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Swiss firms look to profit from halal market

This content was published on Mar 25, 2016 The global market for halal products is booming: halal food is estimated to be worth CHF710 billion, with pharmaceuticals and medicine amounting to CHF130 billion (2013 figures), according to the certification service. By 2030, it is expected to grow by 20-25% in Europe alone. A number of big Swiss and European firms are already active…

Swiss banks gear up for new currency series

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 Following release of the new 50-franc note, other denominations will be introduced at intervals of 6 months to a year, with the entire new series expected to be in circulation by 2019. Surprisingly for Switzerland, known for its punctuality, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) is more than five years behind schedule in releasing the new…

Square meal: a first taste of Choba Choba

Sweet returns for empowered cocoa producers

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 A Swiss co-founded initiative aimed at revolutionising cocoa production in Peru, is empowering farmers and turning them into entrepreneurs.

Geneva and Zurich regions hardest hit by bankruptcies

This content was published on Mar 24, 2016 The number of bankruptcy proceedings opened in Switzerland rose by almost 10% last year, the government reported on Thursday.

Indian jewel merchants take a shine to Baselworld

This content was published on Mar 23, 2016 Strangely enough, it is hard to find the precious stones section at the world’s biggest fair of its kind. You’ll have to walk past the cavernous Hall 1 which hosts big hitting watch brands like Rolex and Omega and turn left before you reach Hall 2 where the smaller watch brands jostle for space. The…

The man trumpeting in favour of cow horns

This content was published on Mar 23, 2016 Can one man persuade 100,000 people to care if cows have horns or not? Maybe if he’s as bull-headed as Swiss farmer Armin Capaul.

Has Swiss meat consumption peaked?

This content was published on Mar 22, 2016 Pork remains the most popular meat in Switzerland. Despite seeing a drop in consumption of 2.5%, it still makes up almost half the total meat consumption other than fish and crustaceans, according to industry umbrella group Proviande on Tuesday. Pork is followed by poultry, which increased by 2.7% and exceeded the 100,000-ton mark for the…

FIFA opens World Cup 2006 probe against Beckenbauer

This content was published on Mar 22, 2016 The ethics committee of Zurich-based FIFA, world football’s governing body, opened a formal bribery investigation on Tuesday against Beckenbauer and five officials from Germany’s 2006 World Cup bid team: former German Football Association (DFB) chief Wolfgang Niersbach, who resigned over the affair last year, his predecessor Theo Zwanziger, Helmut Sandrock, Horst Schmidt and Stefan Hans.…

The Swiss-American love of Cuban cigars

This content was published on Mar 22, 2016 Which may go a little way toward explaining why some two-thirds of the total value of cigars imported into Switzerland come from Cuba. (It’s about one-third when measured by volume, which shows how pricey those Cuban smokes tend to be.) Since 1988, the value of Cuban cigars imported into Switzerland has more than doubled. Americans’…

Scientists on stage

This content was published on Mar 22, 2016 What happens when you put a scientist in the role of an actor?

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