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Bern freezes millions of Mubarak assets

This content was published on Feb 18, 2011 Details of the assets were released on Friday to the Swiss News Agency by ministry spokesman Adrian Sollberger, who was unable to give a precise figure. However, he said a number of financial intermediaries had approached the Swiss authorities with information. On Friday last week, Bern decided to freeze any assets in Switzerland of the…

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Swiss support Sudan in setting up central bank

This content was published on Feb 18, 2011 Representatives of the soon to be sovereign country and Swiss specialists have met in Zurich for a three-day workshop, a statement said on Friday. Among those attending were 14 delegates from the world of finance and banking in South Sudan, including the minster for financial and economic planning, and experts from the Swiss National Bank.…

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Swiss notified of Mubarak regime assets

This content was published on Feb 18, 2011 A week ago the Swiss authorities asked Swiss banks to search for and block any assets that might belong to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who stood down the same day after 30 years in power, as well as to ten members of his family and entourage. At the time the government said there was…

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New nation suffers legacy of the past

This content was published on Feb 16, 2011 When Kosovo became the world’s 193rd nation state on February 17, 2008, it was a cause for huge celebrations in the capital Pristina. Giant letters spelling out the words “New Born” were erected there as part of an outpouring of national pride. For the majority ethnic Albanian population, it marked the end of what they…

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Egypt appeals for Swiss legal aid

This content was published on Feb 16, 2011 On Friday the Swiss authorities asked Swiss banks to search for and block any assets that might belong to Mubarak and ten members of his family and entourage, who stood down the same day after 30 years in power. Anti-corruption campaigners praised Switzerland’s move to block Mubarak’s assets but said funds should never have been…

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Switzerland aims to extend tax cooperation

This content was published on Feb 16, 2011 The move affects Switzerland’s raft of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs) – in various stages of implementation – and is motivated by fear of being put back on an OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) black or grey list. The European Commission, which welcomed the Swiss government’s announcement, is pushing for an automatic exchange of…

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Tunisian migrants put Switzerland on standby

This content was published on Feb 15, 2011 Migration is one of the leading issues in the programmes of Swiss political parties as the country heads towards parliamentary elections in the autumn. Migration was also a major topic in debates at the World Social Forum which has just ended in the Senegalese capital, Dakar. The recent political turbulence in Tunisia has made the…

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Lampedusa, island of hope

This content was published on Feb 15, 2011 The southern Italian island of Lampedusa has been overwhelmed with Tunisians and other Africans trying to reach Europe in the aftermath of the Tunisian revolution.

Libya says top arbitrator picked for tribunal

This content was published on Feb 15, 2011 Philippe Kirsch, a former head of the International Criminal Court, is to chair an arbitration tribunal designed to end a long dispute between Switzerland and Libya, the ministry said in a statement. However the Swiss foreign ministry has declined to confirm the announcement. Relations between the two countries have been strained since July 2008 when…

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Campaigners praise Mubarak asset freeze

This content was published on Feb 15, 2011 The United States, the European Union and several countries have meanwhile been asked by Egypt to freeze the assets of former Egyptian officials, but Mubarak was not on the list. The issue will be discussed by EU finance ministers on Tuesday. Last Friday the Swiss government asked Swiss banks to search for and block any…

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