Tag: Switzerland
MFN status suspension not to delay implementation of EFTA trade pact with India: Switzerland
The Swiss decision to suspend the most favoured nation clause in the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement will not delay the ratification and implementation of the…
Government notifies 160 tons of gold import from UAE at concessional rate this fiscal under trade pact
The government has notified the import of up to 160 tonnes of gold by manufacturers and traders from the UAE at a concessional rate for…
India switzerland ties: EFTA opens up new opportunities for India and Switzerland: Indian-origin Swiss MP
Niklaus-Samuel Gugger an Indian-born Swiss politician and a member of the National Council of Switzerland has said that the recently signed EFTA has opened new…
Canada’s largest gold heist: Indian-origin former Air Canada manager to surrender, says lawyer
A 31-year-old Indian-origin former Air Canada manager, Simran Preet Panesar, implicated in Canada’s largest gold and cash heist worth CAD 22.5 million, is set to…
UK sees trade talks on hold until after Lok Sabha election
LONDON: The latest round of trade talks between Britain and India has concluded without a deal, with a British official saying an agreement could not…
Ukraine: Russian envoy rejects idea of Swiss peace summit on Ukraine
GENEVA: Russia’s ambassador to Switzerland said Moscow could not accept any Swiss-hosted peace summit on Ukraine after it joined European Union sanctions against his country,…
Swiss President Berset says will quit government at end of 2023
GENEVA: Swiss President Alain Berset announced Wednesday that he will quit the government at the end of 2023, in a surprise move after 12 years…
Swiss get behind net-zero climate law
GENEVA: The Swiss on Sunday backed a new climate bill aimed at steering their country of melting glaciers towards carbon neutrality by 2050.Leading Swiss glaciologist…
Swiss vote on net-zero climate law
GENEVA: The Swiss, feeling the impact of global warming on their rapidly melting glaciers, were voting on Sunday on a new climate bill aimed at…
Six injured as car rams into crowd in Switzerland
GENEVA: Five children and a woman were injured when a car accidentally rammed into people gathered for a target shooting festival in Switzerland, police said.A…