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‘Bahamas Leaks’ puts spotlight on UBS and Credit Suisse

This content was published on Sep 22, 2016 The two banks have set up around 9,500 companies each in the tax free country over the last 25 years, out of a total of 175,000, according to information revealed in leaked files, which were based on data from a corporate registry in the Bahamas. UBS and Credit Suisse came second and third in a…

Swiss economic health remains in the balance

This content was published on Sep 21, 2016 On Wednesday, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) lowered its global economic growth forecastExternal link from 3.2% to 2.9% for this year. In the last few weeks, some Swiss forecasters have been busy raising their Swiss GDP forecasts. Last week BAK Basel said the Swiss economy would grow by 1.6% this year –…

Campaigners launch ‘initiative for fair prices’

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 “Multinational companies keep prices up in Switzerland arbitrarily to absorb the high purchasing power. Consumers, small- and medium-sized entreprises (SMEs) and state-run schools or hospitals pay the price,” said Prisca Birrer-Heimo at a news conference on Tuesday. The president of a leading consumer organisation criticised the fact that Swiss prices are often higher for identical…

Self-driving trains pilot project is on the horizon

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 According to Swiss public radio, SRFExternal link, the ‘Südostbahn’, South-East Railways, which operates between St Gallen and Lucerne, is planning a pilot project with self-driving trains. A pre-study is near completion. The director of the railway company, Thomas Küchler, did not want to be drawn on which stretch the trains would be trialled on, but…

Swiss blue-chip bosses earn the most in Europe

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 The Eurotop 100 study, published on Tuesday, analysed the direct remuneration – not including pension or bonuses – of the CEOs of the 100 most highly capitalised blue-chip companiesExternal link in Europe. The report only includes the 74 bosses who had held the position all year – with the result, for example, that Credit Suisse…

Fewer Swiss able to afford their own property

This content was published on Sep 20, 2016 The study analysed the average price of a detached house in the canton, according to a reportExternal link in the Tuesday edition of Zurich’s Tages-Anzeiger. In 2008, this amounted to CHF980,000 ($1 million), but by 2015 buyers would have had to fork out CHF1.3 million. This increase is the main reason that fewer people are…

E-voting welcomed despite security concerns

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 The survey, commissioned by the Centre for Democracy StudiesExternal link and published on Monday, found that more than two out of three respondents across age groups, gender and party political affiliation would like to see e-voting for all citizens. Trials with e-voting have been underway since 2003 in different cantons, notably involving registered members of…

China – Switzerland’s new online market place

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 Chinese online retailers are targeting customers looking for a bargain in expensive Switzerland.

Swiss role in flux

This content was published on Sep 19, 2016 Switzerland is desperate to reach a deal with Brussels, but few in Europe want to strike a pact that could be a template for post-Brexit Britain.

Should parliamentarians be drawn by lot?

This content was published on Sep 18, 2016 The group says everybody would be free to accept or reject the task. The designated person would get twelve months of training to learn the ropes before she or he takes up a four-year mandate. And just like a regular parliamentarian, the citizen would benefit from an annual salary of CHF130,000 ($133,400), plus expenses. In…

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