Top Swiss bank wins Bahrain licenceJulius Baer, a leading Swiss private banking group, has won a investment firm licence from The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) to establish its own unit in the Kingdom. The new subsidiary, Julius Baer Bahrain will launch its own ope More… |
Foster Wheeler wins Egypt EPC projectSwitzerland-based engineering and construction group Foster Wheeler has won a contract from Apache Khalda Corporation to provide technical consultancy services during the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) phase of the Qasr Compress More… |
Indian court dismisses Novartis patent pleaIndia's top court rejected Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG's plea for patent protection of its cancer drug Glivec, a move likely to boost the prospects of Indian pharmaceutical firms over their foreign rivals. More… |
AMAC Aerospace wins key UAE certificateAMAC Aerospace said it has won a key Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) certificate from the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for its facility in Switzerland. With this aproval, the Swiss fi More… |
Three killed, 7 injured in Swiss shootingThree people, including the suspected assailant, have been killed in a shooting at a factory near the Swiss city of Lucerne, police said on Wednesday. Seven others were injured in the attack whi More… |
R&M announces Bahrain expansionReichle & De-Massari, (R&M), the Swiss cabling solutions specialist serving the Middle East, Turkey and African region, has announced its expansion into Bahrain following the success of its Saudi office. R&M, which had More… |
C.Suisse's Qatar investment head quitsCredit Suisse's top investment banker for Qatar has resigned, three banking sources said, in a move that comes as the Swiss bank tries to bolster operations in the Gulf state, home to its second-largest shareholder. Rami Touma More… |
R&M installs cabling infrastructure at Jordan hotelSwiss cabling specialist Reichle & De Massari (R&M) has successfully implemented its first CAT6A UTP ISO (10G) with 650MHz integrated solution in Middle East and Africa region at the Millennium Hotel Amman in Jordan. The i More… |
When will the economy turn the corner?Although the decisions taken by the European and US central banks have helped to stabilise the markets, there are still many uncertainties regarding the future direction of the economy, according to Bank Sarasin, a leading Swiss private bank wit More… |
Swiss lifts UAE arms exports banSwitzerland has lifted its freeze on weapons exports to the UAE but said it would require guarantees that arms not be re-exported, after a joint investigation found some Swiss-made grenades had found their way into Syria's war. More… |








