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10.07 / 10:35

Adoption Bitcoin Community Bitcoin Core Bitcoin Swiss Bitcoin aligns with Swiss values - Head of Lugano’s Plan ₿

Switzerland has long been a haven for the wealthy due to its well-established banking secrecy laws, but its citizens have warmed quickly to the self-sovereign ideals behind Bitcoin (BTC).

10.07 / 10:23

Provident JPMorgan UBS UBS cuts LGT Crestone’s access to research ahead of mega merger

Private adviser LGT Crestone will lose access to UBS’ analyst research now that the Swiss bank is returning to Australia’s wealth management scene through its takeover of Credit Suisse.

09.07 / 22:13

Progressive Future Pope Francis puts stamp on Church future with new cardinals

By Philip Pullella

09.07 / 19:27

UBS National stake Saudi National Bank was denied taking 40% Credit Suisse stake -report

VIENNA (Reuters) — Saudi National Bank wanted to increase its stake in Credit Suisse to around 40% from 9.88%, but was prevented from doing so by Swiss regulator FINMA, Blick newspaper reported on Sunday.

09.07 / 19:07

UBS National stake Saudi National Bank wanted 40% stake in Credit Suisse: Report

Credit Suisse's largest shareholder, the Saudi National Bank, wanted to raise its stake to 40% ahead of the Swiss bank's collapse in March, Swiss newspaper Blick reported. The lender, which held just under 10% of Credit Suisse shares, had approached the Swiss government and regulators with a group of investors to inject $5 billion into the beleaguered bank, according to the newspaper, which cited two sources it didn't identify.

09.07 / 16:19

Progressive Deal Goyal heads for UK amid convergence in trade deal

NEW DELHI : Commerce minister Piyush Goyal is set to visit the UK on Monday as the two countries move closer to signing a free trade agreement. The visit follows convergence on several contentious issues such as market access for British automobiles and Scotch whisky.

09.07 / 10:09

Provident Cooper negotiations Piyush Goyal to visit UK for free trade agreement negotiations

free trade agreement (FTA) between the two nations. The primary focus of the Minister's visit will be on the ongoing FTA discussions between India and the UK. Goyal will also engage in talks with ministers representing the member countries of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) to review the advancement of a trade pact. This visit assumes significance as both India and the UK are committed to strengthening their economic ties and exploring opportunities for enhanced bilateral trade. The discussions during the visit are expected to contribute towards fostering a favorable environment for increased economic cooperation between the two countries.

09.07 / 09:27

Provident Cooper Citizens Progressive negotiations Piyush Goyal to visit UK for FTA negotiations, review progress of TEPA

Piyush Goyal, will start his three-day visit to the United Kingdom on Monday with a focus on the Free Trade Agreement (FTA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry said in a release. During his three-day visit from July 10-12, the Commerce Minister will meet ministers from the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member countries to discuss the progress of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA).

08.07 / 14:03

Power FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: Switzerland have enough fire-power

Switzerland have emerged as an electrifying team in FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. They will begin the championship campaign by playing host New Zealand and will meet Norway, and the Philippines in the World Cup Group A. By winning eight games and losing only one match, they emerged at the top of the second-placed teams and thus qualified for the play-off stage.

07.07 / 13:23

Adoption Europe Bitcoin Payments Bitcoin Industry Bitcoin Community Bitcoin Smuggling NOT ‘No, we’re not smuggling people’ - Bitcoin advocate tours Europe in BTC-styled van

From thumbs-ups from friendly strangers to midnight police searches, a Bitcoin-themed van continues a whirlwind tour around Europe.

07.07 / 11:39

companies Liontrust Asset Management shareholders approve GAM acquisition

David Jacob, chair of GAM, said he was «delighted that Liontrust shareholders strongly support the offer» and said GAM's board «unanimously recommends» the deal to its clients.

07.07 / 11:39

companies Credit Suisse reports Credit Suisse faces $49m damages bill in Japan over sale of Greensill-linked bonds - reports

The plaintiffs allege that the bank misrepresented the products when it sold the securities.

