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Swiss to request legal aid from Egypt

This content was published on Jan 31, 2014 In a statement on Friday, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said that it was seeking assistance in obtaining evidence of possible predicate offences to money laundering – in other words, ones committed in order to lay the ground for subsequent offences. The office has thoroughly analysed the Egypt case and priority has been accorded to establishing…

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Swiss double tax treaties – a one-sided affair?

This content was published on Jan 31, 2014 Following mounting foreign pressure, the Swiss government relaxed its banking secrecy laws in March 2009, agreeing to adopt Organisation for Co-operation and Development (OECD) standards on administrative assistance in tax matters. Since then, Switzerland has renegotiated double taxation agreements (DTAs) with 42 countries containing the new international standard on exchange of tax information. But very…

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Criminal complaint filed into corruption allegations

This content was published on Jan 30, 2014 After reports in the Tages-Anzeiger and Der Bund newspapers on Thursday, the economics ministry confirmed that an administrative investigation had been launched after they were informed of the claims a week earlier. A criminal complaint was announced later on Thursday. The newspapers alleged that a departmental head at SECO had developed suspicious business dealings with…

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Roche reports profits, expects growth

This content was published on Jan 30, 2014 Roche’s net profits increased 18% in 2013 to CHF11.4 billion ($12.7 billion), falling short of the CHF11.62 billion average forecast by analysts in a Reuters poll. Driven by strong demand for its cancer and rheumatoid arthritis medicines, Roche’s full-year sales increased 3% to CHF46.78 billion, in line with forecasts. Roche said it planned to raise…

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Tax authorities eye minister’s family firm

This content was published on Jan 30, 2014 “There are indications that in recent years things might not have run optimally or correctly,” Bruno Knüsel, head of canton Bern’s tax administration, told the Rundschau programme on Swiss public television, SRF, on Wednesday. “We’re now going to look at all our internal documents once again.” The Ammann Group belongs to the family of Schneider-Ammann’s…

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Swiss double tax treaties – a one-sided affair?

This content was published on Jan 29, 2014

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Switzerland eases economic sanctions

This content was published on Jan 29, 2014 The Swiss cabinet agreed to suspend until August 14, 2014 all current sanctions on the trade with Iranian state authorities in precious metals and petrochemical products, as well as the transport of crude oil or petrochemicals and reinsurance and other financial services for crude oil. Switzerland has thus adapted its position according to the agreement…

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Views on the initiative to curb immigration

This content was published on Jan 29, 2014 Switzerland’s immigration policy is based on the free movement of people between this country and the European Union and limited access from third countries. The government fears that acceptance of the initiative would jeopardise its bilateral agreements with the European Union. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

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Second SBC poll for February votes

This content was published on Jan 29, 2014

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State visit takes Burkhalter to Auschwitz

This content was published on Jan 28, 2014 Burkhalter was accompanied to the camp by his wife and by a Swiss woman whose grandfather survived Auschwitz. During the visit, the Swiss president spoke of the importance of explaining to younger generations what had happened there and “how such tragedies can be avoided in future”. Earlier in the day, Burkhalter and Polish officials discussed…

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