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Swiss Govt proposes new laws against illicit wealth in banks
Facing demands from India and other countries for banking details of persons with alleged black money in Switzerland, the European nation has proposed new rules for combating money laundering and mandating extra due diligence by banks before accepting clients' money. #India #finance ministry #NewsTracker #Switzerland
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Many killed in shooting at Swiss factory
Swiss news agency SDA quoted the rescue helicopter service REGA as saying it had flown four seriously injured people to hospital. #NewsTracker #Switzerland #Kronospan #Menznau
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Must read: How the Swiss are turning against the super-rich
Parts of the country are also considering scrapping the tax breaks that have lured wealthy foreigners such as Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, and Switzerland's richest man, Ingvar Kamprad, the Swedish founder of Ikea #HowThisWorks #Black money #Switzerland #Swiss Bank accounts #Super rich #inequality
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Swissinfo
Switzerland take silver at world championships
More and more train tickets are printed by computers; the traditional card ticket is today rarely used. The Aeschbacher company in Worb near Bern still cuts these and prints them with lead type. [...] The European Court of Justice could settle difference #Switzerland #European Court of Justice #European Union
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China Daily
FTA with Switzerland proceeds at fast pace
China and Switzerland are poised to seal a free trade agreement in an accelerated manner based on the willingness and strong motivation of both countries to conclude the talks, Jiang Yaoping, vice-minister of commerce, said at a news conference on Thursd #China #European Union #Switzerland
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Montreal Gazette
Sweden beats Switzerland 5-1 for world hockey gold
STOCKHOLM - Henrik Sedin scored twice as Sweden won the gold medal at the IIHF World Hockey Championship with a 5-1 victory over Switzerland on Sunday. Erik Gustafsson, Simon Hjalmarsson and Loui Eriksson also scored for Sweden, which became the first co #Henrik Sedin #Loui Eriksson #Soviet Union




