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TABLE-Swiss sight deposits lower in week ending May 10
ZURICH, May 21 (Reuters) - The amount of cash commercial banks hold with the Swiss National Bank edged higher last week, data showed on Tuesday. The level is partly a measure of how inclined banks are to find an ultra-safe home for their money and may also reflect efforts by the SNB to defend the 1.20 per euro cap it imposed on Sept. 6, 2011 on the soaring safe-haven Swiss franc. Sight deposits ...
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Lake Zurich advances emotional finale for Antioch
So much for no crying in volleyball. Antioch volleyball coach Jamie Atkinson wasn't shy about admitting what a fine group of seniors she had to say so long to at the Lake Zurich regional on Monday ...
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Kiser keys big opener for Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich's Tanner Kizer watches the ball clear the fence on a 3-run homer in the first inning during Monday's regional contest against visiting ...
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Soccer-Grasshoppers win Swiss Cup end 10-year trophy drought
the Swiss Cup final on Monday. The Zurich-based side, who have won a record 27 league titles, had not lifted a trophy since they won the Swiss league 10 years ago. The final was marred by vandalism as both sets of fans assembled in the historic centre of Berne before the game at the Stade de Suisse. Police said in a statement that rival supporters, many of them masked, threw fireworks and ...
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Wings Damien Brunner sees big hockey gains in native Switzerland
Detroit - There will be plenty of dinners to pay off in the days ahead for forward Damien Brunner. You see, Brunner's native country of Switzerland was defeated Sunday in the finals of the world championships by Sweden 5-2. Brunner had a few side bets going with some of the Red Wings' Swedish players. Obviously, it didn't go the way Brunner planned, although seeing Switzerland ...
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Switzerland world's most competitive country
Switzerland is frequently pointed to as a model of good governance, prosperity, innovation and stability and is one of the happiest countries in the world. The recent competitive survey by the WEF underscored this, but came with a warning.
Switzerland truly is an impressive country, landlocked and small with no natural resources; it has developed into one of the richest countries in the world and was recently named the most competitive economy in the world. This is due in large part to its banking sector, which is one of the most advanced and its government structure, which is efficient in comparison to many other developed countries. Read more
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