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Soaring renewables – hope for the climate

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016 Regular attendee Al Gore, former US Vice President turned environmental campaigner, gave an upbeat address to delegates on Wednesday. If the message from the Paris COP21 climate summit is being taken so seriously in Davos, then there is a greater chance that targets will be implemented, he said. Swiss adventurer Betrand Piccard, initiator of the…

Commuting to work by plane

This content was published on Jan 20, 2016

Crunching data to rebuild trust

This content was published on Jan 19, 2016 More than half (55%) of the 1,400 CEOs surveyed said that “lack of trust in business” could threaten the performance of their companies. But it appears that the fourth industrial revolution – the big theme of this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting – can lend a public relations hand to firms struggling with negative…

Swiss CEOs cautiously optimistic for 2016

This content was published on Jan 19, 2016 The annual survey, conducted by the firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), showed that 72% of CEOs in Switzerland saw technological advances, demographic changes and global economic conditions as the top factors influencing the future of their businesses. Some 16% of those surveyed were “very confident” and 50% were “confident” that their company would continue to see growth…

And now…?

This content was published on Jan 19, 2016 What happens when intelligent robots start making a more noticeable impact on our everyday lives? What happens after the Paris COP21 climate accord? What happens when migrants and refugees move from one place to another in increasing numbers? What happens when democratic states have to take further steps against terrorism? And what happens when all…

UK interest in luxury timepieces is growing

This content was published on Jan 19, 2016 Yet the most recent statistics published by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry tell a different story. Released in late December, the November numbers show that the UK soared to fourth spot in terms of the month’s world distribution of Swiss watch exports – from eighth in October – behind Italy in third place,…

One small step for Taiwan, big one for China

This content was published on Jan 19, 2016 Bejing International Airport. Six years ago. Together with my family I am rushed through the Chinese capital’s international airport by several dozen security staff as we are about to board one of the very first scheduled direct flights between China and Taiwan. The two states across the Taiwan Strait have had no regular neighbourly relations…

Robots put five million jobs at risk

This content was published on Jan 18, 2016 Some five million jobs could disappear worldwide in the next five years as a result of changing working methods, a World Economic Forum (WEF) report has forecast.

Job cuts loom at Credit Suisse as big lenders reduce costs

This content was published on Jan 18, 2016 The Swiss bank will this week tell up to 1,800 London staff their jobs are at risk, following through on a cost-cutting commitment made last October, bank insiders said. The pressures forcing Credit Suisse into action were evident in last week’s fourth-quarter results from JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup, where revenues from the core fixed income,…

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Global people power challenges in 2016

This content was published on Jan 16, 2016 After an annus horribilis in 2015, the new year begins with new democratic opportunities – on all political levels. A preview by Bruno Kaufmann from people2power.

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