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Swiss minister wants to learn from Silicon Valley

This content was published on Jul 7, 2015 The Swiss delegation visited the headquarters of technological giant Google and participated in a workshop at Stanford University. “Our impressions here in the US will help us develop ways to continue innovating in Switzerland,” said Schneider-Ammann. On Monday, he met several leaders of the region’s high-tech industry as well as California governor Jerry Brown. The…

Private banking, Greek-style

This content was published on Jul 6, 2015 Many Greeks are stashing their fortunes at home: in the garden, under the bed or even inside the vacuum cleaner,

New Credit Suisse boss keeps options open

This content was published on Jul 6, 2015 Having replaced Brady Dougan at the start of the month, Thiam has been busy meeting staff, getting to know the ins and outs of the bank, addressing key investors – and in the past few days, giving media interviews. Thiam has not given away any details of what changes he is planning for Credit Suisse.…

Banks need more people not fewer

This content was published on Jul 6, 2015 At the end of June, 4,436 job ads were posted in the financial industry, an increase of 7% over the previous three months, according to the most recent job index made public by finews.chExternal link on Monday. In particular, employees were needed for the banking industry, where the number of job openings increased by 20%. …

Franc fluctuating but stable after Greek vote

This content was published on Jul 6, 2015 The euro weakened from CHF1.044 to just under CHF1.036 on Sunday night as news of the Greek ‘No’ vote to European Union austerity demands filtered through. But the exchange rate soon bounced back to above CHF1.04 and was flirting with levels seen at the end of last week. The Greek rejection of economic reforms that…

Press predict Greek euro exit after referendum

This content was published on Jul 6, 2015 “Greeks follow the government into chaos” screamed an editorial in the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. “Playing poker with the highest stakes” said Blick, whilst Le Temps interpreted Greece’s referendum result as “The No that shakes Europe”. On Sunday, just over 60% of Greek voters followed their government’s advice to reject a list of savings measures that included…

Tunisia objects to CHF40 million HSBC settlement

This content was published on Jul 5, 2015 According to information published in the Sunday papers Le Matin Dimanche and SonntagsZeitung, the financial settlement is now under jeopardy because Tunisia had filed an appeal on June 16 claiming that it was detrimental to its interests. “We fear that this settlement could jeopardise my client’s rights in other procedures,” stated Yves Klein, a lawyer…

Swiss apprenticeship model makes inroads in India

This content was published on Jul 5, 2015 By linking vocational education with innovation, Switzerland hopes to make apprenticeships an important component of India-Swiss bilateral cooperation.

Gotthard countdown

This content was published on Jul 5, 2015

Suffering expat women in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 4, 2015 Do expats in Switzerland see themselves in the pages of the novel Hausfrau? Swissinfo talks with readers and the author about the expat experience.

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