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Swiss SGS and French Bureau Veritas eye $35 billion merger

SGS confirms merger talks with Bureau Veritas

This content was published on Jan 15, 2025 The Swiss inspection firm SGS has confirmed it is in talks with the French company Bureau Veritas about a potential merger of nearly $35 billion.

View of Davos with congress centre during sunset prior the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, January 3, 2025. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos under the topic "Collaboration for the Intelligent Age" from 20 to 24 January.

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This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 Who's attending the WEF? What role does the Swiss army play in the EU? Why is Thailand attracting Swiss interest? Find out in today's briefing.

Coop washes its hands of The Body Shop in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 The Body Shop is facing closure in Switzerland. Retailer Coop is no longer extending the franchise agreement for its cosmetics subsidiary.

Three out of ten refugees from Ukraine work in Switzerland

Three out of ten Ukrainian refugees in Switzerland have a job

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 More and more refugees from Ukraine have a job in Switzerland. The employment rate of people with protection status S was just under 30% at the end of 2024.

Swiss private companies invest 18 billion in research

Swiss private companies invest CHF18 billion in research

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 In 2023, private companies in Switzerland spent CHF18 billion ($19.7 billion) on their own research and development. This is CHF1.2 billion more than in 2021.

Lindt & Sprüngli with strong growth in 2024

Lindt & Sprüngli reports strong growth in 2024

This content was published on Jan 14, 2025 Lindt & Sprüngli grew strongly in 2024. The Swiss chocolate manufacturer is also aiming for above-average growth in the current financial year.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 Although the number of new asylum-seekers in Switzerland is falling, municipalities are under strong pressure to take in migrants.

2nd Life – Off to Tokyo

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 The story of a Geneva family with four kids who gave up everything to open a patisserie in Tokyo without knowing the industry or the language.

Swiss researchers turn CO2 into industrial chemical

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 Using a new process, Swiss researchers can convert CO2 into the chemical acetaldehyde, which is valuable for industry.

Human remains found in 1957 shipwreck in Lake Constance

Human remains found in 1957 plane wreckage in Lake Constance

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 A team of divers says it has come across human remains during an operation involving the wreckage of the Swissair DC-3 which crashed into Lake Constance in June 1957.

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