UBS has won a significant boost in its battle with the Swiss government after influential lawmakers backed a proposal to substantially reduce the bank’s proposed new capital requirements. Under the compromise plan,
UBS has won a significant boost in its battle with the Swiss government after influential lawmakers backed a proposal to substantially reduce the bank’s proposed new capital requirements. Under the compromise plan,
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The poster still hangs outside the Migrolino kiosk at the railway station, as if the event were about to begin. Beside it stand heavily armed members of the cantonal police, an unmistakable
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Switzerland is moving toward rejecting a proposal to impose a constitutional cap limiting its population to 10 million people by the year 2050, according to early projections published by Swiss media following
More Swiss lawmakers are debating revisions to proposed capital rules for UBS that could materially reduce the financial burden placed on Switzerland’s largest bank, following the collapse of Credit Suisse in 2023, according
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A high-stakes referendum in Switzerland is set to decide whether the country should legally cap its population at 10 million, a move that has ignited a fierce national and European debate over
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Swiss leaders are confronting a historic shift in the country’s long-held policy of neutrality, as Russia’s aggression and uncertainty over American commitment to Europe push Bern toward closer cooperation with the EU
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America could soon claim part of the production of the iconic Swiss Army knife, as Victorinox considers moving some of its operations to the United States in response to heavy import tariffs,
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Switzerland is re-evaluating its traditionally cautious stance on European integration following a sudden tariff escalation by the United States, a move that has triggered widespread concern across Swiss political and business circles.
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Response: The following story published on March 16, we stated that Hansjörg Wyss’s money “has helped elect prominent Democrats, including Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia, Governors Gavin Newsom (California)
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An open letter to Dr. Siri Walt, Swiss Ambassador to Sri Lanka, has sharply criticised Switzerland’s failure to address human rights concerns, particularly its neglect of women’s rights, before championing asset recovery
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