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A multimedia journalist, Dominique Soguel began her international reporting career at Agence France-Presse covering the Arab Spring. She also served as the Istanbul correspondent for the Associated Press before moving to Switzerland in 2016. A native English and Spanish speaker with Swiss roots, she loves to travel and will take any opportunity to chat in Italian, Arabic and French – preferably over coffee. No tea, thank you!
Sanctions enforcement: Bern ‘cannot rule out’ Switzerland gets Russian gold via Central Asia
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The Swiss government admits that it cannot rule out the presence of Russian gold in trade flows with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
How the Swiss help Madagascar’s cacao farmers confront climate change
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Madagascar is a key front line in the battle against climate change. It’s crucial for the future of Swiss chocolate, and the industry knows it.
The mystery of Switzerland’s surging imports of Uzbek and Kazakh gold
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Switzerland’s imports of gold originating in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have boomed since Russia attacked Ukraine. Trade data and expert analyses suggest some could be surreptitiously coming from Russia in violation of sanctions.
London gold body faces trial over Tanzania miners’ deaths
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Can industry groups be held liable if they certify products as being responsibly sourced when they are not? The gold industry is set to find out.
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Switzerland has long dominated the world gold market. What does the UAE’s emergence as a potential rival mean for the Alpine nation?
Monumental sadness: Geneva theatre takes on DRC-Glencore injustice
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The opera Justice is a punch in the face to global commodity traders based in Geneva, courtesy of radical stage director Milo Rau.
Swiss Federal Court snubs request for gold sector transparency
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Switzerland’s top court was swayed by the arguments of Swiss refiners rather than those of an NGO calling for greater gold sector transparency.
The quest for ethical gold – a Swiss refiner’s viewpoint
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Metalor CEO Antoine de Montmollin discusses the challenges of due diligence in a competitive industry where few believe in the merits of transparency.
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Switzerland’s refineries are top recipients of gold mined at industrial sites in Africa but they are not keen to share the details.
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Formalising artisanal mining offers the best shot at ending human rights abuses in the cobalt supply chain, says a Swiss human rights expert.
Ranking: Swiss public sector shows corruption and lobbying vulnerability
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Switzerland may be in the top ten in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index but its overall score marks a historic low.
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Sometimes the highs and lows of WEF are best captured by numbers. Here are some that stood out to SWI swissinfo.ch this week.
Green corruption – a planetary crime fought from Basel
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The Basel Institute of Governance is at the centre of global efforts to fight corruption or financial crimes that harm the environment.
Should Switzerland take measures to support its struggling industries?
Industrial policies are back in fashion, not only in the United States but also in the EU. Should Switzerland, where various industries are struggling, draw inspiration from such policies?
