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• The Devil Is in the Details: The Implementation of Stimulus Packages and Their Effects On International Commerce

Introduction In terms of macroeconomic policy the response by governments to the current sharp global economic downturn has been markedly more aggress...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 64 Num. 2, Juin 2009

• Creating (my own) fascinating time.

Switzerland is world renowned for its chocolate, its cheese and its watches. But, though you can tour a chocolate factory and observe cheese being mad...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Chinese outbound investment into Switzerland through M&A

1) What legislation governs M&A activity in Switzerland? Public M&A transactions in the form of public tender offers are governed by the Federal Ac...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Switzerland Law Articles in English

• Weight or budget watchers?

What is the upper limit of 'medium' in armoured vehicle parlance is pretty much a matter for conjecture, as are most categorisations. However, as a re...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 1, Février 2010

• Fighter thirst quenchers.

In-flight refuelling is a force-multiplier, giving combat aircraft increased radius of action, time on station and ferry range. Tankers extend the ran...

• Armada International
• Vol. 35 Num. 3, Juin 2011

• Takeover Board Becomes More Lenient Regarding Opting-Out Clause

Originally published on International Law Office Introduction The Securities and Stock Exchange Act provides for a mandatory offer obligation in...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Switzerland Law Articles in English

• Top it up, please! Air-to-air refuelling extends the endurance of patrolling aircraft, increases the radius of strike aircraft and makes passible safer, longer-range deployments. Today more than ever, the latter consideration is taking all its significance.

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The world's principal tanker is still the Eisenhower-era, 146,285-kg Boeing KC-135, which carries 90,700 kg of fuel. It trans...

• Armada International
• Vol. 33 Num. 2, Avril 2009

• Medium turrets great effects.

Medium-calibre guns, in the 25 to 40-mm range, remain the weapons of choice for infantry direct fire support. These are therefore the weapons that nor...

• Armada International
• Vol. 34 Num. 3, Juin 2010

• A golden opportunity? Switzerland's love affair with gold shows little sign of abating. The metal's rapid price increase in 2009 encouraged Swiss finance to develop new physical gold products, creating a bandwagon of investment opportunities. Gold is the obvious safe haven during tough economic times, but financial advisers recommend maintaining a diversified range of investment classes.

In December gold prices hit a new all-time high of US$1226 a troy ounce (around 31 grams) and the climb looks set to continue, according to market ana...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• The <> type isn't dead!(Light vehicles)

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] At the 2007 DSEi exhibition in September Chrysler announced that it would launch a new 4 x 4 version of the iconic Jeep light...

• Armada International
• Vol. 31 Num. 6, Décembre 2007