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Debunking the myth of outvoted youth

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 The outcome of the Swiss vote in February 2014 to curb immigration from the European Union didn’t just shock the political and business establishment; it also caused an outcry among the younger generation, notably in the science community. Many young scientists are concerned that their career prospects could be seriously damaged by the suspension of…

Starting a business

However, there are certain terms: only holders of a valid C permit (settlement permit for third-country nationals), the spouse of a C permit holder or the spouse of a Swiss citizen have the legal right to establish their own business in Switzerland. All other persons have no legal right to set up their own business.…

The stock market

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 Unlike the SPIExternal link, the SMIExternal link is not corrected for dividends. Which shares go into the SMI are examined annually. The stocks traded in the SMI represent 90% of the entire market value and trading volume of all stocks listed on the SIX Swiss ExchangeExternal link, one of Switzerland’s two stock exchanges (the other…

Inside the labour market

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 But it is a busy job. Swiss full-time workers log on average 41.7 hours a week on the clock. For all of that work, full-time employees are entitled to paid leave of at least 20 working days per year. This is less than in many other European countries. Public holidays vary from canton to canton,…

Passport to profit for travel exec with a vision for visas

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 A look at the chief executive who has guided Swiss travel firm Kuoni through a bumpy time for the tourism industry.

Swiss fintech faces uphill struggle for toehold

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 The Swiss fintech scene pales in comparison with the likes of New York, London and Berlin. Even the likes of Luxembourg and the Netherlands are threatening to overtake Switzerland as a European fintech centre, while China, India and Singapore are causing waves in Asia. One crucial industry figure shows just how much work Switzerland has…

Swiss aid workers evacuated from South Sudan

This content was published on Jul 13, 2016 Two Swiss workers had already left the SDC’s cooperation office in the capital Juba, and the three staff in the project office in Aweil in the north of the country would leave South Sudan as soon as possible, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Wednesday. It added that they would return as soon as the…

Investigators coy on UBS link to 1MDB

This content was published on Jul 13, 2016 Investigative journalists at the Sarawak Report pressure group this week published bank statementsExternal link that apparently show well over $2 billion (CHF1.97 billion) from 1MDB subsidiaries being funnelled to a UBS account held by a fraudulent entity. The documents have not yet been verified, and to date the bank and regulators in Switzerland and Singapore…

Researchers find answer to countering bio-weapons

This content was published on Jul 13, 2016 Using the new generation of digital cameras for electron microscopes, molecular biologists tracked how the toxin aerolysin morphs itself during deadly attacks on cells. The findings could also form the basis of new drugs for Alzheimer’s and a range of other diseases. Researchers discovered how aerolysin, which is produced by the flesh-eating Aeromonas hydrophila bacteria,…

Solar Impulse touches down in Cairo

This content was published on Jul 13, 2016 The 4,000-kilometre journey, which took the aircraft over the Mediterranean, Algeria, Tunisia, Malta, Italy and Greece without using a drop of fuel, ended at 07.10 CET. “This was an emotional and meaningful leg for me, being able to enjoy once more the incredible sensation of flying day and night thanks only to the energy of…

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