Topic: Switzerland

Harrison in US Davis Cup team to play Switzerland

San Francisco Chronicle - 10 days ago
0 . U.S. Davis Cup captain Jim Courier has selected teenager Ryan Harrison to the four-man squad that will play Switzerland next month in the first ...

Switzerland's Oldest Bank Is Selling Its Non-US Business After Tax Evasion Charges

Business Insider - 10 days ago
The oldest private Swiss bank has announced its intentions to sell its non-US assets to fellow Swiss bank Raiffeisen, AFP reports. The 270-year-old...

Davos Potpourri, Day 3: Masters of Creation

DealBook - 10 days ago
Despite being misunderstood by sci-fi nerds the world over, Davos - the one in Switzerland - is proceeding at a brisk, impressive clip this...

Pushed Out New York Times CEO Takes $21 Million, Leaves Uncertainty

Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine - 10 days ago
Bloomberg reports today that the sudden resignation of New York Times Company CEO Janet Robinson at the end of 2011 came because she was pushed out...

Wegelin sells non-U.S. business to Raiffeisen

Reuters, UK - 11 days ago
Wegelin, one of Switzerland's oldest banks, has been forced to sell its non-U.S. business to Raiffeisen after U.S. authorities had threatened to...

Readmission accord with Tunisia discussed

Swiss Info - 11 days ago
Switzerland will seek improved cooperation with Tunisia on migration issues after the two countries foreign ministers met on Thursday at the World...

New limitations to alcohol sales proposed

Swiss Info - 11 days ago
Alcoholic beverages will not be taxed more in Switzerland, but new restrictions on sales will be implemented under new legislation put forward by...

HOUSE OF THE DAY: Buy This Absurdly Large Ski Chalet In The Swiss Alps For $71 Million

Business Insider - 11 days ago
The L-Raphael chalet in the heart of Verbier's ski resort is on sale for $71 million, by Sotheby's real estate agent David Tellenne. The property...

Apax Said to Plan $1.5 Billion in Financing for Orange Switzerland Buyout

Bloomberg - 11 days ago
Apax Partners LLP plans to raise 1.4 billion Swiss francs ($1.5 billion) of loans and bonds for its leveraged buyout of France Telecom SA's Orange...

Thieves make off with weighty loot

IOL, South Africa - 11 days ago
Swiss police say thieves have purloined a 220-pound (100-kilo) safe from a youth hostel in a ski resort and apparently used a stolen snowboard to...