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Swiss vintage planes grounded after structural damage report

JU-Air offers sightseeing flights with vintage Ju-52 aircraft

This content was published on Nov 20, 2018 Swiss authorities have ordered the temporary grounding of two Junkers Ju-52 vintage airplanes operated by the Ju-Air company based near Zurich.

Opinion

Switzerland’s golden opportunity for responsible business

This content was published on Nov 19, 2018 Mark Pieth of the University of Basel criticises the Swiss government for lacking the political will to build a more responsible gold supply chain.

Did a cash incentive to relocate to an alpine village work?

This content was published on Nov 19, 2018 A year ago a Swiss municipality offered an economic incentive to avoid becoming a ghost town. Did it work?

David and crew return from inspecting fish cages on Lake Victoria

Talking business in Bosnia and Uganda

This content was published on Nov 19, 2018 Start-ups in developing countries have been getting some sound business advice, thanks to the Swisscontact development foundation.

From communism to IT-led startups

This content was published on Nov 19, 2018 Swisscontact's mentoring project showed Erna Šoševic how to run her own business in a male-dominated society.

Taxes and insurance eat up almost 30% of Swiss household income

This content was published on Nov 19, 2018 Swiss households spend an average of 29% on mandatory payments like taxes, social contributions and health insurance.

Swiss civil servants incur CHF121 million in expenses

This content was published on Nov 18, 2018 The expenses of Swiss civil servants added up to CHF 121.7 million ($122 million) last year, according to the SonntagsBlick newspaper.

Swiss protest against rising health insurance premiums

This content was published on Nov 17, 2018 Similar rallies took place in other cities of French-speaking Switzerland and in the southern region of Ticino. In Geneva, this is the third protest of this kind in a year. The demonstrations are led by Patricia Leoz and Joelle Combremont, two mothers with no political affiliation, who first launched their appeal on social media networks. “We demand that the situation,…

No train service at Lucerne railway station over the weekend

This content was published on Nov 15, 2018 On Thursday, the rail operator announced the measure which is in response to the derailment of a Eurocity train in March 2017. A total of seven switches, that enable train to change tracks, will be installed over a period of four months. More than 20 special buses will be made available for passengers. If work…

Zurich trains to lower temperature to save energy

This content was published on Nov 15, 2018 The Swiss Federal Railways will be lowering the temperature in the carriages of suburban trains in Zurich by up to two degrees Celsius.

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