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10.02.2012   
Switzerland will be chairman-in-office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 2014. The choice of Switzerland was confirmed today by the OSCE. Switzerland stood for this office together with Serbia, which will chair the organisation in 2015. The two countries have agreed to cooperate closely.

10.02.2012   
(FSO) - The national consumer price index calculated by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) registered a decline of 0.4% in January 2012. It reached 98.9 points (December 2010=100). Year-on-year inflation was -0.8%, compared with annualised rates of -0.7% in December 2011 and 0.3% in January 2011.

09.02.2012   
Important steps towards implementation of Switzerland's financial market policy were taken in 2011. The annual report on international financial and tax matters issued by the Federal Department of Finance reviews and gives an outlook on activities in the areas of financial market regulation, engagement in international financial bodies and international tax policy.

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