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Majority of Swiss reluctant to download contact tracing app

This content was published on Jul 9, 2020 A recent survey has shown that more than half of the Swiss population does not intend to download the tracing application SwissCovid.

Tour group blames coronavirus for 70 Swiss job cuts

This content was published on Jul 8, 2020 German tour operator TUI is to close eight of its 62 branches in Switzerland with the loss of around 70 jobs, owing to the effects of the coronavirus crisis.

‘Unnecessary’ corporate tax breaks cost Switzerland billions

This content was published on Jul 7, 2020 Tax breaks used in the past to attract foreign firms cost the federal government some CHF12 billion in lost revenue and were not always necessary, a report has concluded.

Swiss funding for research jumps by 12%

This content was published on Jul 7, 2020 Federal funding for research projects last year came to CHF2.6 billion ($2.76 billion), a rise of 12% compared with 2017.

Travel destinations seek tourists, but not the crowds

This content was published on Jul 7, 2020 Some popular spots have enjoyed the break – however temporary – from tourist crowds during confinement, and are wary of the return of overtourism.

Motorway station supplier goes into liquidation

This content was published on Jul 6, 2020 The company on Monday said it was concentrating on finding new suppliers for the 2,700 stores that it currently services. It is also making social arrangement for its employees, including trying to find them new positions elsewhere. A spokeswoman told the AWP news agency that an investor had pulled out of a financing deal at…

Cost of economic crime doubled in Switzerland last year

This content was published on Jul 6, 2020 The latest annual report on economic crime by KPMG found that the average amount stolen in each crime spiraled from CHF3.3 million in 2018 to CHF7.7 million last year. The number of fraud cases in excess of CHF10 million rose from four in 2018 to nine last year. There was also a 30% increase in…

How hardworking are the Swiss?

This content was published on Jul 6, 2020 Switzerland has a reputation as a hardworking, punctual, and precise country. But does the picture stand up to a reality check?

Encryption firm Crypto International to cut most of its Swiss staff

This content was published on Jul 4, 2020 The successor company of Zug-based Crypto AG, which sold compromised encryption devices, will make more than 80 employees redundant.

Impact investing: one eye on the wallet, the other on the planet

This content was published on Jul 4, 2020 Swiss start-up Yova hopes to bring transparency to the growing impact investment sector.

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