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Sauber F1 team secures future with takeover

This content was published on Jul 20, 2016 Peter Sauber, 72, started his eponymous F1 team in 1993, having built racing cars under is own name since 1970. It has always been based in Hinwil, canton Zurich, where Sauber also built an innovative wind tunnel to test the aerodynamics of racing cars. In 2005 he sold the keys of his stable to BMW…

Balancing older voters with younger ones

This content was published on Jul 20, 2016 Brexit, the British referendum decision to leave the European Union, has shown yet again that in Western democracies, older people are overrepresented among voters. And Switzerland is no exception. Ageing is an issue for Avenir SuisseExternal link, a think tank devoted to economic and social themes. On top of traditional topics like retirement and healthcare,…

Deadly ‘superbug’ strain found in tourists to India

This content was published on Jul 19, 2016 The research carried out by scientists from the University of Bern, examined the stools of 38 Swiss travellers to India in 2015, before and after their trip. The results, published in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, were startling. Not only did 76% of those analysed have antibiotic resistant “superbugs” in their guts, 11% had…

125 years of people’s initiatives

This content was published on Jul 17, 2016 As a key part of Switzerland’s system of direct democracy, the people’s, or citizen’s initiative allows each member of the Swiss electorate – including those living abroad – to propose a change to the constitution. An initiative can be launched by a single person, but more typically, an interest group collects at least 100,000 signatures.…

Work, life, death… and politics

This content was published on Jul 17, 2016 Here are the stories we’re following the week of July 18.

Serious crisis threatens Swiss watchmakers

This content was published on Jul 16, 2016 In an interview with swissinfo.ch, Pons said the situation for Swiss watches was more dire than industry leaders were willing to admit, particularly for watches at the lower end of the price range. “Brands like Swatch, Tissot and even Longines have come under great pressure from smart watch products, despite previous assurances that they had…

All Swiss bonds are now costing investors

This content was published on Jul 15, 2016 The current low interest rate era has already driven down the interest (or coupon) payments being offered by bond issuers. But the forces driving bonds into negative yields is somewhat counterintuitive – it is because demand for bonds is so strong that it outstrips supply. That means investors are willing to buy bonds at above…

Is Switzerland ready for Pokémon Go?

This content was published on Jul 15, 2016 Though not officially released in Switzerland, the augmented reality game already has Swiss smartphone users hooked.

Scientists offer solution to protect your emails

This content was published on Jul 15, 2016 The moment for Andy Yen came in 2013 when the story broke of the United States government’s massive surveillance of phone and internet communications, exposed by Edward Snowden. Yen, a particle physicist at CERN, got together with a few of his colleagues at the Geneva nuclear research centre and started brainstorming ways of making email…

Service sector

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 While Switzerland maintains a strong manufacturing base, today around 70% of the active population works in service industries.

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