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Transocean Inc. Announces Proposed Redomestication from Cayman Islands to Switzerland: HOUSTON -- Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) announced today that its board of directors has unanimously approved moving the place of incorporation of its group holding company from the Cayman Islands to Switzerland. Transocean's shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of the proposal at a shareholders meeting. If approved by...; Tags: FINANCE, incorporation, SEC, shareholder, Switzerland, tax; Research articles 2008-10-09
NYU Stern School and Swiss Finance Institute Launch Banking & Financial Institutions Management MBA: NEW YORK & ZURICH, Switzerland -- The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business and the Swiss Finance Institute announce a new executive learning program to tackle future challenges presented by the global financial system. The specialized executive MBA in Banking and Financial Institutions Management assembles a faculty...; Tags: Banking, FINANCE, financial, Institute, MBA, New York University, Stern, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-09-03
Mexican film "Parque Via" wins top Locarno prize: LOCARNO, Switzerland AFP — Mexican film-maker Enrique Rivero on Saturday took home the top prize of Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival with his film "Parque Via," about a man who has put himself in voluntary seclusion. Scooping up the Golden Leopard prize, Rivero's film features Beto, who has isolated himself...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, filmmaker, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-08-16
Switzerland Has an Advanced Telecom Market With One of the Highest Broadband Penetration Rates in the OECD: DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ebe0d4/switzerland_key) has announced the addition of the "Switzerland - Key Statistics Telecom Market & Regulatory Overviews" report to their offering. The country's mountainous topography helped to establish a number of cable networks, though in recent years DSL has become the preferred means of...; Tags: broadband, network, NETWORKING, OECD, Switzerland, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephony; Research articles 2008-08-05
Euro 2008 generates record profits: ZURICH, Switzerland AFP — The Euro 2008 football championship generated record profits of 250 million euros (392 million dollars), European football's governing body UEFA announced on Tuesday. A total financial turnover of 1.3 billion euros was generated during the June 7-29 tournament which was co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland....; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, financial, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-07-29

Libya halting fuel supplies to Switzerland: TRIPOLI AFP — OPEC member Libya said on Thursday it will halt fuel supplies to key oil client Switzerland in the latest reprisal for last week's brief detention in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. The General National Maritime Transport Company and the Port Authority said...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Geneva, Investment, Leadership, Libya, Manufacturing, ministry, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-07-24
Libya halting fuel supplies to Switzerland: TRIPOLI AFP — OPEC member Libya said on Thursday it will halt fuel supplies to key oil client Switzerland in the latest reprisal for last week's brief detention in Geneva of a son of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. The General National Maritime Transport Company and the Port Authority said...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Geneva, Investment, Leadership, Libya, Manufacturing, ministry, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-07-24
Testing for sound bones: X-ray technology is the gold standard for measuring bone density, but cheaper ultrasound scans can provide useful density measurements, a new study in the July Radiology finds. Idris Guessous of Emory University in Atlanta and colleagues in Switzerland tested ultrasound on one heel each of 6,174 women ages 70 to...; Tags: Atlanta, Emory University, researcher, Switzerland, women; Research articles 2008-07-19
Saab Offers Gripen to Switzerland: STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: Saab (STO:SAABB) has today submitted a Gripen proposal to Switzerland. The proposal was handed over to the Swiss department for procurement of technologically complex systems and defence technology, armasuisse, in Berne. The proposal is a response to the Request for Proposal RFP which...; Tags: Manufacturing, Saab, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-07-02
Saab AB submits Gripen proposal to Switzerland: NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-2 July 2008-Saab AB submits Gripen proposal to SwitzerlandC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab AB (OMX Stockholm: SAAB B) said on Wednesday (2 July) that it has submitted a Gripen proposal to Switzerland. The proposal was handed over to the Swiss...; Tags: Manufacturing, Saab, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-07-02
Swiss teens take less alcohol, tobacco, but more hard drugs: study: GENEVA AFP — Teenagers in Switzerland are drinking less alcohol and using less tobacco and cannabis than they did four years ago, but hard drugs are gaining ground, according to a study published on Tuesday. Higher prices, a ban on sales and a focus on prevention are credited with...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, alcohol, Switzerland, tobacco; Research articles 2008-07-01
UBS under renewed pressure on further writedown talk: ZURICH AFP — Shares in Swiss banking giant UBS came under renewed pressure on Monday after weekend reports suggested that the bank would report further billions in asset write-downs and losses for the second quarter. At 12.45 am, the stock was showing a fall of 3.3 percent to 21.66...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, bank, Switzerland, UBS AG; Research articles 2008-06-30
Lausanne offers table football with a twist: LAUSANNE, Switzerland AFP — The Swiss city of Lausanne, disappointed it would not be hosting a Euro 2008 game, found another way to celebrate the sport -- with artsy, offbeat "interactive" football tables. Twenty-two artists and designers were invited to customise soccer tables -- based loosely on a popular...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Games, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-06-26
Referee Rosetti gets Euro 2008 final: VIENNA AFP — Italian Roberto Rosetti will take charge of the Euro-2008 final on Sunday, UEFA announced on Monday, becoming the first referee from his country since Pierluigi Collina's retirement in 2005 to referee a major final. The 40-year-old hospital director has already taken charge of the Croatia v...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, Switzerland, tournament, Turkey, Vienna; Research articles 2008-06-23
Delta Air Lines makes management changes in international cargo division: AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has announced two new appointments in its international cargo business. This comes as the company reorganises its operations in Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India, and strengthens its leadership in the Western European region. ...; Tags: Africa, Delta Air Lines Inc., India, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-06-23
FBI 'to probe Swiss bank UBS' in tax dodging case: GENEVA AFP — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has made a formal request to travel to Switzerland to probe a multi-million-dollar tax evasion case involving top Swiss bank UBS, a news report said Sunday. The move follows the confession of former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld to a Florida...; Tags: FBI, FINANCE, Government, Switzerland, Taxes, UBS AG; Research articles 2008-06-22
Kreuziger takes Tour of Switzerland eighth stage: ALTORF, Switzerland AFP — Czech rider Roman Kreuziger, of the Liquigas team, won the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland here on Saturday to seize the yellow jersey ahead of Sunday's final day. The 22-year-old was first over the 25km time-trial in one hour and 22 seconds, in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-06-21
Bereaved Boulahrouz puts himself in Dutch frame: BASEL, Switzerland AFP — Dutch defender Khalid Boulahrouz declared himself available for selection for Saturday's Euro 2008 quarter-final on Friday as he battled to shrug off the tragic loss in midweek of Anissa, his prematurely born baby daughter. The Dutch camp has rallied round to offer moral support to...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, HEALTHCARE, pregnancy, Switzerland; Research articles 2008-06-20
Cancellara powers to Tour of Switzerland seventh stage: LYSS, Switzerland AFP — Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, of the CSC team, powered to victory at the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland here Friday, but Kim Kirchen keeps the leader's yellow jersey. Belgian duo Johan von Summeren and Sebastien Rosseleras, and Germany's Ronny Scholz set the pace early...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Switzerland, team; Research articles 2008-06-20
US banker pleads guilty in European tax fraud plot: WASHINGTON AFP — An American manager working for a Swiss bank Thursday admitted conspiring to help US clients dodge millions of dollars in taxes by hiding assets in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, officials said. Bradley Birkenfeld pleaded guilty to conspiring with co-defendant Mario Staggl to hide some 200 million dollars...; Tags: asset, Banking, FINANCE, Internal Revenue Service, Switzerland, Taxes, UBS AG; Research articles 2008-06-19