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  • Prior approval must for prosecution under OECD pact

    EUROPEAN UNION, 2013/10/23 Switzerland has signed the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Improvment(OECD) pact which provides for sharing of tax data and mutual cooperation by signatories, but any penal action against money launderers and terrorists can be initiated only next obtaining prior sanction from the country that gives details. Switzerland on October 15 signed OECD's Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. (Read full story)

  • The free trade agreement between China and Switzerland

    CHINA, 2013/06/06 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang concluded a historic free trade agreement with Switzerland that promises to tighten ties with Europe, China's major trade partner. The free trade agreement between China and Switzerland will benefit both nations and bring the second major economy in the world closer to Europe, Premier Li Keqiang said during his visit to Bern on Saturday. Both nations can tap the huge potential of cooperation in the financial, culture and innovation industries, Li said next conference delegates from the Chinese embassy and enterprises in the Swiss capital.

  • Switzerland signs a cooperation agreement with Egypt

    EGYPT, 2013/01/28 On 20 January 2013 Switzerland and the Arab Republic of Egypt signed a framework agreement in Cairo concerning technical and financial cooperation and humanitarian aid. This agreement sets out a new legal framework for strengthening cooperation between both nations following the events of the Arab Spring. The Swiss Confederation has foreseen a budget of some CHF 30 million a year until 2016 for this cooperation programme with Egypt.
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