A tax initiative of the far left submitted for vote on March 12 wants to tax all dividends from large shareholders. According to the initiators, the measure, which would affect approximately 1,600 Geneva taxpayers, should bring in an additional 150 million francs per year to public authorities. Geneva economic circles fear an exodus of large … Read more
It hasn’t happened for 100 years: elected members of the US House of Representatives closed their session on Tuesday without being able to elect a president. Strong tensions in the Republican ranks have plunged Congress into uncertainty. Great favorite to replace Nancy Pelosi, the fifty-year-old Kevin McCarthy had failed after three consecutive votes to appease … Read more
Shapovalov will face Marc-Andrea Hüsler in the 1st spherical of the US Open up Picture: KEYSTONE / AP / Paul Chiasson – – Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 102) will face a terrific problem in the 1st round of the US Open up. Admitted specifically for the to start with time in his career in the final … Read more
At the Paléo we find international headliners, such as Sting and Angèle. But the festival also welcomes artists from Geneva, such as the DJ duo Ramin&Reda and Flèche Love. For both of them, this concert has a very special flavor. For Amina, alias Flèche Love, singing at Paléo is a bit like playing at home: … Read more
The State of Geneva, Annemasse Agglo and the Geneva Industrial Services (SIG) provided an update on Thursday on the progress of the Villette STEP site. Started in 2018, large-scale works will be completed in 2023 with the connection of the Ocybèle WWTP, in Gaillard (F), for joint treatment of micropollutants. This cross-border collaboration will eliminate … Read more
Antoine Bellier at the peak of his career. The Geneva tennis player has chained the exploits on the grass of the ATP250 tournament in Mallorca. His relatives return to this exceptional week. Geneva tennis player Antoine Bellier is probably having his best week. He was playing the semi-final of the ATP 250 tournament in Mallorca … Read more
The British chain Marks and Spencer announced on Wednesday that it had returned to profit during its staggered 2021/2022 annual financial year and completely left Russia, after ceasing its shipments there in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. The British group specifies that it “recognized a charge of 31 million pounds (37.3 million francs)” … Read more
To get his hands on the tweeting social network, the whimsical billionaire of South African origin says he is ready to prune his personal fortune of more than 20 billion dollars. (archive) Photo: KEYSTONE/AP/Matt Rourke – – Tesla boss Elon Musk said on Thursday that he was considering going directly through Twitter shareholders to buy … Read more
The New York police had offered hundreds of bulletproof vests to Ukraine (Illustration photo). Photo: KEYSTONE/AP/JOHN MINCHILLO – – A non-governmental organization of Ukrainian Americans has had 300 to 400 bullet-proof vests donated by police officers stolen and intended to be sent to Ukraine, New York police and the association announced on Thursday. A ‘burglary’ … Read more
The solidity of the American economy and the high level of inflation should justify a rise in key rates in March, according to an official of the American central bank (Fed), who forecasts a slowdown in inflation around 3% at the end of 2022. “I expect it to be appropriate to raise the policy rate … Read more