Swiss President Viola Amherd said Monday, during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Bern, that her country has offered to organize a peace summit that aims to help bring an end to Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia. “I confirmed to him that Switzerland is ready to organize a conference,” Amherd said during a … Read more
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, at a press conference at the IMF Headquarters on April 14, 2023. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images The head of the International Monetary Fund warned Monday that China needs structural reforms in order to avoid “a fairly significant decline in growth rates.” … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits soldiers at the Kupiansk front line on Nov. 30, 2023, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Presidency | Anadolu | Getty Images Ukraine is set to pitch its peace plan for ending the war with Russia to allied national security advisors in Switzerland on Sunday, as officials gather in the ski resort … Read more
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters St. Moritz, SWITZERLAND — Top players in the crypto industry gathered at a lavish hotel in elegant Swiss ski town St. Moritz ahead of the Wednesday start of the Crypto Finance Conference. Many were … Read more
Wall Street and Broad Street signs are seen as The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a Christmas tree are illuminated in New York City, United States on December 1, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings … Read more
Planning a vacation? Here are the countries that pose the maximum risk for travelers in 2024 — and also the ones that are the safest — according to International SOS. The risk assessment firm, in its 2024 Risk Map, has ranked these countries based on several metrics, including security, medical dangers as well as the … Read more
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