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Patience wearing thin for negative interest rates

This content was published on May 11, 2017 Negative interest rates are the bane of the financial sector – and the longer they remain, the louder bankers cry foul.

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Three Swiss farms close a day

This content was published on May 11, 2017 The trend for fewer but larger farms continued in Switzerland last year, with the total number dropping by 990 to 52,263.

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‘Wolf of Wall Street’ aims to motivate Zurich

This content was published on May 10, 2017 Belfort is due to give a motivational talk in Zurich on May 13 to an audience stumping up CHF799 ($792) per ticket. The Wolf of Wall Street movie, starring Leonardo di Caprio, features debauched parties with dwarf throwing competitions, high-class hookers and copious amounts of drugs – not to mention ripping off small investors out…

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Cabinet sees no need to regulate social media

This content was published on May 10, 2017 Remain vigilant, continue to monitor, but no action necessary. "Fake news" is a problem, but more regulation is not the solution, the cabinet says.

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Syngenta deal will ‘drive modernisation’ of Chinese farming

This content was published on May 10, 2017 Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness group being acquired by ChemChina, will help Beijing modernise China's farm sector but remain a "western company".

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Swiss export products banned as toxic at home

This content was published on May 9, 2017 In the wake of a Chinese takeover of Syngenta, a Swiss advocacy group raises concerns about Switzerland's regulatory role.

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Swiss expert on UN Syrian chemical weapons panel

This content was published on May 8, 2017 The 52-year old head of the chemistry division of the Spiez Laboratory of the Federal Office for Civil Protection, will be a part of the Leadership Panel of the Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapon Use in Syria that was created by UN Security Council in 2015. The job of the panel is to investigate…

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Swiss engineers wanted – nerds need not apply

This content was published on May 8, 2017 The proportion of engineers in the workforce practically doubled from 1.4% to 2.6% between 2000 and 2014, according to the Swiss Business Federation, economiesuisse. But for several years, Swiss industrial leaders have complained that universities are still not producing home-grown engineers fast enough to meet rising demand. Economists predict this mismatch between supply and demand…

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A ‘diamond’ launch on Lake Lucerne

This content was published on May 6, 2017 A new ship has been christened on Lake Lucerne. Enter the shipyard to watch how the multi-million dollar MS Diamant was built.

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