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Pandemic tests stability of Swiss banking system

This content was published on Jun 18, 2020 Releasing its annual Financial Stability Report on Thursday, the SNB pointed to three major threats still facing banks: financial market volatility, the heightened risk of loan defaults and continued negative interest rates. “The outlook is critically dependent on the evolution of the pandemic and on how authorities, companies, households and the banking sector respond to…

Geneva hotel sector feels devastating impact of Covid-19

This content was published on Jun 18, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in Geneva’s hotel sector, which relies heavily on international visitors and conferences.

Minimum wage debate returns to Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 18, 2020 The political left is not giving up on minimum wages, despite a black eye from voters a few years ago.

Swiss anti-terror financing chief unexpectedly quits

This content was published on Jun 17, 2020 The abrupt departure, reported by news portal Heidi NewsExternal link on Wednesday, was confirmed to swissinfo.ch by the Swiss federal police, without any explanation as to why the renowned financial crime expert had decided to walk away. Thelesklaf’s predecessor at MROS had also departed suddenly and without clear explanation. Thelesklaf, who was the first head…

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Parliament calls on voters to reject Swiss-wide burka ban

This content was published on Jun 17, 2020 On Wednesday the House of Representatives voted to back a counter-proposal drawn up by the government last year. This would continue with the status quo of cantons setting their own rules on burkas and niqabs but with the concession that people should be obliged to show their faces for identity checks across the country. Two…

Up in arms: controversial legacies in Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 17, 2020 The debate on how to deal with racist monuments and symbols has been reignited in Switzerland.

Can commodity traders get a grip on their soy supply chains?

This content was published on Jun 17, 2020 An experiment underway in Brazil shows how commodity companies are trying to trace products back to the farm to reduce deforestation. Can it work?

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Campaigners force vote on fighter jet purchase

This content was published on Jun 17, 2020 Voters will have the final say on a CHF6 billion ($6.1 billion) package to buy new fighter jets for the Swiss airforce.

Switzerland ranked third in global competitiveness ranking

This content was published on Jun 16, 2020 The Alpine nation has been awarded third place in the “World Competitiveness ranking 2020” compiled by the Lausanne-based IMD business school.

Swiss economy to suffer worst downturn since 1975

This content was published on Jun 16, 2020 Switzerland's economy is expected to experience its sharpest downturn in decades this year due to the pandemic.

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