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Swiss Helvetia Fund (SWZ) declares $0.13755/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 6.25%Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 22; ex-div March 19.See SWZ Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart,

How far should governments go to limit social interactions during a pandemic? Are lockdowns effective in combating COVID-19? These questions are being debated by governments across the globe, but Switzerland's

Fitch Ratings affirms Switzerland's long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at AAA, the highest level of investment-grade rating.Outlook is stable.The ratings and outlook reflect "a diversified and high value-added economy

The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. (NYSE: SWZ), a non-diversified registered closed-end investment company (the "Fund"), announced today a quarterly distribution at the new distribution rate of $0.13755 per share of the Fund's common stock pursuant to Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"), following the recent annual review of the Plan[, including the prior distribution rate,] by the Fund's Board of Directors. The distribution is subject to the following ex-dividend, record and payment dates:

Large parts of Europe are locking down again, while other countries are trying to resist the approach.The U.K. has announced a one-month national lockdown starting Thursday - that will ensure

The declining trend in eurozone fragmentation risk is meeting resistance.The ECB signals that it will become the first global central bank to adopt "Sustainable Easing" into its monetary policy framework.ECB defined "Sustainable Easing" conflates Global Warming with emergency COVID-19 pandemic bond-buying permanently.Spain is a growing risk of contagion that could spread fragmentation risk throughout the eurozone.If managed correctly, rising fragmentation risk can be the catalyst for MMT.