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Bern’s Christmas markets

This content was published on Dec 18, 2016 Christmas markets are one of the main selling points for Swiss tour operators in winter. But tourists enjoy the atmosphere more than the shopping.

Bern-led team discovers delicate new creature

This content was published on Dec 17, 2016 A team of researchers led by a scientist from Bern discovered what it says is a new and unusually delicate species of toad.

Online platform aims to boost local citizen participation

This content was published on Dec 17, 2016 A special online platform has been launched to promote political petitions in a bid to increase local citizen participation.

Supreme Court upholds decision on Islam centre

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 The judges ruled that the initiative by the rightwing Swiss People’s Party was in violation of anti-discrimination rules in the Swiss constitution, according to a court statement on Wednesday. It said that the promoters of the initiative justified their proposal mainly with anti-Islamic reasons. The Fribourg cantonal parliament last year decided not to let voters…

Strong franc, negative interest rates expected to stay

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 The silver lining to this forecast is that Swiss companies will continue to adapt, easing pressure on the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to intervene on the foreign exchange markets, Credit Suisse said on Wednesday. The bank expects the Swiss economy to grow 1.5% next year. Switzerland’s central bank set interest rates at -0.75% in January…

Free language classes help foreigners integrate

This content was published on Dec 14, 2016 More than a thousand immigrants have now taken advantage of free German courses for new arrivals in the city of Basel.

Two Swiss nuclear plants to be checked for irregularities

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Steam generators at the Beznau and Gösgen nuclear plants must be checked for possible anomalies in components made in France and Japan.

Swiss researchers secure 22 EU grants

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Twenty-two researchers from eight Swiss institutions will receive prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidators Grants.

Glencore uses Aussie playbook for Russian deal

This content was published on Dec 13, 2016 Last Tuesday, Glencore’s fast-talking chief executive Ivan Glasenberg made his way to a five-star hotel in Moscow for a commodities conference.

Switzerland named ‘fourth worst company tax haven’

This content was published on Dec 12, 2016 The British-based NGO names Switzerland as the fourth-worst offender, with only Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands listed as having more aggressive tax regimes. The Swiss authorities have dismissed the study as being little more than sensationalism and insist that Switzerland is “committed to combating tax evasion and tax fraud”. The State Secretariat for…

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