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Keeping a family business alive

This content was published on Aug 29, 2015 Aarios bicycles are put together in Gretzenbach, canton Solothurn, in a modern industrial warehouse which lies between a Buddhist temple and a nuclear cooling tower. More than 30 years ago, Ramel still worked at the Bally shoe factory in neighbouring Schönenwerd, where he was a successful salesman with a sound business sense. “Bicycles are the…

Travel advice from a Victorian guidebook

This content was published on Aug 29, 2015

Swiss economy avoids recession despite strong franc

This content was published on Aug 28, 2015 The Swiss economy avoids a recession despite the negative effects of the strong franc.

Landscape shifts as the titans retreat

This content was published on Aug 26, 2015 Faced with tough post-crisis regulation, most of the biggest players slashed their investment banking units and turned to less risky activities such as wealth management.

Swiss ‘crocodile’ locomotive invited to Sweden

This content was published on Aug 25, 2015 Sweden inaugurated its first fully electric train line in 1915 and the Swedish Railway MuseumExternal link in Gävle is commemorating this with an event to showcase 100 years of electric trains throughout the Swedish railway history. The Federal Railways crocodile is a favourite among train enthusiasts and many Swedish children have grown up with a…

Smaller Swiss private banks expected to perish

This content was published on Aug 25, 2015 Nearly a quarter of Swiss private banks are expected to be sold or collapse altogether in the next few years.

Swiss bank fines dwarfed by US/British peers

This content was published on Aug 24, 2015 The amount paid out in fines by major Swiss banks pales in comparison to the litigation costs of many international peers, according to a study by United States bank Morgan Stanley. Furthermore, only around 1% of total fines globally have been related to tax evasion. UBS ($7.4 billion or CHF7 billion) and Credit Suisse ($4.8…

‘Don’t panic’ call accompanies China stock slump

This content was published on Aug 24, 2015 Investors and companies are urged to keep their nerve in the face of a Chinese stock market slump.

The case for retiring another ‘barbarous relic’

This content was published on Aug 24, 2015 Already, by far the largest amount of money exists and is transacted in electronic form – as bank deposits and central bank reserves. But even a little physical currency can cause a lot of distortion to the economic system. The existence of cash – a bearer instrument with a zero interest rate – limits central…

Vitol defends South Africa mining record

This content was published on Aug 24, 2015 Advocacy groups are calling on Switzerland to do more to ensure that companies fulfill their responsibilities to uphold human rights.

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