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Greeks stock up on Swiss watches

This content was published on Jun 30, 2015 Between January and May 2015 CHF40.4 million ($43.3 million) worth of Swiss watches was exported to Greece, up from CHF32 million for the same period last year, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry revealed on Tuesday. This growth was the second-largest in the worldExternal link, pipped only by Britain (26.7%). An end to the…

Taxis block Geneva traffic to protest against Uber

This content was published on Jun 29, 2015 A convoy of taxis drove at snail’s pace in a loop around the Mont Blanc bridge – an important traffic artery in the city – for around two hours from 4pm onwards. Honking their displeasure they called on the city authorities to enforce the law banning Uber in the canton. According to the Geneva police,…

Privacy seriously at risk, says Swiss data guard

This content was published on Jun 29, 2015 Many people are unaware of how their privacy is compromised online, notes the Swiss data protection watchdog.

How to live with dangerous animals

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Change in the air for Credit Suisse as Tidjane Thiam takes helm

This content was published on Jun 29, 2015 Investors are waiting to see if Credit Suisse’s new chief executive surprises with his masterplan to revitalise Switzerland’s largest bank.

‘Debt-fuelled growth substitute for reforms’, says bank

This content was published on Jun 28, 2015 The umbrella organisation for central banks made the warning comments in its 85th annual report, released on Sunday. BIS stressed that “the fall of sovereign bond yields into negative territory” was not only “unprecedented”, but had gone beyond what was previously deemed possible. According to the bank, expansion on a global scale has been unequal,…

Thousands of builders protest wages and weather

This content was published on Jun 27, 2015 As in many jobs in Switzerland, a general working contract for the industry governs many of these issues. For the 80,000 construction workers who have their working conditions and terms set out in the general contract, theirs will run out at the end of the year and there is concern about what next year’s contract…

Have the Swiss abroad votes made all the difference?

This content was published on Jun 27, 2015 Rarely has a nationwide vote in Switzerland been decided by such a slim margin. On June 14, the Yes and No votes were only about 3,200 apart, less than 0.2 percentage points according to provisional final results. Without the votes of Swiss living abroad, the proposal would not have passed, it now appears from the…

Swissnex to close Singapore office

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) said that the Singapore office, established in 2004, had completed its work. But it also acknowledged that the need to expand the network into new countries, coupled with budgetary restraints, had played a role in the decision. Singapore was the third location selected for a Swissnex…

Luck with lists and misfortune with proportional representation

This content was published on Jun 26, 2015 In 2011, the Swiss People’s Party suffered a historic setback in elections for the House of Representatives. In contrast to the 2007 elections, the People’s Party lost 2.3% of the vote. Even more devastating was the loss of eight seats due to list combinations. If that system had not existed, the People’s Party would have…

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