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Regulatory handcuffs will ‘kill 30% of Swiss banks’

This content was published on Jun 28, 2016 Every year, regulations drain the Swiss economy of 10% of its gross domestic product (GDP) – or CHF60 billion ($61.5 billion) – Ermotti said. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the financial industry has borne the brunt of new regulations, both in Switzerland and in other countries. “Switzerland can no longer afford this if it wants…

Swiss participation in EU science projects at risk

This content was published on Jun 28, 2016 Switzerland now enjoys partial rather than full participation in the programme, because the Swiss public voted in February 2014 to curb immigration from Europe. In return, Brussels restricted Swiss access to the EU research programme. But even partial association will end if the Swiss government cannot broker a deal with the EU over free movement…

Brexit pushes Swiss mortgage rates to new lows

This content was published on Jun 28, 2016 Swiss home owners or future buyers have received some good post-Brexit news. Following Britain’s referendum on Friday in favour of exiting the EU, average mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest levels ever, the financial advisory platform Moneypark said in an online statement on Tuesday. The ten-year fixed mortgage rate of 1.53% in mid-June now…

Swiss sign free-trade treaty with Georgia

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 Swiss Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, who holds the rotating Swiss presidency this year, received Kvirikashvili for an official working visit on Monday. Bilateral talks focused on efforts to promote peace in the Caucasus and Switzerland’s cooperation strategy for the South Caucasus region, a longstanding priority in its development cooperation programme. The particular focus was on…

Embryo research laws ‘need to be revised’

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 A new method developed for genetic engineering enables precise interventions in genetic material, including samples taken from embryos. The NCE has evaluated the risks and opportunities of such interventions and has come to the conclusion that research on embryos in Switzerland is not consistently regulated. Research groups in China are already reporting on laboratory experiments…

Struggling campsites invest to attract hipsters

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 Between 2009 and 2015, the number of nights spent in tents in Switzerland dropped by 30%, according to figures released on Monday by the Federal Statistical Office. Last year some 2.7 million overnights were recorded, two-thirds booked by Swiss campers. The number of Swiss pitching tents actually rose by 10% on the previous year, but…

Switzerland could gain from Britain’s EU negotiations

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 Carl Baudenbacher told the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper on Monday that remaining in the European Economic Area would allow Britain access to the European Union’s market even though its people on Thursday voted to leave the bloc. The EEA – of which non-EU Switzerland is not a member – allows for the free movement of people,…

Swiss central bank accelerates intervention

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 Foreign exchange markets opened amidst great volatility on Friday as it emerged that Britain had voted to leave the European Union. The franc, which had been trading in a band of CHF1.08 to CHF1.11, plunged to CHF1.06 before stabilising. The British pound fell from around CHF1.40 to under CHF1.30. The SNB, which had teams in…

Making sense of the post-Brexit debate on democracy

This content was published on Jun 27, 2016 When a majority in the plebiscite-referendum voted to leave the EU, it created gigantic political and economic waves across the globe. With presidential offices in China and the United States commenting on the result, Brexit may have won the most attention of any referendum in history. In the slipstream of post-Brexit-eruptions, another kind of debate…

The round table – furniture that opens the doors of democracy

This content was published on Jun 25, 2016 They might be kindergarten children, revellers at a cocktail party, or perhaps ministers and presidents at an international summit. For all of them, gathering in a circle is the most suitable way of enabling communication between people. A round table has the advantage of levelling the playing field for all participants. Differences in power, influence,…

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