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Study: Huge job boost from turning to machines

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 Switzerland can expect 270,000 new jobs created through the first quarter of this century due to workplace automation transforming the economy.

Swiss cheese threatened by trade deals

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 The report by Switzerland Global Enterprise, which offers government assistance to Swiss companies angling to get a foothold abroad, takes a look at the expected damage to the Swiss economy if the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) gets off the ground. TTIP would lower tariffs and technical trade barriers on a range of…

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Both Switzerland and Oregon practice direct democracy

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 Switzerland has 26 cantons, which are jurisdictionally similar to counties in Oregon. Initially, democracy in Switzerland was primarily canton-based, and the Swiss conducted elections in a way that resembles current Oregonian politics at the county level. Since 1848, Switzerland has developed a highly participatory direct democracy, which inspired Oregon to adopt a similar political approach.…

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Democracy gives more satisfaction even if not used

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 No other country in the world offers citizens as extensive means to participate in and influence political decisions on a national level as Switzerland. But even on a federal level, there are only very few states which offer their citizens as much of a say in how they are run as the Swiss cantons. With…

Swiss predict budget surplus thanks to negative interest rates

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 Negative interest rates across Europe have created an embarrassment of riches for the Swiss federal government.

Cross-border workers in Geneva face bumpy ride

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 They keep Geneva’s economy afloat but don’t live in the city. Yet more barriers are going up to hinder cross-border commuters’ access to jobs.

Watchdog says Swatch must stick to movements deal

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 Switzerland’s largest watch maker, Swatch, must abide by a 2013 deal to slowly phase out the delivery of mechanical watch movements to rivals.

How to operate a nuclear reactor

This content was published on Oct 27, 2016 What is the point of training people how to operate a nuclear reactor in a power plant that is about to close down? Swiss Public Television goes to Mühleberg to find out. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

UBS can challenge client data handover to France

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 The Federal Administrative Court on Wednesday granted UBS “party status” to the proposed data transfer after Switzerland green lighted a French request for administrative assistance issued in May. France has demanded a “five-digit” amount of client numbers from UBS, which it had received from the German authorities. The court statement did not say whether the…

Bill to fight gender wage discrimination

This content was published on Oct 26, 2016 The news comes a day after the World Economic Forum dropped Switzerland down two places in its annual Gender Gap Report. Switzerland ranked 43rd out of 144 countries in the category “wage equality for similar work”. Wage equality between men and women has not been reached 35 years after the government set up the Federal…

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