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Organic food sales top CHF3 billion

This content was published on Apr 3, 2019 Organic food continues to attract Swiss consumers, who spent CHF360 per person on such produce in 2018, up from CHF320 the previous year.

Switzerland continues to lure foreign companies

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 Switzerland is in the throes of revamping its corporate tax system to keep it line with the competition rules of the European Union and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Many cantons are reducing their headline tax rates to make up for having to ditch special perks for multinational companies that locate offices and…

Swiss court: Swatch did not rip-off Apple’s marketing slogan

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 Apple took exception when SwatchExternal link, the largest watch producer in Switzerland, coined the term “Tick Different”. But the Federal Administrative Court has rejected the complaint, ruling that Apple’s advertising campaign slogan was not sufficiently well known in Switzerland to allow the US company to force Swatch to revoke its similar title. “This means that…

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Swiss manufacturers dive head first into blockchain

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 This week, BühlerExternal link unveiled a new method of destroying salmonella and e.coli in dry foods using low-energy electrons. Once the food has been treated, a data processing system can feed information onto a blockchain, which allows consumers, retailers and food producers to trace the safe products onto the supermarket shelf. The advantage of DLT…

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Excessive levels of pesticides found in small streams

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 Small streams in Swiss agricultural catchment areas are heavily polluted with pesticides, according to two studies.

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Swiss likely to vote on capital tax reform plan

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 The Young Socialists have handed in the necessary signatures to force a nationwide vote on its proposal to increase tax on capital revenue.

Indian gurus and their Swiss watches: a history

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 Wealthy devotees often ensure that their spiritual leaders have the best of everything, Swiss watches included.

Do not lose your Swiss residence permit

This content was published on Apr 2, 2019 Indian student Arasan lost his Swiss permit while on holiday. Getting a new one proved tougher than he anticipated.

Harry Kirsch, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Novartis, right, and Vas Narasimhan, CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical group

Novartis liable for kickbacks scheme in the US

This content was published on Apr 1, 2019 Swiss pharmaceutical Novartis must face a US government lawsuit accusing it of paying millions of dollars in kickbacks to doctors.

Swiss watch sector jobs up for first time in years

This content was published on Apr 1, 2019 The workforce of Switzerland's watchmaking sector has grown for the first time in four years.

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