Foreigners who live in unstable and troubled areas also tend to keep money in secure Swiss banks instead of their own

Banking in Switzerland goes back to the 18th century. In the past , not only rich people but also authoritarian regimes and dictators have secured their money in Swiss banks

About a third of all money held outside a person’s home country – hundreds of billions of dollars – is deposited in Swiss banks

Swiss banks have been considered to be the most secretive in the world for many centuries

Banks play an important role in Switzerland’s economy

Switzerland is not only well-known for chocolate and its watch-making industry. It is also famous for its unique banking and financial system

They check out the effects that zero gravity has on plants and animals, or they can mix together fluids which react differently in space

Due to zero gravity, scientists on the ISS can carry out experiments that cannot be done on Earth