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What makes people become Uber cabbies in Lausanne?

This content was published on Mar 25, 2015 Uber has entered its latest Swiss city – Lausanne – but for a controversial company in a place with low unemployment and high wages, how easy is it to find drivers?

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This content was published on Mar 25, 2015

The rise of cannabis farms in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 25, 2015 Cannabis is the most commonly consumed illegal drug in Switzerland. In a 2013 report by UNICEF on the welfare of children, Switzerland ranked as having the second highest rate of cannabis consumption. Almost 25% of all children aged 11, 13 and 15 reported having used cannabis. Since October 2013 use of the drug has effectively…

Indian beauties recruited to promote Swiss tourism

This content was published on Mar 24, 2015 “Sponsoring the ‘Miss Photogenic’ prize of the Miss India beauty pageant fits perfectly with the beautiful and extremely photogenic background Switzerland is offering to magnify the beauty of the participants,” Véronique Kanel, spokesperson for Switzerland Tourism, told swissinfo.ch. A total of 21 finalists will be competing for the Miss India title on March 28. The…

Plucky outsiders take on Swiss giants at Baselworld

This content was published on Mar 24, 2015 Emerging foreign watchmakers have to play to their unique strengths to stand out at the world’s biggest watch fair.

Bringing clocks back into fashion through German ingenuity

This content was published on Mar 23, 2015

Traditional arts and crafts add value to ‘Made in China’

This content was published on Mar 23, 2015

Christophe Hoppe, Bausele fonder and CEO

An Australian watch with a Swiss heart

This content was published on Mar 23, 2015

More cross-border workers commute to Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 23, 2015 Overall numbers now add up to 287,100 workers who come into Switzerland on a daily basis for work. Just under two-thirds of these are men. Residents of France made up over half of all cross-border workers, followed by Italy and then Germany. The latest figures from the Federal Statistical Office also show that the Lake…

IMF critical of franc-euro ceiling decision

This content was published on Mar 23, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) questioned Switzerland on Monday for ignoring its advice last year, saying the Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap its exchange rate ceiling has weakened the country’s economic outlook. In its annual review of Switzerland, the Washington-based IMF – whose first key recommendation last year was to maintain the minimum exchange…

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