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Swiss Extradite an Arms Merchant

The event is sufficiently extraordinary to make the news: Switzerland [...]

Subscribers only 05.12.2002

Swiss Have Nothing to Worry About

The Swiss authorities seem alone in the northern hemisphere is not paying much heed to terrorist threats. Could one of [...]

Subscribers only 21.11.2002

What Will Happen to Al Qaeda's War Chest?

Out of 73 accounts presently frozen in Switzerland because they [...]

Subscribers only 21.11.2002

Algerians Cry Foul

Algeria’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Mohammed Salah Dembri, has lodged an angry protest with Bern over the [...]

Subscribers only 24.10.2002

Al Taqwa Enigma Still Unsolved

Constantly cited in inquiries into the funding of al Qaeda, the Al Taqwa trust company, established in Switzerland and the Bahamas, still remains very much an enigma.

Subscribers only 24.10.2002

Cracking Down on Electronic Piracy

One of the first meetings of all members of the Interpol Intellectual Property Crime Action Group will be held in [...]

Subscribers only 24.10.2002

EU Negotiates End to Swiss Bank Secrecy

The Swiss authorities are ready to drop Switzerland's near-sacred banking secrecy laws.

Subscribers only 10.10.2002

Swiss Intelligence More Pro-Active?

Switzerland’s Analysis and Prevention Service and its Strategic Intelligence Service [...]

Subscribers only 10.10.2002

Corporate NGOs Win Endorsement

The summit on sustainable development in Johannesburg provided an occasion for NGOs representing multinational firms to rub shoulders with more militant-minded NGOs.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 12.09.2002

Will Swiss Set Up a Federal Investigation Bureau?

A plan to revamp Switzerland’s domestic security system dubbed USIS [...]

Subscribers only 12.09.2002

Ambassador Friedrich's Hidden Agenda

An official from the Italian secret service has confirmed that Swiss ambassador Peter Friedrich worked for the CIA.

Subscribers only 29.08.2002

Will King Fahd Continue to Require Treatment?

Saudi Arabia’s king Fahd is said to be greatly diminished [...]

Subscribers only 25.07.2002

Crossroads for Arms Traffickers

The arrest of a go-between linked to arms smuggling networks on the French-Swiss border casts a spotlight on a number of cases in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.

Subscribers only 27.06.2002

Brussels Dents Swiss Bank Secrecy

The European Commission seems to be making some headway in persuading Switzerland to partially lift its banking secrecy veil. Despite protests from banks the federal government has made concessions.

Subscribers only 13.06.2002

King Fahd's Health "in Further Decline

Saudi Arabia's King Fahd turned up in Geneva a few days ago for medical consultations. His condition is deemed critical. [...]

Subscribers only 30.05.2002

The Embarrassing Case of Salinas' Dollars

After an investigation lasting a full seven years, the Swiss authorities have finally wound up the case of Raoul Salinas [...]

Subscribers only 16.05.2002

Bern Backtracks on Al Taqwa Probe

The Al Taqwa case is looking every more mysterious. Against a backdrop of rivalry between justice departments in Switzerland and [...]

Subscribers only 16.05.2002

Did Carlyle Truly Snub Yeslam?

Ever since the French judicial authorities began investigating Yeslam Bin [...]

Subscribers only 25.04.2002

Will BCGe Case Bounce Back in Lyons?

The BCGe affair continues to mark time in a big way. Presented in France as the largest case of money-laundering ever to be uncovered, it has fallen victim to foot dragging over questions of procedure.

Subscribers only 14.03.2002

CFSB's Reputation "Could Take a Knock

Once a strong backer of measures to fight money-laundering, the investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston looks headed for a [...]

Subscribers only 14.02.2002

Strange Dealings at BIS

Did the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is often called the central bank of central bank, cheat its shareholders? An inquiry has been opened, and could threaten its reputation.

Subscribers only 31.01.2002

The Powerlessness of Swiss Courts - in Figures

A study has cast an alarming light on the effectiveness of the courts in Switzerland. With regard organized crime, Bern has all the laws it needs to pursue criminals but the authorities use them with extreme caution.

Subscribers only 17.01.2002

What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

A new twist has occurred in the case surrounding the Banque Cantonal de Geneve (BCGe).

Subscribers only 13.12.2001

A Look at Past Swiss Intelligence Deals

Like a number of European nations, particularly France and Germany, Switzerland provided a lot of military backing for South Africa during the apartheid period.

Subscribers only 29.11.2001

Why Sirven Would Prefer to Confess?

Afred Sirven, the former no.2 man at Elf, has kept [...]

Subscribers only 29.11.2001

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All articles - Switzerland

Swiss Extradite an Arms Merchant

Swiss Have Nothing to Worry About

What Will Happen to Al Qaeda's War Chest?

Algerians Cry Foul

Al Taqwa Enigma Still Unsolved

Cracking Down on Electronic Piracy

EU Negotiates End to Swiss Bank Secrecy

Swiss Intelligence More Pro-Active?

Corporate NGOs Win Endorsement

Will Swiss Set Up a Federal Investigation Bureau?

Ambassador Friedrich's Hidden Agenda

Will King Fahd Continue to Require Treatment?

Crossroads for Arms Traffickers

Brussels Dents Swiss Bank Secrecy

King Fahd's Health "in Further Decline

The Embarrassing Case of Salinas' Dollars

Bern Backtracks on Al Taqwa Probe

Did Carlyle Truly Snub Yeslam?

Will BCGe Case Bounce Back in Lyons?

CFSB's Reputation "Could Take a Knock

Strange Dealings at BIS

The Powerlessness of Swiss Courts - in Figures

What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

A Look at Past Swiss Intelligence Deals

Why Sirven Would Prefer to Confess?

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All articles - Switzerland

Swiss Extradite an Arms Merchant

Swiss Have Nothing to Worry About

What Will Happen to Al Qaeda's War Chest?

Algerians Cry Foul

Al Taqwa Enigma Still Unsolved

Cracking Down on Electronic Piracy

EU Negotiates End to Swiss Bank Secrecy

Swiss Intelligence More Pro-Active?

Corporate NGOs Win Endorsement

Will Swiss Set Up a Federal Investigation Bureau?

Ambassador Friedrich's Hidden Agenda

Will King Fahd Continue to Require Treatment?

Crossroads for Arms Traffickers

Brussels Dents Swiss Bank Secrecy

King Fahd's Health "in Further Decline

The Embarrassing Case of Salinas' Dollars

Bern Backtracks on Al Taqwa Probe

Did Carlyle Truly Snub Yeslam?

Will BCGe Case Bounce Back in Lyons?

CFSB's Reputation "Could Take a Knock

Strange Dealings at BIS

The Powerlessness of Swiss Courts - in Figures

What Remains of BCGe's Secret Operations?

A Look at Past Swiss Intelligence Deals

Why Sirven Would Prefer to Confess?

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