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Helping consumers find fair fashion
Just SFr0.10 ($0.09) of the cost of a T-shirt can make the difference between a life of dignity and one of poverty for the seamstress.
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Credit Suisse to eliminate 5,300 jobs
Credit Suisse on Thursday said it would cut 5,300 jobs – 11 per cent of its global workforce – including around 650 positions in Switzerland.
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Companies see light at end of tunnel
Many Swiss firms are still confident of posting further growth in 2009 while most expect the worst of the global economic downturn to be over by next autumn.
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Swiss banking has to push for more quality
Banks in Switzerland are at a turning point and must concentrate on more quality and introduce fresh faces if they are to regain their past glory, a new book argues.
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UBS clients plan defences in tax evasion probe
Wealthy American clients of UBS are adopting different strategies to counter the threat of confidential data being handed over to a United States tax evasion probe.
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Switzerland could reel in more health tourists
Although reputed for its healthcare, Switzerland could still do more to attract wealthy foreigners looking for top class treatment, experts believe.
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Shareholders approve UBS bailout plan
Shareholders at Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, have voted in favour of a $60 billion (SFr72 billion) rescue package from the Swiss National Bank (SNB).
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UBS executives forgo bonuses
Former UBS chairman Marcel Ospel and two other directors have waived bonuses worth a total of SFr33 million ($27.8 million).
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Mafia targets Switzerland for business
Despite the global economic downturn, business is booming for the Italian Mafia, with an estimated annual revenue of around €90 billion (SFr138 billion).
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Languages generate one tenth of Swiss GDP
Switzerland's multilingual heritage gives it a competitive advantage worth SFr46 billion ($38.15 billion), says a study presented in Bern this week.
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