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• Location: Switzerland; Expat entrepreneurs and foreign firms seeking headquarters often discover that Switzerland offers more than they bargained for: low taxes, a highly educated workforce and an unbeatable infrastructure.

..."I held the flag in France for a while as a one-man sales force wit...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2002, Juin 2002

• SWISS: flying the flag: SWISS endured a turbulent few years as a newly independent airline, with huge debts, slashed costs and then takeover by a foreign group--but its merger with Lufthansa gave it room to grow. Now it is back on top as the nation's favourite airline.

...But talks with Air France-KLM, British Airways and Lufthansa ground to a hal...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Botschaft über Bauvorhaben, Grundstücks- und Liegenschaftserwerb der Sparte Zivil (Ziviles Bauprogramm 2000)

..., Ludwig XIV, die «Académie de France» in Rom. Während Jahrhunderten galt der «Prix de ...�hrung mit Leistungsauftrag und Globalbudget (FLAG) zusammenhängende Reorganisation in den Forschung...

• Bundesblatt num. 35, 7 septembre 1999
• Seccion Unica

• A taxing problem.

... around 60 wealthy citizens are abandoning France each month, choosing the low tax and privacy of Sw... illustrating the piece with a Swiss map and flag. The second publication, Capital went so far as to...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• Taking the fight to the net: on 25 January 2008 one of the world's best hackers, a 58-year-old male code-named Astra, was arrested in Athens, Greece. Astra is suspected of hacking into France's Dassault company's computer systems, stealing corporate secrets and selling them through the Internet to buyers in Europe, South Africa, Asia, South America and the Balkans for more than $ 361 million.

... The site was taken down in January when a US flag replaced the website's normal presentation. . [ILL...

• Armada International
• Vol. 32 Num. 2, Avril 2008

• Economics in the 21st century: Janwillem Acket is the chief economist at Julius Baer, a Swiss private banking group with a long and colourful history. He shares his views on the Swiss franc, the Euro and the broader consequences of the recent global financial crisis.

...The Swiss flag in front of the mountain has two white plasters, r... If the drivers of the project--Germany and France--had examined Euro candidate countries over a peri...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Flying the orange flag: for many diplomats, placement in Bern is considered a bonus: the icing on the cake of a diplomatic career. This is possibly even more the case for Dutch Ambassador Peter Schonherr, who took up his position in the Swiss capital at the same time his nation celebrated their football successes of 2008.

... of the 18th century, Holland was, after France, the major employer of Swiss mercenaries. In aroun...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• What has Competition Done for Europe? An Inter-Disciplinary Answer*

In recent policy debates in Europe, the question 'what has competition done for Europe?' has been posed at the highest levels. This question merits careful reflection. Competition as it is understood by mainstream economic and legal scholars refers not to an ideology but to inter-firm rivalry in markets. Such rivalry ensures that consumers enjoy choice, low prices, and good value for money. The authors consider the historical origins and development as well as the current role and effects of competition policy in Europe. The latter includes legal provisions that address anti-competitive practices by firms and activities aimed at promoting competition in respect of potentially anti-competitive government measures. They conclude that such policy has made essential contributions to the hig...

... entered into force, five Member States (France, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and Greece) challenged i... of state aid policy to distressed flag carriers; to loss making state owned German local ...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 62 Num. 4, Décembre 2007

• Milan to Mongolia in a Micra: English-expat Matthew Plumb and his driving partner, American-expat Leo Sanin, are gearing up for a lO,O00-kilometre road trip ... in a decade-old car with a one-litre engine. These men will spend the next four to five weeks driving from Milan to Mongolia, in the name of charity.

... of vehicles--are waiting for the chequered flag to fall. . Charity begins abroad . To cut a long s.... Living in France and Switzerland, we briefly considered using somet...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• Something old, something new: what do army knives, chocolates, and tourist souvenirs say about Switzerland then and now?

Take a core set of images: Swiss flag, snow-capped peak, St. Bernard dog, chalet, cow, e...The same holds true for cow horns: from France, these are hand-painted with flowers in Geneva and...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007