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12 Zurich Nobel winners

This content was published on Jan 13, 2016 Many illustrious academics have associations with Zurich. But what did they do in their free time when they were in the city? This gallery shows some of the favourite places of 12 Nobel Prize winners, all featured in the Hall of Fame at the Einstein & Co – Zurich and the Nobel Prize exhibition. Text:…

Zurich, a magnet for Nobel winners

This content was published on Jan 13, 2016 When Albert Einstein lived in Zurich, he used to prepare the groundwork for his revolutionary theories while sitting in a café. Many other Nobel Prize winners chose to spend time in the city for work, as an exhibition shows. A past laureate takes a guess at why.

Swiss taxman says delay payments to beat negative interest rates

This content was published on Jan 12, 2016 Zug, the affluent canton outside Zurich, has announced it is ending discounts for early payment of tax bills. The reason? The longer it has cash on its books the more likely it will incur costs as a result of negative interest rates charged by Swiss banks. The canton calculates the move will save CHF2.5 million…

Swiss companies strive to remain competitive

This content was published on Jan 10, 2016 “You have to tip your hat to these companies – it’s commendable what they’ve done recently in order to remain competitive,” said Küng in an interview in the Sunday newspaper NZZ am Sonntag. A survey conducted by Switzerland Global Enterprise shows that companies have taken a range of actions in order to remain competitive, among…

Fribourg’s new innovation park

This content was published on Jan 10, 2016

EU has choice between referendum and reform

This content was published on Jan 9, 2016 Since the creation of the EU in the 1950s up until the end of December 2015, a total of 55 public ballots have been held in various European countries, including Switzerland, on integration into the multi-nation bloc. The first ballot box decision dates back to 1972 in France. Voters in Denmark were the latest to…

Swiss jobless numbers up, prices down in 2015

This content was published on Jan 8, 2016 Double whammy: unemployment figures rose while consumer prices sank in Switzerland last year.

Truffles from your own garden

This content was published on Jan 8, 2016

SNB reports CHF23 billion loss

This content was published on Jan 8, 2016 The SNB said in a statement on Friday that according to provisional calculations it would report a loss of CHF23 billion, most of which was due to foreign currency positions amounting to CHF20 billion. A total of CHF4 billion was lost on gold holdings. The Swiss franc surged last year after the SNB unexpectedly dropped…

Uploading of Anne Frank’s diary ruffles legal feathers

This content was published on Jan 7, 2016 The Diary of Anne Frank has been put online by a French politician and an academic. The Basel-based Anne Frank Foundation is considering legal action.

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