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This comprehensive list presents country and territory names from around the world, spanning from the Cayman Islands to Western Sahara. The compilation includes both sovereign nations and dependent territories...

In decision 4A_305/2025 of 13 March 2026, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that Swiss sanctions against Russia are overriding mandatory law and apply irrespective of the otherwise applicable law. The Court reasoned that the Swiss Ukraine Ordinance serves Switzerland’s core foreign-policy objectives and therefore applies as overriding mandatory law.

Providing core banking services to EU customers from a non-EU country will generally require the establishment of an authorised EU branch or subsidiary.