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Swiss upper house keeps US tax deal alive; set for lower house
ReutersZURICH, June 19 (Reuters) - Swiss upper house lawmakers kept alive a draft law aimed at ending a long-running U.S. tax probe into hidden offshore accounts at Swiss banks on Wednesday, leaving the final say with the lower house, which has previously...Tags: Politics, National Government, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Parliament, Prosecution
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Swiss upper house keeps U.S. tax deal alive; set for lower house
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss upper house lawmakers kept alive a draft law aimed at ending a long-running U.S. tax probe into hidden offshore accounts at Swiss banks on Wednesday, leaving the final say with the lower house, which has previously rejected it....Tags: Politics, National Government, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Parliament, Prosecution
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Switzerland buries U.S. tax law, banks seen at risk
ReutersBERNE (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers dealt a death blow on Wednesday to a draft law which aimed to protect the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans evade tax. The Swiss government has warned that the bill'...Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), National Government, Parliament, Prosecution, Laws
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Swiss parliament stalls progress of U.S. tax deal
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's lower house of parliament has stalled a government bid to protect the country's banks from criminal charges in the United States for helping wealthy Americans to evade tax. The lawmakers refused to address a bill aimed at...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Criminal Laws, Politics, National Government, Zurich (Swiss Confederation)
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Japan ruling party executive apologizes for Fukushima disaster gaffe
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The policy chief of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party apologized on Wednesday and withdrew remarks that appeared to make light of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, adding it was up to the premier whether she would keep...Tags: Conservation, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Politics, Government, Shinzo Abe
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The third arrow of Abenomics: Misfire
GREAT expectations at home and abroad surrounded the announcement on June 5th of the "third arrow" of Abenomics, the plan of Shinzo Abe, Japan's prime minister, to pull the country out of its long slump. The first arrow had come in the form of a...Tags: Politics, Lobbying, Parliament, Government Ministers, Trade Agreements
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Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
ReutersBy Miriam Arghandiwal and Abdul Aziz Ibrahimi KABUL, June 17 (Reuters) - A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians, officials said, the latest...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Justice and Rights, Taliban, Parliament
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Japan approves growth steps, promises to do more after polls
ReutersBy Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet rubber-stamped a set of measures on Friday to boost economic growth that so far have failed to impress markets and made Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promise to take more steps after next month's...Tags: Politics, Government, Parliament, Elections, Money and Monetary Policy
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Market headwinds raise stakes for Abe's Japan revival plan
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - This is not how Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe probably imagined reaching a key milestone in his economic revival plan. Pro-growth measures meant to complement hefty doses of budget and monetary stimulus met with a cool reception and...Tags: Labor Markets, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Lobbying, Parliament
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Swiss-US tax deal clears first hurdle in upper house
ReutersZURICH, June 12 (Reuters) - Swiss lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to consider a bill that would let the country's banks sidestep strict secrecy laws to end a long-running United States tax probe, rejecting calls for the legislation to be killed. Five...Tags: Politics, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Blackmail and Extortion, Parliament, Swiss Confederation
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TIMELINE-U.S.-Swiss tax dispute escalates over four years
Reuters* Committee votes 7-6 to reject bill * Both chambers set to vote on bill in coming days BERN/ZURICH, June 11 (Reuters) - Switzerland's upper house of parliament votes on Wednesday on a bill that would let Swiss banks hand over information to help U.S....Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Politics, Trials, National Government, Parliament
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Court ruling not expected to derail Egyptian parliament
CAIRO — Egypt’s highest court ruled Sunday that both the country’s upper house of parliament and the committee that drafted the nation’s constitution had been elected illegally, but the impact of the decision appeared to be largely...
Tags: Lower House, Mohamed Morsi, Politics, Parliament, Mohamed ElBaradei
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