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Swiss refinery Metalor long purified gold from the Andes to sell to banks, watchmakers, fine jewelers and electronics companies. In early 2018 the refinery stopped taking the artisanal gold. What went wrong? Read my report with @mitrataj @peterhobson15 reut.rs/2InltiS
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Oil and gas companies say they’re going green. Yesterday I looked through some of their accounts to see if it’s true.
In the first half of this year, 4 companies made £74.4bn and reinvested £3.4bn in low carbon energy. On average, that’s equivalent to 5% of their profits.
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In Switzerland, first same-sex couples say "I do" reuters.com/world/europe/swi…
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Which are the barriers to achieve #gender #equality in political and financial institutions?
Join us at @EUI_Schuman premises in Florence or online for 'Private and Public gender #inclusiveness in decision-making positions: why and how?' #WomeninFinance
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🚨Save the date!
Join @EUI_FBF_School at the @EUI_Schuman for an event on the role of #women in #leadership positions in political and financial institutions.
🗓️Wednesday, 15 June
⏰14:30 CEST
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Anlässlich des #WEF in #Davos demonstrieren Klimastreikende und Jungsozialist:innen gegen die Mächtigen der Welt. Darunter ist auch Millionenerbin Marlene Engelhorn. Die 30-Jährige fordert eine gerechtere #Vermögensverteilung und dass sie selbst stärker besteuert wird.
Interviews with nine Russians living overseas - as well as their wealth managers, lawyers, tax advisers, real estate and art brokers - suggest that Western sanctions meant to punish Putin's inner circle are also broadly ensnaring Russian passport holders. reuters.com/world/europe/san…
@TomSims_Reuters and I took a look at gender diversity at the top of Europe's biggest banks. Here is what we found: reuters.com/business/top-eur…
That still lags the 30% average at major U.S. banks, with Europe's top banks ranging from just 5.6% within their executive ranks all the way up to 50%.
But as the example of UniCredit shows, change can happen quickly when management makes a "fundamental change in culture" a priority. With @TomSims_Reuters, @Za_lentina, @JessopReuters, @JessAguado1
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A quick walk around my neighborhood in Kyiv and everyone is buying water, dragging suitcases, and checking updates on their phones.
City is emptying out fast as Russian troops pour into Ukraine.
Sound of shelling has stopped, but can hear military jets flying above
Big day again for Credit Suisse reporting 2021 loss from Zurich HQ reuters.com/business/finance…
Meanwhile, across Switzerland, @StephNebehay reporting on another day of hearings in money laundering trial against Credit Suisse and several individuals, the first criminal trial of a major bank in Switzerland
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Credit Suisse faces money laundering charges in trial of Bulgarian cocaine traffickers reut.rs/34f7Ykd
“People who speak languages with stronger gender associations tend to have stronger gender stereotypes, a 2020 study of 25 languages found.”
The movement to recognize genders beyond female and male is changing languages around the world. @MinamiFunakoshi and Samuel Granados show how reut.rs/3nS0qKH
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A group of more than 100 billionaires and millionaires has issued a plea to political and business leaders convening virtually for the World Economic Forum: make us pay more tax reut.rs/3GJWcvQ #DavosAgenda
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Current commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature rise this century, a United Nations report said, in another stark warning ahead of crunch climate talks reut.rs/3EmsL1z 1/5
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Resort staff at one of Switzerland's most popular Alpine destinations are covering parts of Mount Titlis with a protective polyester fleecing to stave off summer melting reut.rs/3znKByV
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A former minister in Afghanistan became delivery man in Germany. While interviewing him yesterday, I was constantly reminded of how much a migrant loses in starting over somewhere new.
I wrote part of his story here:
reuters.com/article/us-afgha…