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Chinese bank becomes first to open on Swiss soil

This content was published on Jan 15, 2016 Switzerland takes a step toward becoming a renminbi trading hub with the inauguration of a new branch of the China Construction Bank.

Asylum and secret service reform to go to public votes

This content was published on Jan 15, 2016 An alliance of leftwing politicians and representatives of civil rights groups said they had handed in 67,000 signatures to the Federal Chancellery to force a nationwide vote. The committee says the reform of a law, which gives intelligence services increased powers to monitor private communications over the internet and telephones and bug privates homes, is…

Uncertainty overshadows outlook for Swiss CFOs

This content was published on Jan 14, 2016 However, they are increasingly optimistic for their own companies, according to the latest Deloitte CFO survey. In 2016, the geopolitical and macroeconomic environment will remain challenging for Swiss companies, though firms are looking to embrace opportunities such as innovation, digitalisation as well as market and product growth. Among the 123 CFOs recently surveyed, 33% rate…

European access concerns Swiss wealth managers

This content was published on Jan 14, 2016 Swiss private banks and wealth managers are worried about Switzerland’s ongoing issues with the European Union.

Counting the cost of ‘Frankenshock’

This content was published on Jan 14, 2016 The Swiss economy is counting the cost one year on from the SNB's abandonment of its CHF1.20 franc-euro exchange rate.

France and the UK fail their jobless youth at great peril

This content was published on Jan 14, 2016 “While labour market reports scream with dramatic youth unemployment data, hundreds of employers cry out for employees with the right skills sets. As recruiters, we suffer this shortage every day,” Alain Dehaze, who runs Switzerland-based Adecco, says. For society, youth unemployment is “a time bomb” far more potent than it was in the past. Today’s…

Climate change named top threat

This content was published on Jan 14, 2016 Failure to mitigate and adapt to climate change is the biggest risk facing the planet, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2016.

Research sheds light on post-Big Bang Universe

This content was published on Jan 13, 2016 After the Big Bang, the Universe expanded and, by cooling down, matter began to take shape progressively. The first stars and galaxies formed several hundred thousand years later. Around one billion years after the Big Bang, the Universe entered what is known as the Epoch of Reionization, in which the Universe was reheated and hydrogen,…

Davos closes doors on North Korea

This content was published on Jan 13, 2016 The World Economic Forum (WEF) has withdrawn an invitation for North Korea to send its first ever delegation to the annual meeting of world leaders in Davos.

Alstom cuts 1,300 jobs in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 13, 2016 They are among 6,500 positions being slashed across Europe following Alstom’s sale of its power generation and grid businesses to GE in November of last year. Alstom states on its website that it “is now a global player fully focused on transport”. It currently employs 5,500 people in Switzerland. The positions being lost in Switzerland…

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