‘Inundated with requests’: Digital currency firms look to Swiss banks after crypto-friendly lenders fail
Crypto firms are scrambling to find institutions to bank with after the collapse of Signature Bank and Silvergate Capital. Source
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Switzerland
‘A financial banana republic’: UBS-Credit Suisse deal puts Switzerland’s reputation on the line
The demise of banking giant Credit Suisse sent shockwaves through financial markets and appears to have dealt a blow to Switzerland's
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Saudi National Bank loses over $1 billion on Credit Suisse investment
Credit Suisse's largest shareholder confirmed to CNBC that it had suffered a loss of around 80% on its investment. Source
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‘The weakest links are cracking’: Investors consider possible Credit Suisse contagion
Even before the shock collapse of two U.S. banks, Credit Suisse had faced a slew of problems, including money laundering
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Turkish cousins in Switzerland sell cakes to help quake-hit Türkiye
GENEVA Turkish cousins living in Switzerland’s canton of Solothurn are selling cakes to help quake-hit Türkiye. Born and raised in
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In hindsight, monetary policy everywhere was too expansionary: Swiss central bank chief
Monetary policy has "in hindsight" been "too expansionary," according to the Chairman of the Swiss National Bank Thomas Jordan. Source
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China’s reopening ‘good news’ for growth — but could be inflationary, economists warn at Davos
China's decision to welcome tourists again as well as to make it easier for those in the country to travel
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The whole West is threatened if an aggressor isn’t challenged, Dutch PM says
The whole of Europe could be at risk if Russia isn't challenged, according to the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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Irish premier hopeful of post-Brexit trade talk breakthrough — but ‘we’re not there yet’
Irish premier Leo Varadkar on Thursday said there has yet to be a breakthrough over Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade rules.
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