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Pandemic could cost Swiss tourism sector CHF6 billion

The Hotel Loewen in Zug in central Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 31, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic means ski resorts, hotels and restaurants are closed or at a standstill and jobs are at risk.

What Swiss researchers are doing to beat Covid-19

This content was published on Mar 31, 2020 Swiss scientists and drug companies are playing an important role in the global effort to develop treatments or a vaccine for the virus.

Apartment block at dawn, light in one window

Swiss real estate market suffers fallout from epidemic

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 The Covid-19 crisis could spell an end to the previously rosy situation for Switzerland’s real estate investors.

Swiss firms rush to claim emergency coronavirus loans

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 The loan facility has already promised CHF6.6 billion in funding of up to CHF500,000 to nearly 32,000 firms – an average of CHF207,000 per company. The speed at which loans have been claimed so far may justify estimates from economists that it will need to grow in size to fulfil its purpose of protecting SMEs…

Different continent, same virus: how families are coping

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 Families separated by oceans are finding comfort in their shared experience under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic.

Covid-19 immunity testing to begin in some Swiss hospitals

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 The hospitals are planning to roll out testing to evaluate how many people have already been infected, including those who may have already be immune.

Record exports drive up Swiss chocolate sales

This content was published on Mar 30, 2020 Domestic consumption of the delicacy also grew slightly following declining demand in previous years. Sales for Swiss chocolate makers rose 2.2% in 2019 to reach almost CHF1.79 billion. Nearly three quarters of sales were achieved abroad, a proportion that increased slightly from 72.5% in 2018 to 73.7% last year. The European Union is the most…

Parliament defends its ‘special session’ in May

This content was published on Mar 29, 2020 “Parliament has a key constitutional role,” says Isabelle Moret of the Swiss House of Representatives.

How Covid-19 has hit democracy worldwide

This content was published on Mar 28, 2020 The ongoing pandemic has put the entire world on hold. As well as the newest James Bond movie, popular votes around the globe have been postponed.

Swiss Post working overtime to cope with online shopping boom

This content was published on Mar 28, 2020 With all but non-essential businesses and shops in the country closed, the postal service has seen its workload increase dramatically as housebound residents order online.

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