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Swiss satellite in record-breaking Indian space launch

This content was published on Feb 15, 2017 SpacePharma, a Swiss company based in Courgenay in canton Jura, had entrusted a five-kilogram (11-pound) nano-satellite to the Indian space agency, which successfully launched it into space today at 09:28 local time (04:58 Swiss time). Never have so many satellites been launched in a single attempt. In total, the Indian space launch vehicle PSLV-C37 carried…

Higher rates remove need for cash comfort blanket

This content was published on Feb 15, 2017 The propensity of many wealthy private investors to hold cash in bank accounts rather than in riskier assets might be about to change.

Air China to resume service to Zurich

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 The Chinese national company will ensure four connections per week between Zurich and Beijing, according to Zurich airport spokesperson Raffaela Stelzer in an interview Tuesday with travel magazine “Travelinside”. The last trip made by Air China between the Swiss city and Beijing was in October 1999. The announcement means more competition for Swiss International Airlines,…

Romania’s difficult struggle for democracy

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 At the outset, everything looks quite logical: in a hasty and opaque decision taken in the middle of the night, the Romanian cabinet on January 31 adopted an urgent decree to decriminalise the abuse of office (and corruption cases with less than $50,000 involved). The decree was designed to whitewash the convicted leader of the…

Defending the interests of tax dodgers

This content was published on Feb 14, 2017 A Swiss lawyer's Youtube "tax loophole" ads raises the question of how far intermediaries can go in defending their clients’ assets.

Remote-controlled trains? Swiss rail bets on technology

This content was published on Feb 13, 2017 Mobility is undergoing profound and extensive change and other modes of transport are catching up with trains in terms of price and environmental advantage, the Federal Railways acknowledged on Monday. There is increasing demand for “personalised, intermodal, networked and simple mobility”, it said in a statement. Targeted investments and increased innovation are at the forefront…

Swiss ease citizenship rules for young immigrants

This content was published on Feb 12, 2017 Voters have endorsed a proposal to simplify the citizenship procedure for immigrants whose grandparents came to Switzerland.

Corporate tax reform blown away at polls

This content was published on Feb 12, 2017 Switzerland will miss a deadline to reform 'harmful' corporate tax practices after voters reject a proposed overhaul in a referendum.

Huge new technology campus in canton Valais

This content was published on Feb 12, 2017

A discreet crossroads for the world’s gold

This content was published on Feb 10, 2017 In 2016, gold refined in Switzerland made up more than a quarter of its total exports, outpacing even the pharmaceutical industries.

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