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Swiss Crypto Bank AMINA Becomes First to Back Ripple’s RLUSD
TLDR: AMINA Bank supports RLUSD, Ripple’s regulated stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar. The bank offers custody and trading services for RLUSD to institutional clients. RLUSD’s market cap surpasses $440M as demand for compliant stablecoins...

Swiss AMINA Bank becomes first global bank to support RLUSD trading
Swiss-regulated AMINA Bank becomes the first global bank to offer support for RLUSD. The bank is prepared to offer clients custody and trading services for the USD-pegged Ripple stablecoin. According to a recently published press release, upon...

Switzerland Women's Euro 2025
The players of Spain's women's national football team pose with Spanish Ambassador to Switzerland Maria Celsa Nuno Garcia, sixth from right, Vaud State Councillor Nuria Gorrite, center left, Lausanne municipal councillors Emilie Moeschler and...

How the Swiss Travel Pass gives you complete access to Switzerland’s culture
Switzerland is known for mountains and trains arriving on time. Less well-known is its cultural landscape that makes it an exceptional destination for international business events and conventions. And after the the business event, one of the best...

Zurich-BOXX deal shines spotlight on Canadian, home-grown insurtech
Zurich Insurance Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Canadian-based cyber insurance specialist BOXX Insurance. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zurich says BOXX will be integrated into its Zurich Global Ventures (ZGV) group,...

Bühler Networking Days 2025: growing business, lowering footprint
Over 1,200 business leaders from the food, feed, and sustainable mobility and materials sectors gathered at Bühler’s headquarters in Uzwil, Switzerland, to address the urgent challenge of building successful businesses that feed and move 10...
European Summer Symposium in Economic Theory (ESSET) 2025
Hosted by the Study Center Gerzensee (Foundation of the Swiss National Bank) Saturday 5 July – Sunday 13 July 2025 Gerzensee, Switzerland Application deadline (to participate or present): 6 PM (GMT) Friday 24 January 2025 On behalf of the...

Smart Gas Meter Market Worth $4.04 Billion By 2030
(MENAFN- GetNews) The global Smart Gas Meter Market is projected to grow from estimated USD 2.49 billion in 2024 to USD 4.04 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period. The global Smart Gas Meter Market is projected to grow from...

Israeli spy-linked apps exposed as fueling Tel Aviv's war economy
An investigation reveals top mobile apps are tied to Israeli intelligence units, generating billions in revenue and fueling the Israeli occupation’s war economy. A new investigative report by Nate Bear for ¡Do Not Panic! has uncovered that dozens...

Transitional industrial space opens for businesses
Craven County has a new 11,340-square-foot industrial building available for lease on Clarks Road, designed to accommodate businesses requiring temporary space. Located outside New Bern’s city limits, at 1140 Clarks Road, LaunchPoint is for...

Cotra’s new remarketing centre is “game-changer” for Switzerland (and beyond)
Cotra AG has opened that country’s most advanced vehicle remarketing centre. Located in Studen in Berne canton, the 6,000-m2 facility can process up to 10,000 vehicles per year. “This is a game-changer for the Swiss automotive market”, says Peter...

Biosimilars Market Worth US$72.29 Billion By 2035 With 7.5% CAGR Marketsandmarketstm
(MENAFN- GetNews) "The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved 132 biosimilars across various therapeutic classes, enhancing patient access, lowering treatment costs, and expediting market entry."Browse 420 market data Tables and 58 Figures...

Brazil’s Lula da Silva promises to fortify Mercosur’s trade with foreign associates
Updated at 3:09 p.m. Brazilian President Lula da Silva promised to work toward “fortifying inter-bloc trade with foreign associates” in the next semester as pro tempore Mercosur president after receiving the post from his Argentine counterpart...

Over 60 companies named in UN report on Israel-Gaza conflict
GENEVA, Switzerland: A new United Nations report alleges that dozens of global corporations are profiting from and helping sustain Israel's military actions in Gaza and its broader occupation, accusing them of enabling what the report calls a...
UN report names 48 multinational corporations allegedly profiting from Palestinian occupation
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories has unveiled a report listing up to 48 multinational corporations allegedly complicit in the ongoing war and profiting from the occupation of...

In 2023-24 school year, 26.7% of Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 students failed ELA portion of IAR
Dean Romano Asst. Superintendent Business/Operations | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 Dean Romano Asst. Superintendent Business/Operations | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 In the 2023-24 school year, 26.7% of Lake...

Switzerland’s intelligence agency has named Russia and China as the main espionage threats
Switzerland’s Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) warned in its annual report that the espionage threat in Switzerland remains high amid growing global instability, with the main risks coming from Russia and China, as reported by the japantimes....

Zurich Insurance Buys Canadian Insurance Technology Firm BOXX
Zurich Insurance Group AG agreed to buy BOXX Insurance Inc, a Canadian cyber risk management firm, marking the Swiss insurer’s latest push into the insurance technology sector. The acquisition will see BOXX becoming part of Zurich’s platforms...

New Bern veteran buys historic downtown building with plans for community growth
NEW BERN, N.C. (WITN) - One of the tallest and most historic properties in downtown New Bern has been sold, and exciting plans are underway for the community. Deion King, a New Bern native, Army veteran, and owner of Western Wear, is now the proud...

Fourth International Conference On Financing For Development Delivers Renewed Hope & Action For Sustainable Development
The Sevilla Commitment and Platform for Action advance concrete strategic steps to fulfill the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals and chart a path for a fairer shared future, reaffirming the role of global cooperation Sevilla, Spain, 3...