Bankers’ bonuses, more surveillance: G20 menu whets leaders’ appetites
GenevaLunch News The G20 group of the world’s largest economies has a large menu to work through when it meets Thursday and Friday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the US, with changes to the banking...
View ArticleMerz tells UN the G20 “lacks legitimacy” in busy Swiss political week
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland / New York, NY, USA (GenevaLunch) – Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz capped off a busy political week for Switzerland with an address to the United Nations General...
View ArticleG20: too big to fail
GenevaLunch News © Chappatte, distributed by Globe Cartoon. More cartoons on Chappatte’s web site. Geneva-based Patrick Chappatte works for the International Herald Tribune, for Geneva newspaper Le...
View ArticleAustralia becomes first G20 country to raise interest rates
GenevaLunch News Australia’s central bank announced Tuesday 6 October that it is raising its key interest rate from 3.00 to 3.25 percent, and analysts say more increases are on the way. The Reserve...
View ArticleBern to reinforce country’s role as finance centre
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Federal Council, concerned about changes to the G20 group of the world’s largest economies and calls for changes to other international...
View ArticleToronto hacker, IT security man, arrested with explosives
GenevaLunch News A Toronto man has been arrested and his home is being searched by police, who have already pressed several charges, including possession of explosives, in an investigation linked to...
View ArticleG20 go home with different agendas agreed
GenevaLunch News Protestors make their presence felt in Toronto in worst of a week’s clash with police There won’t be a master plan that all G20 countries will follow to ensure economic recovery: the...
View ArticleChina teaches US lesson in capitalism
GenevaLunch News China’s government is planning to have “frank discussions” with US authorities on the US Federal Reserve’s decision 4 November on a second round of quantitative easing. “For the U.S....
View ArticleSwiss, German foreign ministers confirm tax deal soon
GenevaLunch News Swiss left out of G20 meeting ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland and Germany’s foreign ministers Sunday confirmed media reports that an agreement will shortly be announced on a tax...
View ArticleG-20 invites Switzerland to finance meetings for first time
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – The G20 nations, the world’s most important industrialized and developing economies, will be joined by Switzerland for four meetings in 2013 of finance ministers...
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