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Those at Davos, seemingly representing the interests of the very wealthy, like to think they are working to make the world a better place - as long as they are not inconvenienced in doing so.
Those at Davos, seemingly representing the interests of the very wealthy, like to think they are working to make the world a better place - as long as they are not inconvenienced in doing so.
The PM's halfway up a mountain in the Swiss Alps when he takes a break from his deliciously cliched fondue dinner to explain the Davos experience over a dodgy phone connection.
Global Brokers NZ has so far returned more than half of its clients' funds, says the Financial Markets Authority.
For the first time in many years a New Zealand prime minister will join global powerbrokers in chilly Davos for the annual World Economic Forum (WEF).
Global fallout from the shock decision by Switzerland's move to remove the cap on the franc has widened with more traders and hedge funds closing or facing escalating losses.
Keeping up with the progress of the global economy is becoming a fiendishly complex sport, writes Liam Dann.
Fallout from the Swiss central bank's surprise move to ditch the franc's cap against the euro spread to Queen St yesterday, with an Auckland-based currency brokerage announcing it was shutting down....
Switzerland's central bank has dropped a bombshell on foreign exchange markets by withdrawing its currency peg against the euro, driving the Swiss franc sharply higher and pushing other currencies,....
More than 60 billion ($116 billion) was wiped off the value of Switzerland's leading companies after the central bank scrapped the cap on the Swiss franc against the euro.
Justine Tyerman ends up with a squashed nose after travelling on Swiss trains ...
It's not easy being a member of the Swiss Guard. There's the silly uniform to wear, and occasionally you might have to step in and risk your life to save the boss.
Germany and a Swiss art museum have signed a landmark agreement returning a priceless hoard of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners.
With a little planning and imagination, you can complete a Swiss tour without breaking the bank, writes Rosemarie North.
Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home.
A man was arrested in Grey Lynn this morning and will appear in court today charged with murdering his partner in Switzerland in 2000.
Jamie Morton gets to grips with picturesque Switzerland's double act of charming culture and flashy style.
A Swiss zoo which caused a public outcry by euthanising a healthy baby brown bear because it was being bullied by its father has said the cub will now be preserved and displayed to educate schoolchildren.
Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have introduced the world's highest minimum wage, early results from a referendum indicate.
A Kiwi wingsuit pilot has died after crashing into a field following a jump from a helicopter over Switzerland's Luetschental Valley.
The impact of tragedy is made real to Rosemarie North at Geneva's Red Cross museum.
Jamie Morton stops by the Swiss lakeside and its romantic grand hotel.
The world's richest 85 people own as much as the poorest 3.5 billion, according to Oxfam - and it's issued a warning that gap could trigger mass social unrest.
Jamie Morton travels aboard the world's slowest - and arguably most beautiful - express train.
Swiss voters soundly rejected a proposal to limit the pay of companies' highest-paid managers to 12 times that of their lowest-paid workers.
If your mind's slowly turning to the Christmas holidays and you're after something different, consider these top ski resorts.
Swiss scientists have concluded Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is likely to have died from polonium poisoning.
For walkers, Geneva reveals itself as anything but conventional, says Simon Calder.
Just when you are convinced that men with too much time on their hands have already discovered the most insane ways to risk their lives, you stumble across evidence to the contrary in the Swiss Alps.
A baby survived a 30m fall from a cable car - which killed her parents - by landing in a tree.