First Abu Dhabi Bank is at risk of being pulled into insolvency proceedings tied to 60 London property companies connected to the collapse of mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, TradersUnion.com reported. The exposure centres on loans made by the bank’s Swiss unit over the past year against residential assets in Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Kensington.
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As alarmist as it was, a press release from the United Nations General Assembly finance committee – saying the UN would face imminent financial collapse by August if membership dues are not paid — barely triggered a perceptible global reaction, Geneva Solutions News reported. It was as if the world had gotten used to the UN’s existential crisis.

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Swiss Economy Expands Again

Switzerland’s economy continued to grow in the first quarter of 2026, but the war in Iran threatens to derail the country’s recovery in the coming months, the Wall Street Journal reported. Gross domestic product expanded 0.5% in the three months through March, furthering the 0.2% expansion during the final quarter of 2025, Switzerland’s statistics office said Monday. “Both the industrial and services sectors contributed to this growth,” the statistics office said. But the Middle East conflict is clouding the outlook for the Swiss economy.
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Swiss inflation jumped in April as the Iran war sent imported energy costs climbing, the Wall Street Journal reported. Consumer prices were up 0.6% on year, higher than the 0.3% inflation rate in March, Switzerland’s statistics agency said Tuesday. It was the second consecutive rise in inflation, to its highest level since December 2024. Switzerland is less exposed to the rise in energy prices, given its lower reliance on fossil fuels. However, imported fossil fuels are still expected to keep inflation higher this year.
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