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Swiss arms trade is booming

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 Swiss companies exported nearly CHF273 million ($276 million) worth of war material in the first half of 2019.

Swiss fuel-related CO2 emissions remained stable in 2018

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 Despite an increase in the use of biofuels and electric vehicles, fuel-related carbon dioxide emissions remained unchanged in 2018 in the country.

Bitcoin Suisse bids for crypto bank status

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 The Swiss banking landscape has experienced a dramatic thinning of numbers in recent years. The number of banks fell from 337 in 2005 to 248 in 2018, while last year saw five more banks disappear without trace. The arrival of crypto banks would provide a rare growth area for the industry. Bitcoin SuisseExternal link said…

Swiss agree to extradite Chinese researcher in US corporate espionage case

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 Switzerland has agreed to extradite a Chinese researcher accused of corporate espionage to the United States.

In Switzerland, populism thrives – but under control

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 In Switzerland, both populist and democratic ideals seem to thrive hand in hand. Why does the country buck the trend?

Populism – what’s in a word?

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 As political change and fuzzy rhetoric spreads across Europe and beyond, there has been much talk about populism and its discontents.

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Survey: one in ten Swiss jobs is ‘low paid’

This content was published on Jul 16, 2019 Around 320,000 jobs in Switzerland are considered low paid, earning a gross monthly salary of under CHF4,335 ($4,400).

Libra stablecoin wants Swiss financial regulatory control

This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Marcus also believes that Switzerland’s data protection commissioner should oversee Libra’s stated commitment not to monetise users’ data in the way that Facebook makes profit from selling personal information to advertisers. Marcus presented a written statement ahead of a hearing held by the US Congress House Financial Services Committee. The hearing was set up partially to address “national…

3D microscope offers window to cell behaviour

This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Nanolive, a spin-off company from Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), says its microscope can zoom in to individual organelles to a resolution of less than 200 nanometres. One nanometre is one billionth of a metre. More importantly, the microscope’s rotational scanning constructs 3D holographic images that display organelles in colour. This does away with…

Trafigura ends use of middlemen after corruption probes

This content was published on Jul 15, 2019 Trafigura, one of the world’s biggest commodity traders, is to stop using intermediaries who help set up contracts in resource-rich countries.

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