India is on the brink of finalising a trade agreement that could potentially unleash a wave of investment worth $100 billion over 15 years from a select group of European nations. A Bloomberg report cited sources familiar with the negotiations who revealed that the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), comprising Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, have decided to invest in India as part of a trade pact currently in the advanced stages of discussion. Although the specific terms are yet to be disclosed, the foundational framework of the deal has been established, with deliberations now focusing on the precise investment...
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Fashion
Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan dress up to welcome new year in Switzerland; Jeh and Taimur join for family pic
Kareena Kapoor and her family are in Switzerland for their annual New Year holiday. Hours after welcoming 2024, she dropped glimpses from their hotel room as she, Saif Ali Khan, Taimur and Jehangir dressed up to celebrate the occasion. Kareena dropped mirror selfies as she turned photographer for them. Also read: Kareena Kapoor chills with Natasha Poonawalla in Switzerland Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Taimur Ali Khan and Jehangir from New Year’s eve. Kareena Kapoor, Saif ready for 2024 For the special night, Kareena slipped into an ethnic ensemble. Saif looked dapper in a white tuxedo. In the first photo,...
Horoscope
Mother and daughter are the only passengers on Emirates flight to Switzerland. Here’s what they did
A mother and daughter got more than they bargained for when they boarded an Emirates flight for a vacation. They were the only passengers in the economy class cabin on the flight from Seychelles to Switzerland with a layover in Dubai. The mother and daughter travelled from Seychelles to Switzerland to celebrate Christmas with family. (Representational Image/Unsplash) Zoe Doyle, 25, and her mother, Kimmy Chedel, 59, were travelling on December 25 to spend holidays with their family when they boarded the empty aircraft. “We had no idea we were the only ones. There were four others, I think, that were...
Fitness
Sanctum will launch its transformational workouts in the UK, US, Switzerland and Italy in 2024 | spabusiness.com news
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Infra
Switzerland Construction Market Size, Trend Analysis by Sector, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2027
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Sports
US routs Switzerland at world junior hockey championships, 11-3
Switzerland’s Julien Rod, left, and USA’s Frank Nazar vie for the puck during a Group B match at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden on Thursday. (Adam Ihse/TT via AP) GOTHENBURG, Sweden (AP) — Jimmy Snuggerud scored three goals for a natural hat trick in the first 12 minutes to help the United States rout Switzerland 11-3 on Thursday in the world junior hockey championship. Will Smith opened the rout 1:20 into the game off a cross-ice pass from Zeev Buium for a one-timer near the net. Snuggerud got his first two minutes...
Gambling
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