The opposition Socialists have a strong lead after the first round of the cantonal elections, on 25%.
The Afghan army, the first step in a possible cantonal system with strong central institutions, is making slow progress.
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Its shares, 52.7% of them owned by the Swiss cantons and cantonal banks, are listed on the Swiss stock exchange.
"In Switzerland, green roofs are federal law, but again this is interpreted at a cantonal and city level, " he told CNN.
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The head of the cantonal archaeological service, Peter Suter, explained his satisfaction at the outcome: 'We always asked ourselves why the lodging house was there.
In Sunday's cantonal elections, the National Front won at least two cantons, though the party's share of the vote decreased from 15% in the first round of voting the previous weekend.
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That said, the next safest bank on the list is Zurich Cantonal Bank, which is the largest financial-services provider in the Swiss capital, owned by the canton and answers to the municipal council.
Although united in matters of cantonal pride such as wine and cheese, the French- and German-speaking towns reveal idiosyncrasies: elegant Zermatt attracts champagnesipping dignitaries, while Martigny hides Henry Moore sculptures and Brig puts on a baroque show.
If the Swiss can live with four languages, if they can withstand the diversity of a federal system that delegates many powers to the cantonal level, we dare say it can afford more than one corporate-governance model too.
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Implemented with UNDP and UNICEF and in partnership with Ministries of Civil Affairs and Foreign Affairs, Entity Ministries of Culture and of Education, the Commission to Preserve National Monuments of BiH, Cantonal Ministries of Education, Universities, Municipal authorities, NGOs and the media.
Switzerland's other major bank, Credit Suisse - with over a trillion dollars in total assets and another trillion in clients' money - remains under investigation by the US authorities, as does another high profile bank, Julius Baer, which is about a fifth of the size of Credit Suisse, as well as 11 other mainly local, cantonal banks.
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