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‘The Alpine Club helped mould Swiss identity’

This content was published on Jul 18, 2013 “More than a Mountain Sport” — the motto chosen by the club to celebrate 150 years in existence is certainly appropriate. The club, founded 15 years after the birth of the modern federal Swiss state, has played an important role in forging a national identity, according to mountaineering specialist Anker. Anker has notably edited the…

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Inheritance tax deal signed with France

This content was published on Jul 11, 2013 Under the accord signed in the French capital on Thursday, inheritances would be taxed based on where the recipient resides not where the deceased lived, as used to be the case. France, which taxes inheritance progressively up to 45 per cent, compared with Switzerland’s maximum of seven per cent, hopes the new agreement will make…

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Silence and anger in the Alps

This content was published on Jul 11, 2013 Situated at nearly 2,000 metres’ altitude in the Lötschental valley in south-western Switzerland the site is accessible only via cable car or on foot in winter. The small mountain road is also closed for private traffic in summer, and guests need a special permit from the local authorities to drive up to their holiday homes.…

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Swiss hope for political solution in Egypt

This content was published on Jul 10, 2013 Following continued violent clashes between different groups of demonstrators and between demonstrators and security forces, the ministry called on Wednesday on all political actors in Egypt “to assume their responsibilities, commit to peaceful forms of political expression and oppose all use of force”. In a statement, the ministry said it particularly regretted the large number…

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Free trade agreement signed with China

This content was published on Jul 6, 2013 The comprehensive agreement, signed after several years of negotiations, will improve Switzerland’s ability to export goods and services to the rapidly growing Chinese market. China is the world’s second largest economy after the United States, and one of Switzerland’s most important economic partners. In 2012 Switzerland exported goods to China valued at CHF7.8 billion ($8.1…

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Humanity at war

This content was published on Jul 6, 2013 The exhibition held at the Espace ExpoSIG at the Pont de la Machine in Geneva features images by photographers Didier Ruef (China), Meinrad Schade (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Christoph Bangert (Fukushima), Thomas Kern (Haïti), Reto Albertalli (Afghanistan) and Olivier Vogelsang (Libya). The exhibition also features an animation film on cluster bombs in southern Lebanon…

Surprise over fewer untaxed British assets

This content was published on Jul 5, 2013 Its comments come in its first assessment of a British-Swiss tax deal, forged last year, which aims to sweep Swiss banks clean of undeclared money held in accounts of British clients. The agreement imposes a one-off levy on money in Britons’ undeclared Swiss bank accounts and taxes future interest payments with effect from January 1…

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Tax evasion isn’t just for foreign bank clients

This content was published on Jul 5, 2013 The local authorities in Egerkingen, canton Solothurn, have just revealed the names of six people who have avoided paying their taxes for years despite have sufficient income – a decision that could have legal consequences due to Switzerland’s data protection legislation. If anything, this situation clearly shows that the Swiss aren’t as honest as they…

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Egyptian revolution faces fresh challenges

This content was published on Jul 4, 2013 Mursi’s dramatic but essentially bloodless removal by the army a year after being democratically elected marked another twist in the turmoil that has gripped the Arab world’s most populous country in the two years since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. The United Nations, the United States and other world powers did not condemn Mursi’s removal…

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Chinese dragon hobbled by cultural differences

This content was published on Jul 4, 2013 Hankou Jingwu is a food manufacturer with headquarters in Wuhan, central China. Its production is geared to the local market, but it is now looking at Switzerland. According to Juan Wu, an economist at the ZHAW technical college in Zurich, this is a significant example of growing Chinese interest in the country. “The company would…

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