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University of St Gallen tops FT 2016 masters in management rankings

This content was published on Sep 12, 2016 The Swiss school came top of the list of 90 best masters programmes worldwide in 2016, winning its sixth consecutive crown. France’s HEC Paris and Essec Business School remained second and third, respectively, for the third year running. The 2016 ranking features a record 90 programmes, up from 70 in 2014. The ranking is based…

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Voting until you get the result you want

This content was published on Sep 10, 2016 Referendums, or plebiscites, are generally used in different parts of the world as an instrument of power, not democracy. In authoritarian regimes they are used as signs of strength to flatter leaders and to show off the ability to mobilize citizens, thus sending a clear signal both internally and abroad. In semi-democratic regimes they are…

How the Swiss army does its laundry

This content was published on Sep 10, 2016 The Swiss army comprises almost 130,000 active members. When they do their military service, mountains of washing pile up.

Job indicator developed to guide quota decision

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 The indicator is based around four criteria: how difficult it is to recruit personnel, the relationship between the number of open jobs in a field and the number of people seeking jobs, how long jobs in the field remain advertised and how long people spend looking for jobs. Researchers assigned numbers to 97 professions based…

Swiss group exploring blockchain transaction options

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 The goal is to produce a decentralised, encrypted platform that will enable small companies to more efficiently raise funds by selling shares outside of stock exchanges. Switzerland is home to a growing ‘CryptoValley’ of blockchain innovators, including Ethereum, which which will provide the blockchain platform. This is by no means the only such project currently…

A Swiss initiative aims to produce gold in a more sustainable way in Peru

Digging for ‘better’ gold in Peru

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 What does it take to produce gold sustainably? It’s not easy, as a visit to a Peruvian mine shows.

Transport ministry refutes Gotthard wind resistance claims

This content was published on Sep 9, 2016 “Test trips show that passenger trains travel at the planned speeds of 200km/hour (125mph) and that the planned times can be adhered to,” the transport office said in a statement after the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper reported wind resistance problems on September 4. The newspaper had reported that a physical phenomenon apparently overlooked by engineers would…

Swiss Ambassador has Washington simmering

This content was published on Sep 8, 2016 William Tell soup, anyone? What led Switzerland’s man in Washington to add some spice to his role as ambassador and write a cookbook?

No e-vote counting at open-air assembly

This content was published on Sep 7, 2016 Based on an expert study, the government decided that the current system of approximate estimations of the number of raised hands for votes at the annual assembly on the town square should be continued. “It does not make sense to interfere with a proven procedure as there is no need for a change,” the government…

Ex-UBS banker charged for selling data to Germany

This content was published on Sep 6, 2016 The Swiss authorities have charged a former UBS banker over suspicion of selling confidential client details to Germany in 2012.

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