Swiss banks to give dormant accounts to rightful heirs

GENEVA, Switzerland – Over 2,600 unclaimed bank accounts and 80 safe deposit boxes that remain unclaimed have been made public by Switzerland today; the accounts contain CHF500 and up and some have been dormant since 1955 or before.

Geneva bolsters security, police pursue suspects in Paris terror investigation (update)

Update: Swiss authorities have launched “an investigation on a terrorist threat in the Geneva region. Federal authorities are coordinating efforts with Geneva cantonal police and judicial authorities. Its goal is to avoid a terrorist act,” says a statement issued tonight by the Swiss Federal Government. Swiss authorities say the suspects are being sought for possible participation in Al…

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New Year’s Eve 2015-2016 in Geneva

To see events for New Year’s Eve 2016 click here! GENEVA, Switzerland – Spending New Year’s Eve in Geneva and looking to celebrate it outdoors? Here’s what’s on —and most of it free— during the last eve of 2015.

Opinion: US Response to Refugees a Blow to Freedom

GENEVA – As a former refugee resettlement program director in the United States, and resettlement assessment officer in the field, it is heartbreaking to watch the xenophobic reaction against refugees and Syrian refugees in particular, in the US (and elsewhere) in the wake of last week’s attacks in Paris.

Geneva printing business closes doors, 30 lose their jobs

GENEVA, Switzerland – As a communications consultant I do a lot of business with local printers. One could say, printing in Switzerland means not only good quality but also high prices;  it is hard to imagine how some of these businesses keep afloat in an economy where the Swiss franc is rising and printing beyond Swiss borders…

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