More More Childcare workers want priority for Covid-19 vaccine This content was published on Jan 23, 2021 Jan 23, 2021 Staff at crèches and after-school care facilities should be among the first to be offered the vaccine, says the Swiss Childcare Association.
More More Swiss court hands diamond magnate five-year prison sentence This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been handed a five-year-sentence and CHF50 million fine over suspected corrupt business practices in Guinea.
More More Cyber expert warns of dangers of unregulated social media This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Marietje Schaake, president of the Cyber Peace Institute, talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about the unprecedented challenges in our digital era.
More More Swiss literary giant Dürrenmatt honoured with special coin This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Author and dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt will feature on a commemorative silver coin to mark the centenary of his birth.
More More Coronavirus: the latest numbers This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Here is an overview of the most important Swiss-related coronavirus data and graphs, which are updated automatically.
More More Swiss corporate merger activity dampened by Covid This content was published on Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 The volume of transactions halved, and the number of deals was also down.
More More Top Swiss banker Collardi reprimanded by financial watchdog This content was published on Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 Former Julius Bär CEO Boris Collardi has had his knuckles rapped following an investigation into money laundering.
More More Why does Davos Man get it so wrong? This content was published on Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 The World Economic Forum should put global leaders in the audience to listen to social workers, virologists and reporters, argues Simon Kuper.
More More How vaccine technology, choice and supply work in Switzerland This content was published on Jan 21, 2021 Jan 21, 2021 The Swiss Covid-19 vaccination campaign is up and running. How do the vaccine technologies work and compare?
Swiss multinationals draw blurry political lines in the sand This content was published on Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. This week: corporate money in politics and a diamond billionaire on trial.
More More Government wants to privatise PostFinance bank This content was published on Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 The Swiss government wants the state-owned bank to become a full-fledged commercial enterprise.
More More Swiss probing corruption linked to Lebanon central bank This content was published on Jan 19, 2021 Jan 19, 2021 The Swiss attorney general's office has requested legal assistance from Lebanon in the context of a probe into "aggravated money laundering".
More More WEF warns of ‘increasing disparities’ due to Covid-19 pandemic This content was published on Jan 19, 2021 Jan 19, 2021 Infectious diseases, extreme weather and cybersecurity issues pose threats to society in the next two years, the WEF warns.
More More Eight skiers die in Swiss Alps over three days This content was published on Jan 19, 2021 Jan 19, 2021 Last weekend saw large numbers of people heading to the slopes after heavy snow in many parts of the country.
More More Former Swiss State Secretary Blankart dies aged 84 This content was published on Jan 18, 2021 Jan 18, 2021 Franz Blankart, who brokered numerous deals between Switzerland and the European Economic Community (EEC), passed away on Sunday afternoon.
More More Five steps to keep the Swiss watchmaking industry ticking This content was published on Jan 18, 2021 Jan 18, 2021 The Swiss watchmaking industry is going through an unprecedented crisis. Here are five main things that it needs to do
More More Paper: billions of Venezuelan ‘suspicious funds’ in Swiss banks This content was published on Jan 17, 2021 Jan 17, 2021 Swiss officials have found around CHF9 billion ($10 billion) linked to Venezuela on hundreds of bank accounts in Switzerland, Le Matin Dimanche says.
More More Banker Benjamin de Rothschild dies This content was published on Jan 16, 2021 Jan 16, 2021 Banker Benjamin de Rothschild, chairman of Edmond de Rothschild Holding SA, has died at his home in Switzerland, it was announced on Saturday.
More More How a fly farm gives new value to food waste This content was published on Jan 16, 2021 Jan 16, 2021 A start-up is planning to set up the first bio-waste treatment plant in Switzerland, in which a few hundred million flies will be put to work.
More More Zurich Airport postpones new terminal due to Covid-19 This content was published on Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 Switzerland’s busiest airport has postponed building a new terminal and frozen investments for three years due to the coronavirus, its CEO Stephan...
More More Pilatus can continue to work in Saudi Arabia and the UAE This content was published on Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 The Swiss aircraft manufacturer can continue its business activities in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a court has confirmed.
More More Building a digital assets corridor between Switzerland, Japan and Singapore This content was published on Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 When Swiss and Asian expertise join hands to profit from emerging financial technologies, such as blockchain-inspired crypto assets.
More More Avalanche warnings as heavy snowfall hits Switzerland This content was published on Jan 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 Authorities in Switzerland have warned of high avalanche risk in mountain regions after heavy snowfall.
More More Cult dialect band Patent Ochsner win lifetime achievement award This content was published on Jan 14, 2021 Jan 14, 2021 Swiss band Patent Ochsner have been honoured for their work at the Swiss Music Awards. Their hits include 'W Nuss vo Bümpliz'.
More More UBS to close a sixth of its Swiss branches This content was published on Jan 12, 2021 Jan 12, 2021 The closures will affect 44 of the bank’s 239 branches in the country, mainly smaller ones, UBS confirmed on Tuesday. The bank plans to continue...
More More Corruption trial of diamond magnate opens in Switzerland This content was published on Jan 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 The trial of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, accused of corrupt business practices in Guinea, started in Geneva on Monday.
More More Covid-hit restaurants call for 'compensation now' This content was published on Jan 10, 2021 Jan 10, 2021 Half of Swiss hotels and restaurants will go bankrupt by the end of March if they do not get immediate compensation, they say.
More More Swiss economy to boom, says top government expert This content was published on Jan 10, 2021 Jan 10, 2021 The Swiss economy has held up well in the face of the Covid-19 crisis and could boom this year, says a top government economist.
More More Hundreds protest over restaurant closures This content was published on Jan 9, 2021 Jan 9, 2021 Up to 600 restaurant owners have protested in the western Swiss city of Neuchâtel in anger their shutdown.
