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Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

Austria
Austria’s government survives after opposition fails to oust Kurz’s successor
Greens stand by coalition under new chancellor Alexander Schallenberg
Tuesday, 12 October, 2021

Austria
Stormy times in the Austrian hills
As the wine taverns reap the traditional harvest of turbulence, political circles are rocked by scandal
Sunday, 10 October, 2021

News in-depthAustria
Austria’s Kurz ‘triangulates’ to navigate corruption probe
Vienna’s conservative leader puts Green coalition partners in a bind ahead of no-confidence vote on Tuesday
Saturday, 9 October, 2021

Austria
Kurz quits as Austrian chancellor over corruption probe
Foreign minister Alexander Schallenberg is new leader as prosecutors investigate claims of misuse of public funds
Friday, 8 October, 2021

News in-depthAustria
Scandal threatens to end Kurz’s second term as Austrian chancellor
Two years ago, Sebastian Kurz pulled the plug on scandal-hit coalition partners. Now he is the suspect
Thursday, 7 October, 2021

Austria
Austrian government under threat after Kurz cited in corruption probe
Coalition partner questions ‘business as usual’ amid investigation into chancellor
Wednesday, 6 October, 2021

Austria
Austria’s chancellor named as suspect in corruption probe
Kurz hits back at ‘groundless accusations’ after police raids on Vienna ministries and offices
Monday, 4 October, 2021

Austria
Austria seeks to combine carbon tax and tax cuts for the middle class
Twin measures show efforts by Sebastian Kurz’s government to prevent ‘gilets jaunes’-type backlash
Sunday, 3 October, 2021

FT CollectionsGreensill Capital
Credit Suisse offices raided over Greensill funds
Swiss police seize documents related to collapsed supply-chain finance firm
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Thursday, 30 September, 2021

Austria
Green transition: Austrians offered all nationwide public transport for €3 a day
The state-subsidised ‘Klimaticket’ was unveiled by Green party minister Leonore Gewessler
Thursday, 30 September, 2021

Tax evasion and avoidance
US charges six Swiss bankers over tax fraud
Executives at IHAG and consultancy for super-rich accused of helping to hide $60m through offshore scheme
Wednesday, 29 September, 2021

Switzerland
Switzerland appoints new federal prosecutor
Move comes after year-long hiatus that paralysed one of the world’s most important white-collar crime fighting authorities
Monday, 27 September, 2021

Austria
Party of Covid vaccine sceptics wins seats in Austria’s regional parliament
MFG’s unexpected success suggests pandemic’s impact on European politics is starting to be felt
Sunday, 26 September, 2021

Switzerland
Swiss give overwhelming backing for gay marriage
Majority of voters support the reform in all 26 cantons, including the most traditionally socially conservative
Wednesday, 15 September, 2021

Inside BusinessZurich Airport
Switzerland signals intent to move forward after Covid with airport
Efficiency of newly-expanded hub at Zurich contrasts with Heathrow
Monday, 6 September, 2021

News in-depthErnst & Young
EY under scrutiny after second-largest bankruptcy in Swiss history
Zeromax bought jewellery and made irregular offshore transfers while the Big Four firm gave it clean audits
Wednesday, 1 September, 2021

Special ReportVienna as a Financial Centre
Vienna’s finance capital dream edges closer to reality
Austrian banks are flourishing and regional growth is set to outpace the EU average, but structural challenges remain
Wednesday, 1 September, 2021

Special ReportVienna as a Financial Centre
Erste Group CEO: ‘We went into this crisis from a position of strength’
Why Bernd Spalt is betting on the central and eastern region to be a frontrunner in Europe’s race to recovery
Wednesday, 18 August, 2021

News in-depthSwitzerland
Switzerland counts cost of lost Asian tourism
Tourist sector that targeted visitors from beyond Europe has been hit by pandemic
Friday, 13 August, 2021

News in-depthAustria
Salzburg comes alive again to the sound of music
Pandemic or not, Austria stresses the importance of cultural life to wellbeing as classical music festival returns
Wednesday, 11 August, 2021

Inside BusinessEuropean companies
Switzerland’s ‘Silicon Valley of smell’ prospers in age of big data
The pandemic has changed how people want themselves, their clothes and their homes to smell
Friday, 30 July, 2021

Switzerland
Swiss central bank’s reserves pass SFr1tn for first time
Bank now has an investment portfolio larger than most of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds
Thursday, 29 July, 2021

Nestlé S.A.
Nestlé delivers strongest first-half growth in a decade
Food company warns rising commodity prices will weigh on margins
Tuesday, 27 July, 2021

Switzerland
Swiss prosecutors end Magnitsky ‘dirty money’ probe without bringing charges
Switzerland was key conduit through which Russian officials were thought to have laundered money
Wednesday, 21 July, 2021

Julius Baer Gruppe AG
Buoyant stock markets push Julius Baer to record first-half profits
Swiss bank attracts SFr10bn in new client money and reports rise in advisory fees