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Concern raised over safety of nuclear plants

This content was published on Jul 22, 2015 The environmental group said the weak spots in the pressure vessel – found during regular maintenance work by the operators of the Beznau 1 station and reported last week – made it necessary to examine the other four nuclear reactors in Switzerland. “We want at least an independent panel of experts to advise the Nuclear…

Swiss unemployment shows rising trend

This content was published on Jul 21, 2015 According to a new report from the Swiss Economic Institute, Switzerland’s unemployment rate has been creeping upward over the past 20 years.

Electronic music pioneer Dieter Moebius dead

This content was published on Jul 21, 2015 Born in St Gallen in 1944, Moebius studied classical music as a child. His mother was a classical pianist. After a brief flirtation with jazz in the 1950s, he was drawn to rock music after listening to Chuck Berry and later the Velvet Underground. He left Switzerland to study art in Brussels and then relocated…

US market, watches thwart declining export trend

This content was published on Jul 21, 2015 While Swiss exports to the eurozone dropped in the first half of 2015, those to the United States have increased, as did exports in the watch sector.

The mountain greenery of 1960s Gstaad

This content was published on Jul 20, 2015

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Today’s Dark Lords of finance

This content was published on Jul 20, 2015 Orthodox monetary policy no longer enshrines the gold standard, which caused the central bankers of the 1920s to mismanage interest rates, triggering a global economic meltdown that ultimately set the stage for World War II. But the unprecedented period of coordinated loose monetary policy since the beginning of the financial crisis in 2008 could be…

Which regulations are commodity traders happy with?

This content was published on Jul 19, 2015 For Stéphane Graber, secretary general of the STSA (Swiss Trading and Shipping Association), Parliament’s adoption of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act was essential for the industry he represents. The legislation, which governs the organisation and operation of financial markets, aims to align Switzerland to regulations, particularly in the United States and the European Union, to…

Democratic system ‘needs debate more than reform’

This content was published on Jul 18, 2015 Moritz Leuenberger and Pascal Couchepin were both dominant figures in the government from the mid-1990s for more than a decade. They served as interior, economic and transport ministers in the seven-member cabinet. They retired more than five years ago but regularly comment on politics, also adding their voice to ongoing discussions about direct democracy and…

Post Office bank cuts off foreign based credit cards

This content was published on Jul 18, 2015 Post Finance has sent letters to foreign-based clients warning that their credit cards will cancelled in the coming months.

Something to write home about

This content was published on Jul 18, 2015 Swiss pen and pencil maker Caran d’Ache is celebrating its 100th anniversary – swissinfo.ch takes a tour of the factory in Geneva.

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