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Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy. That's how much the World Trade Organization believes is riding on talks later this year in Bali, when trade ministers hope to cut through some of the red tape that slows global commerce.

A week after a victory in downhill in Italy, Lindsey Vonn defeated Tina Maze in her rival’s best discipline and on her home slopes.

The government has come out against a proposal by trade unions to introduce minimum salary standards across the country. Proponents have collected enough signatures to force a nationwide ballot on the issue.

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Switzerland’s preferred way of dealing with the European Union by means of bilateral agreements, has found support from two prominent German politicians, despite official EU warnings that the bilateral path has no future.

The Human Brain Project (HBP), coordinated by Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), has been selected for one of the European Union’s Flagship grants, worth more than €1 billion (SFr1.25 billion) over the next ten years.

Schlierenzauer wins ski flying event to tie record for most ski jump World Cup victories

The Swiss franc is still "too strong," Switzerland's economy minister Johann Schneider-Ammann said Saturday, adding that he "hopes it will devalue further.

World Trade Organization members need to agree on topics related to trade facilitation, agriculture and developing countries by the middle of the year to reach a deal at the ninth ministerial conference in December in Bali, Director-General Pascal Lamy said.

Daily Report: Yen Soft, Euro Firm in Steady Markets Yen remains soft against other major currencies while Euro remains firm in relatively steady markets in Asia today. The Japanese government raised 2013/14 growth forecast to 2.5%, comparing to August projection of 1.7%, as the country emerge from recession. CPI growth is expected to be at 0.5%. Finance minister Aso predicted that there will be JPY 43.1T in tax revenue in 2013/14. Total spending is expected to be at JPY 92.6T while there would be JPY 42.85T raised from bond issues. That would be the first time in four years that tax income would exceed new debts. Aso said that for three years the "bond issuance exceeding tax revenue is abnormal," and it's a "big deal" it's turned around. However, some economists are skeptical on whether tax revenue could fall short of the estimate. Forex, Forex Portal, Forex Trading. Forex Trading Recommendation, Forecast, Trading Signal, Forex Training Course, Education, Tutorial, FX Book, Forex ebooks, Learn to Trade Forex, FX Guide, Currency Rates, Forex Secret, Forex Brokers, Currency Trading System, FX Chart, Free Forex Demo, FX Directory, Forex Tutorial, Currency Report, FX Newsletter, Pivot Points, Forex Portal, RSS EUR/USD GBP/USD USD/CHF USD/JPY

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Economic Mission To Mexico The FH And J. Schneider-Ammann

Das überrascht: Ausgerechnet der freisinnige Wirtschaftsminister will die Zuwanderung aus der EU beschränken. Und zu ihm gesellt sich sogar noch ein weiteres bürgerliches Bundesrats-Mitglied.

Simon Ammann won the men’s large hill ski jump, becoming the first person to win four individual gold ski jumping medals.

Das überrascht: Ausgerechnet der freisinnige Wirtschaftsminister will die Zuwanderung aus der EU beschränken. Und zu ihm gesellt sich sogar noch ein weiteres bürgerliches Bundesrats-Mitglied.

The first medals of the 2010 Winter Olympics have been awarded, and they came in men's Normal Hill Ski Jumping. Switzerland's Simon Ammann jumped 108.0m in his second jump to clinch the gold, after...