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ECHR under pressure on Swiss anniversary

This content was published on Nov 27, 2014 Not everyone is joining the party as the Swiss celebrate the 40th anniversary of the ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Swiss chocolate opens doors for Indian cocoa farmers

This content was published on Nov 26, 2014 The train only stops on request at the Kreuzlingen Bernrain railway station that overlooks Lake Constance in northeastern Switzerland. Appearances can be deceptive because the tiny, tranquil-looking station masks a hive of activity nearby. On the other side of the train tracks, the Stella Bernrain chocolate factory is working at full steam. Winter is the…

Uncle Sam lends Swiss economy a helping hand

This content was published on Nov 25, 2014 Fresh from destroying banking secrecy and banks, the United States is one of the best friends of Swiss exporters. Swiss exports to the US will grow by 27% by 2017, some predict.

Bank data thieves to face harsher penalties

This content was published on Nov 25, 2014 The Senate on Monday increased prison sentences to a maximum of five years for bank employees who pass on stolen customer data. The law now also applies to third parties. The other parliamentary chamber, the House of Representatives, approved the amendments in September. Current law has only applied to bankers found guilty of stealing and…

Tougher operating environment calls for a new business model

This content was published on Nov 24, 2014 “Swiss private banking is in turmoil, even though no Swiss bank went down as a result of the financial crisis,” Shelby du Pasquier of Geneva law firm Lenz & Staehelin told the most recent gathering. The current state of affairs is the result of a combination of unfriendly economics, regulatory and political attacks from the…

Syngenta downsizing threatens 500 Swiss jobs

This content was published on Nov 24, 2014 The job cuts and relocations are part of the company’s Accelerating Operational Leverage programme that was announced in February 2014. The plan aims to save the company $1 billion (CHF970 million) by 2018. Despite the gloomy news, Syngenta’s CEO Mike Mack, reiterated the company’s commitment to Switzerland and highlighted investments being made to improve its…

‘Direct democracy is not a religion’

This content was published on Nov 24, 2014 Switzerland is a model democracy but safeguards are needed to improve the system and avoid ‘accidents’ like the anti-minaret vote, declares Swiss comic and writer Vincent Kucholl.

Finding your way in the Swiss jobs world

This content was published on Nov 22, 2014 From joining the ranks of the Swiss Guard only to start an unusual culinary project, to learning how to repair musical instruments by hand, finding your calling in life is no easy task.

Geneva economy thrives on foreigners, study finds

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 With every second worker in Geneva of foreign origin, the canton owes its economic success to people from abroad, a study has found.

Gold vote poll shows shift towards ‘no’

This content was published on Nov 20, 2014 The poll, carried out by the GfS Bern research and polling institute in the first half of November, puts the ‘yes’ vote at 38%, a fall of six percentage points since the institute’s previous poll, four weeks earlier. Meanwhile opposition to the initiative has risen to 47% of respondents, up from 39%, indicating some late…

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