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Ariane de Rothschild: ‘I’m just the one taking the heat’

This content was published on Mar 5, 2016 The chief executive of the Geneva-based Edmond de Rothschild bank has come to wield controversial authority within the famous family.

Swiss lead on patent applications in Europe

This content was published on Mar 3, 2016 Switzerland remains a comparative front-runner of European ingenuity, according to the European Patent Office.

Foreign companies to pay VAT in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 3, 2016 The decision, approved by the Senate on Thursday, applies to all companies involved in the Swiss market except those who can prove they make less than CHF100,000 ($100,345) in annual profits. Orders from large online marketplaces like Amazon will therefore be also be affected by the new tax. About 30,000 foreign companies will be made…

How narcissism could change firms’ marketing practices

This content was published on Mar 3, 2016 Imagine you want to buy a new car. You may go online and configure what you think is your dream model: colour black, white or grey. You don’t consider the wide range of other, more unique (and more expensive) colours, like volcano red. But if you did, it would also be to the firm’s benefit.…

Aggressiveness may age your brain

This content was published on Mar 3, 2016 Swiss and American scientists carried out psychological tests on over 3,000 young men and women born between 1955 and 1968 to assess their levels of hostility, stress, and cognitive ability at the mean age of 25 years. The study, published in Neurology, found that participants with the highest levels of aggressiveness or who coped badly…

Swiss billionaires punch above their weight

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Switzerland can claim 30 billionaires who are collectively worth $91.6 billion, according to Forbes.

Swiss nuclear power not yet ready to go off grid

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 The Mühleberg nuclear power station in canton Bern will go off grid on December 20, 2019, its operator BKW Group said on Wednesday.

Geneva Motor Show: Dazzle reflects upbeat consumer mood

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 New sport-utility vehicles, supercars and other four-wheeled concepts are grabbing the spotlight, reflecting an improved industry mood.

Glencore learns lessons from commodities rout

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Glencore’s chief executive admits it “learnt lessons” during a tumultuous year and promised to keep debt levels lower,

Hardline asylum plan stirs up suburban idyll

This content was published on Mar 2, 2016 Getting off the bus at Lieli, from the busy streets of Switzerland’s biggest city on a Monday in January, the warm sunlight and the relative quietness are striking. Only a few cars and trucks pass the main street, here and there a pedestrian, while the whirring engines of building cranes can be heard. The call…

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