European court ruling puts cautious Swiss in climate bind
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Dave Graham GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland for all its snow-capped mountains and crisp Alpine air has failed to protect its people from the ravages of climate change, as…
Swiss National Bank renews pledge to stem franc’s rise in rare comment
By John Revill ZURICH – The Swiss National Bank repeated on Monday its pledge to intervene on the currency markets to curb a rise in the franc after safe-haven inflows driven by…
Swiss politician files criminal complaint against Credit Suisse
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH – A Swiss member of parliament has filed a criminal complaint against Credit Suisse, he told Reuters on Friday, asking the country’s attorney general to investigate potential…
Swiss to waive anti-trust rules for gas companies seeking new supplies
ZURICH – Switzerland will waive anti-trust rules to allow gas companies to coordinate to find new supply and storage capacity to help the country cope with uncertainties caused by Russian hostilities in…
Swiss labour unions launch demand for SNB cash to bail out pensions
ZURICH -The Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB) decided on Friday to launch a campaign for a referendum on tapping into the Swiss National Bank’s cash pile to help shore up the national…
Temasek, Salesforce.Com invest in Swiss climate specialist South Pole
ZURICH – Climate finance specialist South Pole has won Singapore’s Temasek and the investment arm of Salesforce.Com Inc as minority investors after a new round of funding, the Swiss group said on…
Swiss banks criticise steps to cool runaway property market
By John Revill ZURICH -Swiss banks have criticised planned new measures designed to cool the country’s red hot property market, saying the steps were unnecessary and would do nothing to slow rising…
Ex-banker tells Swiss court that strip club visits were business-related
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Oliver Hirt ZURICH – A former top Swiss banker charged with making millions of dollars through fraudulent deals said on Tuesday that a near 200,000 Swiss francs…
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