Новости за 22.05.2024

Switzerland is supporting the fight against poverty in rural areas worldwide with a total of CHF49.5 million ($54.1 million) over the next three years. The focus is on strengthening small farmers and sustainable agriculture as well as the fight against hunger. The Federal Council has approved the Swiss contribution to the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as announced on Wednesday. According to the statement, CHF47 million will be used to replenish the fund every three years... Читать дальше...

A total of 19 suspects were arrested on Wednesday in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Turkey in a cross-border raid against a Turkish criminal organisation. According to the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland, property searches were carried out in cantons Aargau and Zurich in connection with the raid. The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) carried out the searches as part of a request for mutual legal assistance from Milan with the support of the Federal Police (Fedpol) and cantonal police in Aargau and Zurich. Читать дальше...

The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries and related technology sectors continue to face an uncomfortable situation. However, there are increasing signs that the bottom of the downturn will be reached this year. In the first quarter of 2024, member companies' sales and orders fell by 5.4% and 2.3% respectively compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Exports of goods fell by 8.5%, as the business association, Swissmem, reported on Wednesday. The business situation in the industry remains challenging... Читать дальше...

The European Court of Human Rights has overreached its authority with its climate judgement against Switzerland. This is the view of the Senate Legal Affairs Committee. It is asking the Senate to issue a declaration to this effect. Daniel Jositsch (social democrat from Zurich) chairman of the Senate Legal Affairs Committee (RK-S) told the media in Bern on Tuesday that the committee voted 10 to 3 that the Senate should adopt the declaration. The Senate will decide on the declaration in the summer session. Читать дальше...

Five workers were exposed late Tuesday night to a liquid chemical leaking from a freight container which was being transported by train through the Lötschberg tunnel. There was no danger to the public or the environment, Valais police said on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The five tunnel workers suffered respiratory problems and eye irritation. They were treated on site and no hospitalisation was necessary, a spokesman for Valais cantonal police told press agency Keystone-SDA. The... Читать дальше...

In January 2012 Konrad Hummler, partner of Swiss private bank Wegelin, had to sell the bank overnight because he was threatened with indictment in the United States. In hindsight, the story tells us so much more than the end of a private bank. In the end, things had to happen very quickly: Wegelin’s management sold a large part of the bank to Raiffeisen in just three weeks in January 2012. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. All that was left was the side of the business dealing with US customers ... Читать дальше...

Klaus Schwab will soon be relinquishing his current position as head of the World Economic Forum, the 86-year-old announced in an e-mail to staff on Tuesday. A WEF spokesperson confirmed reports to the Keystone-SDA news agency. By January 2025, Schwab will change role from executive chairman to chairman of the Board of Trustees, the spokesperson said. It was initially unclear who would take over Schwab's duties. The change is expected to take place before the next edition of the WEF’s annual flagship meeting in January. Читать дальше...

Wealthy donors come from around the world to create their non-profit foundations in Geneva, where they benefit from a flexible legal framework.  Where does their money come from, and where does it go? It is the job of supervisory authorities to find out. But Geneva’s philanthropists could easily slip through the system’s many cracks. Part 1 Welcome to Geneva! With more than 13,500 philanthropic foundations and assets of around CHF140 billion ($154 billion), Switzerland is one of the largest centres for philanthropy worldwide. Читать дальше...

Wealthy donors come from around the world to create their non-profit foundations in Geneva, where they benefit from a flexible legal framework.  Where does their money come from, and where does it go? It is the job of supervisory authorities to find out. But Geneva’s philanthropists could easily slip through the system’s many cracks. Part 1 Welcome to Geneva! With more than 13,500 philanthropic foundations and assets of around CHF140 billion ($154 bilion), Switzerland is one of the largest centres for philanthropy worldwide. Читать дальше...