak’s elder son, said deputy justice minister Assem al-Gohary, who also heads the Illicit Gains Authority which is assigned with retrieving illegal money stashed abroad. Al-Gohary said on Monday Swiss authorities were investigating whether Alaa was involved in money laundering along with other…

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Ban Ki-moon thanks Calmy-Rey

This content was published on Oct 17, 2011 Ban said on Monday he planned to appoint Calmy-Rey to an unspecified UN role after she retires from Swiss politics at the end of the year. She is one of 22 leaders serving on Ban’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability, a top priority in his second five-year term that starts in January. “I will miss…

Getting back to business in Libya

This content was published on Oct 17, 2011 However, there is still a lot of work to be done before business with Libya can go back to how it was under Moammar Gaddafi’s rule or even expand. Some first steps have included Switzerland re-opening its embassy in Tripoli over the weekend. This followed Switzerland setting up a liaison office in Benghazi in July.…

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Zurich protest stragglers break camp

This content was published on Oct 17, 2011 The main protest in what is the symbolic heart of the Swiss banking industry had attracted around 1,000 people. Around 40 protestors stayed on but left voluntarily on Monday morning after a request by police to vacate the area. They were expected to head to another location in the city. Demonstrations took place across the…

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Parliamentarians convene in Bern to talk change

This content was published on Oct 17, 2011 Ban Ki-moon told the gathering on Sunday that in the wake of the global financial crisis, people were “losing trust in governments and institutions to do the right things”. Lawmakers had to resolve debt issues and offer reassurance citizens about the future. The three-day assembly, hosted by the Swiss parliament, is being attended by 1,400…

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