07.07 / 03:35

Citi Career Action Riz Ahmed to receive Excellence Award Davide Campari at Locarno Film Festival

Riz Ahmed will be honoured with a career achievement award at the 2023 Locarno Film Festival. The 40-year-old actor, known for his performances in "The Reluctant Fundamentalist", «Nightcrawler», «Sound of Metal» and HBO miniseries «The Night Of», will be feted with the Excellence Award Davide Campari on the opening night of the festival on August 2, the organisers said in a statement. The 76th edition of the festival, which will run till August 12 at Switzerland's resort city of Locarno, will also be premiering Ahmed's new short film "Dammi", directed by Yann Mounir Demange.

06.07 / 23:37

Solving the listings drought? It’s all about culture

Jos Dijsselhof is chief executive of SIX Group, operator of the SIX Swiss Exchange and BME

06.07 / 20:43

UPS MET FIVE Booking Career Wawrinka hopes to avoid being 'killed' by 'perfect' Djokovic at Wimbledon

Stan Wawrinka set up a Wimbledon third-round clash with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday, hoping to «not get killed» by a rival he first faced 17 years ago. The 38-year-old Wawrinka, who has won three Grand Slam titles, made the last 32 by seeing off Argentina's 29th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. It will be his first time in the third round at the All England Club since 2015, when he went on to make the quarter-finals.

06.07 / 12:51

Mumbai Mandira Bedi condemns Mumbai Airport for being disorderly, describes her experience of landing at the airport as a 'nightmare'

Mandira Bedi have lambasted the Mumbai Airport for being disorganised and chaotic. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Shanti’ actress, described her experience of landing at the Mumbai airport (Terminal 2), as a “nightmare”. She pointed out how careless the airport authorities were when it came to informing the waiting passengers about the timings of flights.

06.07 / 06:51

Provident pension EY’s top UK actuary heads to pension firm Just

The leader of EY's UK actuarial practice has left the Big Four firm to join pension provider Just.

06.07 / 01:35

COST UPS UBS Indian RBI allows UBS-acquired Credit Suisse to retain Indian banking license: Report

Credit Suisse to retain the banking license in its name in India, according to a report published by ET NOW on Wednesday. UBS has hired Morgan Stanley’s Tom Wipf to help lead the Credit Suisse tie-up. UBS is dealing with the integration of Credit Suisse Group AG’s business after the bank’s emergency takeover.

05.07 / 19:15

NFT hacks security Gaming DAO Half of stolen NFTs are sold within 3 hours: Nifty Newsletter, June 28–July 4

In this week’s newsletter, read about how stolen nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are sold within three hours after being pinched, and check out AzukiDAO’s plans to take back $39 million worth of Ether (ETH) from the founder of the Azuki NFT collection. In other news, investors in Logan Paul’s NFT gaming project CryptoZoo are still waiting for promised refunds from the YouTuber, and don’t forget this week’s Nifty News, featuring blue-chip NFT collections dropping in prices and Swiss bank Credit Suisse releasing NFTs to support women’s soccer.

05.07 / 14:03

Provident Platform CBS RAI Time Spain U21 vs Ukraine U21 live streaming: Date, time, how to watch Euro U21 Semifinal 2023

Egypt: 9:00 PM France: 9:00 PM Israel: 10:00 PM Italy: 9:00 PM Morocco: 9:00 PM Norway: 9:00 PM Poland: 9:00 PM Portugal: 8:00 PM Saudi Arabia: 10:00 PM Serbia: 9:00 PM Spain: 9:00 PM Sweden: 9:00 PM Switzerland: 9:00 PM Ukraine: 10:00 PM United Arab Emirates: 11:00 PM United States: 3:00 PM (Eastern Time)

05.07 / 11:53

Blockchain Stablecoin Adoption Tether Bitcoin AI would pick Bitcoin over centralized crypto - Tether CTO

If humanity were to amalgamate with artificial intelligence in the future, Bitcoin could be the native currency of choice for sentient machine intelligence, according to Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino.

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