Switzerland
SWITZERLAND/GERMANY: Swiss ire raised over bank jibe
The Swiss government may delay purchasing German-made fighter aircraft at a meeting tomorrow, the...
SwitzerlandSWITZERLAND: Currency devaluation
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) yesterday intervened in foreign exchange markets to weaken the...
SwitzerlandEUROPE/INTERNATIONAL: Havens adopt varied defences
The OECD has added Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg to its black list of tax havens, the...
InternationalSWITZERLAND: GDP not awful, but worse is to come
GDP fell 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to figures released today by the State...
SwitzerlandINTERNATIONAL: Prudence drives 'retreat' of finance
The global financial crisis and subsequent economic downturn has engendered much discussion over...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Swiss banking opens up
A filing by the US Justice Department yesterday called for Swiss bank UBS to release details of...
SWITZERLAND: No vote would cause economic headache
A referendum will take place on Sunday over whether to extend access to the Swiss Labour market...
SwitzerlandWESTERN EUROPE: Recession may not boost the far-Right
The electoral success of far-right parties across Europe, especially in Austria and Switzerland,...