Switzerland

  • Oct 26, 2010
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: G20 boosts IMF global stability role

G20 finance ministers and central bankers agreed on an outline for IMF reform at their October...

International
  • Oct 22, 2010
  • 6 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Currency intervention has hidden risks

G20 finance ministers meeting today and tomorrow in Gyeongju (South Korea) are discussing a...

International
  • Oct 4, 2010
  • 1 min read

SWITZERLAND: Stricter capital ratios set new standard

A Swiss government-appointed commission recommended today that Credit Suisse and UBS should raise...

Switzerland
  • Sep 28, 2010
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Forex intervention unlikely to last

Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega yesterday warned that the world faces a "currency war"....

International
  • Sep 27, 2010
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Recession is creating a lost generation

The under-25s have been worse affected by the post-2008 labour market weaknesses and unemployment...

  • Sep 23, 2010
  • 2 min read

SWITZERLAND: Women now outnumber men in government

Women ministers yesterday outnumbered their male counterparts in the Federal Council for the...

Switzerland
  • Sep 17, 2010
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Euro price could move higher

The Japanese government on September 15 intervened in currency markets to weaken the yen. ...

International
  • Aug 25, 2010
  • 7 min read

EUROPE: Small states prefer partial EU integration

Europe's smallest states face a big challenge -- how to respond to the ongoing process of...

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