S. Speaking of efficiency, in the previous post I referred to the international competitiveness rankings produced by the Swiss IMD World Competitiveness Center.

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The reason the Zurich post office held so much cash was that it was the time when the Swiss pay their monthly rent and utility bills.

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Most ordinary Swiss still pay their bills by withdrawing money from a bank account, taking it to the post office and then (usually after queuing a little) filling in a payment form.

ECONOMIST: Direct debit

The Swiss bank now says it'll record a loss for the fourth quarter, and it could also post a net loss attributable to shareholders for the year 2007.

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One of them, Antonio Bussi, stepped down temporarily from his post as governor of Tucuman province earlier this year, after Mr Garzon linked him to a Swiss bank account containing alleged spoils of repression.

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England almost got the second goal their domination merited on the stroke of half-time when Rooney rounded Swiss keeper Diego Benaglio, only for Stephane Grichting to deny Defoe with a crucial clearance at the far post.

BBC: Switzerland 1-3 England