All posts tagged "Switzerland"

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  Citizens sue EU governments over failure to deliver on climate change pledges

  Citizens of European Union member states have sued their respective national governments over failure to tackle climate change in a first for the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Three

  • Posted April 6, 2023
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  COP27: how finance ministries are working to net zero – but ‘missed a trick’ on COVID-19 response

  Much talk at the COP27 has already touched on the centrality of finance to helping the world reach net zero and tackle the effects of climate change, with many developing

  • Posted November 8, 2022
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  International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank

  Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments

  • Posted September 22, 2021
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  Switzerland launches Green Fintech Network

  Switzerland’s government has launched a Green Fintech Network to identify and propose new measures that will improve the operating environment for start-ups involved with sustainable finance and tech. The network

  • Posted November 12, 2020
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  France and UK move forward on central bank digital currencies

  The central banks of France and the UK have moved towards the creation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), with the Banque de France issuing a call for applications to

  • Posted April 8, 2020
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  Blockchain: alchemy or wizardry?

  Like the cryptocurrencies that gave birth to them, blockchain technologies attract excitement and scepticism in equal measure. Don’t believe the hype, says James Johns – but in time, blockchain could

  • Posted August 16, 2018
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  EU and Switzerland need to reach agreement ‘quickly’ on Swiss immigration referendum, says president of European Parliament

  Switzerland and the European Union have to find a solution fast on how to act on a Swiss referendum voting in favour of bringing back strict quotas for immigration from

  • Posted July 1, 2016
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  Switzerland creates special 24-hour Brexit helpline

  The government of Switzerland has tasked a team of civil servants with answering questions by Swiss citizens about the UK’s departure from the European Union. Britain on Thursday voted 52%

  • Posted June 27, 2016
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  Governments failing to respond to needs of ageing population, says OECD

  Governments around the world are failing to respond to the needs of an ageing population, according to a recent OECD report which calls on health systems to improve their use

  • Posted January 18, 2016
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  Commonwealth calls for global action to ensure sustainable fisheries trade

  The Commonwealth Secretariat has called for “coherent global action” to conserve fish stocks and deliver a fisheries trade deal that supports small and developing countries at a conference co-hosted with

  • Posted September 30, 2015
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