Swiss war game envisages invasion by bankrupt French
From The Telegraph: [...] Famous for its bank secrecy laws, Switzerland often comes under criticism for allowing foreign account holders to hide their wealth from tax officials at home. But these...
View ArticleSwiss vote for sweet minimum monthly wage: $2,800
From RT: Some 120,000 Swiss signatories have put their names to a petition demanding a monthly minimum wage of $2,800 (2,500 Swiss francs) for every single member of the working adult population....
View ArticleSwitzerland backs quotas on migrants as referendum ‘receives approval by...
From The Independent: Relations between Switzerland and the rest of Europe have been plunged into confusion after the Swiss appeared to have voted in favour of a ceiling on foreign migrants – including...
View ArticleNew Law Requires Swiss Banks to Report Customers Evading Tax: Interview with...
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View ArticleSwitzerland May Soon Have World’s Highest Minimum Wage
Christopher Zara reports for The International Business Times: On May 18, Swiss voters will decide a referendum that would create a national minimum wage of 22 Swiss francs ($24.99) per hour, or 4,000...
View ArticleSwiss voters reject plan to establish world’s highest minimum wage
Julia Kollewe reports for The Guardian: ‘Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to create what would have been the world’s highest minimum wage after siding with the government and business leaders in a...
View ArticleCredit Suisse Bank Pleads Guilty to Decades of Tax Evasion, But Execs Avoid...
‘European banking giant Credit Suisse has pleaded guilty to helping American clients avoid paying taxes by concealing assets in illegal, undeclared bank accounts — becoming the largest bank to plead...
View Article5 Things You Need to Know About Credit Suisse’s Criminal Charge: Interview...
‘Swiss bank Credit Suisse becomes the first bank to be criminally charged after the 2008 financial crash, but tax expert James Henry explains how this is not a real victory for citizens looking to...
View ArticleSwitzerland ‘could grant Edward Snowden asylum if he testifies against NSA’
Natasha Culzac reports for The Independent: ‘Switzerland would grant Edward Snowden asylum if he revealed the extent of espionage activities by the US government, recommendations by the Swiss Attorney...
View ArticleFIFA to face same scrutiny as ‘worst dictators on this planet’
Keir Radnedge reports for World Soccer: ‘Legislative changes are on their way so Swiss law enforcement agencies can keep a closer eye on senior figures in the international sports federations which...
View ArticleMarkets Nervous Ahead of Swiss Gold Vote
Chiara Albanese and Ese Erheriene report for The Wall Street Journal: ‘Gold and currencies markets are starting to show their first nerves ahead of a referendum in Switzerland that could potentially...
View ArticleHSBC files show bank helped clients dodge millions in tax
HSBC files show how Swiss bank helped clients dodge taxes and hide millions HSBC bank ‘helped clients dodge millions in tax’ HSBC Swiss bank operated like cash machine for rich clients The Bank of Tax...
View ArticleBanking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators and Arms Dealers
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reports: ‘Secret documents reveal that global banking giant HSBC profited from doing business with arms dealers who channeled mortar bombs to...
View ArticleThe Great Swiss Bank Heist
Patrick Radden Keefe reports for The New Yorker: A few days before Christmas in 2008, Hervé Falciani was in a meeting at his office, in Geneva, when a team of police officers arrived to arrest him....
View ArticleA Deadly Day: Russian Ambassador Assassinated, Berlin Truck Crash and Zürich...
Amy Goodman speaks to Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and the author of several books, about the three deadly events which took place on 19th December and the wider context...
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