Vaduz (ots) - From 7 to 20 January 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) conducted the first of its Article IV consultations in Liechtenstein, which will now take place annually. Over the course of these two weeks, IMF economists and representatives of Liechtenstein's Constituency held numerous discussions with public authorities, organisations, and companies in the country to familiarise themselves with and assess ...
Vaduz (ots) - On Monday, 21 October 2024, Prime Minister Daniel Risch signed the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC. The signing took place one month after the referendum in Liechtenstein was held, in which 55.8% of voters supported joining the IMF. In his speech, Prime Minister Daniel Risch highlighted the importance of the accession: "Joining the IMF as its 191st member is undoubtedly ...
CSI Christian Solidarity International
CSI Christian Solidarity International
CSI Christian Solidarity International
Zurich (ots) - The world seems to be at a turning point - and not just because of the war in Ukraine. Systemic competition between the United States and China is also intensifying. What can Switzerland do if relations between the West and China cool further? A new Avenir Suisse study entitled "Navigieren in ...
Berlin (ots) - - OneUkraine was founded by European team of top tech entrepreneurs and investors pooling skills and resources to provide sustainable humanitarian relief for the Ukrainian people at scale, speed, and efficiency - Three immediate priorities of OneUkraine: Get Ukrainians to safety, deliver humanitarian ...
CSI Christian Solidarity International
CSI Christian Solidarity International
Zurich (ots) - Christian Solidarity International (CSI) notes with regret President Biden’s decision of May 6, 2021, to extend economic sanctions on Syria for another year. These sanctions are a key driver of the disaster unfolding in Syria today. Over the past year, intensified U.S. sanctions, combined with the ...
Vaduz (ots) - A scientific consortium led by Liechtenstein scientists and entrepreneurs Lorenz Risch and Martin Risch launched the prospective "COVI-GAPP study", involving more than 1100 subjects from the Principality of Liechtenstein, in April 2020. The aim was to show whether a sensory bracelet, already used ...
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Lausanne, Switzerland (ots) - New research has uncovered consistent evidence of how good corporate governance is recognized and rewarded by the markets. A commonly-held assumption is that costs of voluntarily adopting and implementing better governance practices outweigh benefits to a company. But a study by IMD business school, suggests market prices positively reflect such a move. The finding is of particular ...
Lausanne (ots) - Orange Communications SA, Lausanne, is to support The Body Shop's "Stop domestic violence" campaign. For every used, but still fully functional, mobile telephone handed into any of the 37 Orange points of sale, Orange will donate CHF 10 in favour of women's shelters in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Used mobile phones can also be handed into any of ...
Lugano (ots) - Banca del Gottardo confirms itself as plaintiff in the penal proceedings initiated by the Public Prosecutor of Canton Ticino against persons unknown on the grounds of falsity of documents and has also filed a penal complaint for the same crime and for harm to the banks creditworthiness. The ...