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Pieth and Stiglitz warn of offshore tax haven dangers

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 Tax havens must be treated as “carriers of a dangerous disease” to be quarantined, warns a new report.

Multinationals fear for Switzerland as a business location

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 One of the main reasons multinational companies move to Switzerland is the tax regime – seven out of ten said the attractive tax system was why they set up shop in Switzerland. Most enjoy a special tax status. However, only 42% of the 850 companies questioned by KPMG thought the tax system would remain an…

Indian student takes on luxury Swiss watch industry

This content was published on Nov 15, 2016 Would you hire a complete amateur living halfway around the world to design a Swiss watch, costing tens of thousands of dollars?

Further gloom in store for Swiss watchmakers

This content was published on Nov 14, 2016 Sentiment is depressed but hope lingers on, says Ralph Atkins of the Financial Times.

Swiss unfazed by risk of nuclear accident

This content was published on Nov 13, 2016 According to the survey carried out by the firm Marketagent and published in the German language weekly Schweiz am Sonntag on Sunday, only 37.3% of respondents could envision a Swiss version of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Of the 1,073 people surveyed in the German- and French-speaking parts of the country, 54.5% were…

Swiss firms keen on Trump’s infrastructure promises

This content was published on Nov 12, 2016 While the election of Trump has made certain players in the Swiss business community uneasy, others see opportunities to expand. “Trump has announced big investments and wants to build this wall in Mexico,” Sika spokesperson Dominik Slappnig, told Swiss Public Television SRF. The Swiss firm specialising in construction material employs over 1,500 people in North…

PostFinance to charge millionaire deposit holders

This content was published on Nov 11, 2016 Bank charges Switzerland has the highest density of millionaires in the West, with nearly 10% of all households having $1 million or more. A study by consultancy Capgemini this year estimated that there were 358,500 people in Switzerland with a net worth of more than $1 million. Almost all Swiss banks have refrained so far…

‘Catastrophe’ if Trump wins

This content was published on Nov 9, 2016 Here’s what’s at stake for one American citizen, Rita Burri, watching election returns in Bern. Where are you watching or following the election? Tweet us your pictures to @swissinfo_enExternal link or if you’re Swiss and live outside Switzerland, post a video or photo on Instagram of where you’re following the election using the hashtag #WeAreSwissAbroadExternal link. We’d…

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Marking the map

This content was published on Nov 9, 2016 Still a full house at the US Embassy-hosted party in Bern. The smell of early breakfast bacon is in the air, and somebody just dropped a glass of orange juice. A little while ago, high school students from Bern’s Kirchenfeld Gymnasium helped fill in the map.

Meet our bloggers

This content was published on Nov 8, 2016 Tonight we have people from around the US sharing their perspectives of election night and the presidential campaign. As you can see from this map, they are a mix of Swiss abroad and people living in Swiss-founded towns. Keep an eye out for their contributions in our blog posts.

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