Switzerland

  • Jun 20, 2011
  • 6 min read

Bank regulation delay becomes politically attractive

Financial regulators will meet in Basel on June 23-24 to discuss capital requirements on global...

International
  • Jun 14, 2011
  • 2 min read

Italian nuclear defeat may boost French power exports

A majority of voters yesterday rejected a law allowing serving ministers immunity from...

Italy
  • Jun 1, 2011
  • 7 min read

German nuclear U-turn will boost natural gas

On May 30, the government announced that Germany would phase out nuclear power by 2022. Although...

Germany
  • May 26, 2011
  • 7 min read

'Fat taxes' will not halt Europe's obesity crisis

Obesity affects 10-30% of adults in EU countries. Over half the region's population is not...

EU
  • May 26, 2011
  • 2 min read

Stress tests may not address Europe's nuclear concerns

EU regulators yesterday agreed the criteria for stress tests to begin on June 1 on the 143...

EU
  • May 20, 2011
  • 2 min read

Emerging markets will not solve global pharma problems

Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda yesterday announced that it will acquire Nycomed -- a...

International
  • Apr 28, 2011
  • 2 min read

J&J-Synthes deal highlights global M&A potential

US healthcare products manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) yesterday announced an agreement to...

International
  • Apr 14, 2011
  • 6 min read

Corporate tax set to decline globally

Corporate tax reforms have the capacity to change the global economic landscape. Countries are...

International