Switzerland

UBS’s Credit Suisse takeover, ‘deal of the century’?

ZURICH – Did banking giant UBS make “the deal of the century” when it bought one of the world’s biggest…

3 months ago

Red Cross receives gold bars left on Swiss train

GENEVA – A mysterious stash of 120 gold bars found on a Swiss train nearly four years ago has been…

3 months ago

Swiss watchmakers counting the clock until Chinese tourists return

GENEVA, Switzerland | Switzerland’s major luxury watch brands are cautiously optimistic that Chinese tourists will boost sales this year, if…

8 months ago

Strengthening Malaysia’s position in Davos

I WOULD like to respond to your article dated Jan 29 entitled “Anwar wise to skip Davos. Tengku Zafrul, tell…

10 months ago

Portugal’s young gun Ramos stepping into Ronaldo’s shoes

DOHA – Goncalo Ramos was thrown into the eye of the storm, but it was Portugal’s 21-year-old striker who brought…

12 months ago

Credit Suisse banking on restructure revamp

ZURICH, Switzerland – New Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Koerner, faced with trying to turn around the beleaguered bank following multiple…

1 year ago

Swiss banks seek most dollars since 2008 in bid for easy profit

Banks in Switzerland sought the most dollars since 2008 using an emergency dollar swap facility provided by the Federal Reserve…

1 year ago

Switzerland’s glaciers are becoming a front-row seat to climate destruction

FOR most of its existence glaciology has been a slow-moving profession, but this year is different. The belting heat waves…

1 year ago

China firms from pharma to tools join Swiss GDR frenzy, sources say

Chinese companies are doling out mandates to investment banks for share sales in Switzerland, encouraged by the relative success of…

1 year ago

Global wealth hit record high of US$530t in 2021

GLOBAL wealth rose 10.6% last year to reach a record high of US$530 trillion in 2021 and is set to…

1 year ago

Neutral Switzerland’s economy shaken by sanctions on Russia

By AFP Switzerland's newly adopted tough stance on Russia has forced the Swiss economy to readjust to sanctions, blowing a…

2 years ago

Swiss president tests positive for COVID-19

by BERNAMA GENEVA - Swiss President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis (picture) has tested positive for COVID-19, said a government…

2 years ago

Shell’s tax-free days in the Bahamas are numbered

OIL trading is a very profitable business. If you manage to pay no taxes on it and can work from…

2 years ago