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Swiss financiers call time on ‘business bashing’

This content was published on Jan 26, 2017 The message follows years of increasing regulation and steep fines imposed on the Swiss financial industry in the wake of the banking crash, interest rate rigging, money laundering and tax evasion scandals. Switzerland is not the only country to have faced such difficulties, but domestic financiers have often complained of being hit harder than other…

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Face it. Third generation immigrants are integrated

This content was published on Jan 26, 2017 The president of trade union umbrella group Travail Suisse argues Switzerland should recognise the rights of young people born and raised here.

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A standard naturalisation practice? No thanks!

This content was published on Jan 26, 2017 Swiss People's Party party parliamentarian Barbara Steinemann calls for more caution in the naturalisation process.

Swiss teen works with brewery horses

This content was published on Jan 26, 2017 Too young to drive a car, and barely old enough to order a beer, a Swiss teen has an unusual job with horses at a brewery near Basel.

Record Swiss exports despite drooping watch sales

This content was published on Jan 26, 2017 The value of exports gained 3.8% on 2015 to reach CHF210.7 billion ($210.6 billion), according to the Federal Customs Administration. Imports also grew, but the trade surplus also notched a record of CHF37.5 billion. This compared to a -2.6% decline on Swiss exports in 2015 – the year the franc experienced massive volatility as it…

Wealthy women targeted by UBS

This content was published on Jan 25, 2017 The wealth management arm of Swiss bank UBS has announced plans to “refocus” its advisory services to serve women better.

Swiss Space Systems founder accused of ‘staging’ own attack

This content was published on Jan 24, 2017 On Tuesday, the Fribourg public prosecutor’s office announced that it had opened criminal proceedings against Jaussi, the CEO and founder of the Vaud-based S3External link, for misleading the justice authorities, intentional arson and forgery. Jaussi denies the charges. Last year, an investigation was launched after the CEO was found badly injured on August 26 close…

Brexit needs parliament OK but citizens have no say

This content was published on Jan 24, 2017 Tuesday’s final decision of the Supreme CourtExternal link not to allow the government to trigger the Exit-clause of the EU treaties brings some constitutional clarity about how to implement last June’s vote on Brexit. In brief: There must be a vote by the British parliament to trigger the next step of Brexit (the two-year negotiations with…

Swiss care system faces massive expansion

This content was published on Jan 24, 2017 As a result of the trend over the coming decades Switzerland must “dramatically” expand its care system, says the study on employment and productivity in the social sector published in December 2016 by the Federal Social Insurance Office. “The social services sector has now become a major economic sector, involving more and more resources and…

Is a Swiss-funded handwashing project in India a washout?

This content was published on Jan 24, 2017 A mobile fun fair to encourage Indians to wash their hands was found to have little effect on behaviour, says a study.

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