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Shadow cast over the Swiss luxury industry

This content was published on Sep 7, 2015 It has been a tough year for Swiss watchmakers. At home, they have had to cope with a surging Swiss franc, after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) unexpectedly dropped its cap on the currency. Abroad, they have been hit by weakness in a number of key markets.

Swiss farmers join Brussels protest

This content was published on Sep 7, 2015 Thousands of European farmers protested in the Belgian capital on Monday to demand European Union action to counter the slumping prices they get for milk and pork. Farmers converged on the EU headquarters from across the 28-nation bloc, arriving on hundreds of tractors and snarling traffic during morning rush hour in the capital. Around 50…

From cocoa harvests to chocolate ganache: not always the clearest supply chain

Overcoming chocolate’s bittersweet sources

This content was published on Sep 7, 2015 With a move towards greater accountability, Swiss chocolate-makers, including end-of-the line confectioners, are marketing their sustainability plans, in what may sometimes be overly optimistic terms.

Cleaning up streets, castles and FIFA

This content was published on Sep 6, 2015 Here are the top stories we’re following the week of September 7.

Learning how to be a super grandparent

This content was published on Sep 6, 2015

Investing in classic cars

This content was published on Sep 5, 2015

Swiss RMB hub dream unfazed by currency scare

This content was published on Sep 4, 2015 Swiss analysts are taking a positive view of the recent renminbi devaluation. The recent fluctuations of the Chinese currency and stock market volatility have not dampened Switzerland’s dream of becoming a renminbi trading hub.

Swiss consumer prices continue to fall

This content was published on Sep 4, 2015 According to the Federal Statistical Office, the consumer price index fell by 0.2% in August 2015 compared with the previous month, reaching 97.6 points (December 2010 = 100). This means that prices fell 1.4% from a year ago, the steepest year-on-year drop since 1959. This trend started in 2014 but sharpened from January when the…

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New Zealand’s democratic deficit

This content was published on Sep 4, 2015 In 1893 New Zealand debated having a constitutional framework similar to Switzerland. Although never enacted, a referendum bill was introduced to parliament. However, the bill only provided for non-binding, government-controlled referendums – or in other words, plebiscites. This bill was again re-introduced in 1918, but failed. A statutory provision for constitutional referendums was provided for…

Is Swiss tobacco production being stubbed out?

This content was published on Sep 4, 2015 The first Swiss tobacco fields appeared in the Basel region around 1680. Today, tobacco is still grown in Ajoie in the north-west, in eastern Switzerland, in the Lucerne and Aargau regions, but especially in the Broye district, in the French-speaking part of the country, where 80% of Swiss production is concentrated. Tobacco plants cover the…

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