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Switzerland’s nomads face an endangered way of life

This content was published on Sep 24, 2019 Switzerland recognises its nomadic people as a national minority but a decline in the number of stopping areas is threatening their way of life.

Swiss president calls for innovation to tackle climate crisis

This content was published on Sep 24, 2019 + How climate change affects Switzerland “Our world needs more technological progress and less ideology,” Maurer told world leaders and activists. As an Alpine country, he noted, Switzerland is particularly affected by climate change. Melting glaciers, reduced snowfall and increased landslides in the mountains are wiping out a part of Swiss identity and tradition,…

EU quantum communications project unveils Swiss partners

This content was published on Sep 24, 2019 On Tuesday, the University of Geneva, Services Industriels de Genève (SIG), ID Quantique and Mt Pelerin announced they had joined the list of 38 companies and research institutes across Europe to take part in the project, which launched on September 2External link. Budding crypto bank Mt PelerinExternal link and crypto storage firm ID QuantiqueExternal link…

More cautious closing of train doors to be introduced

This content was published on Sep 23, 2019 Swiss Federal Railways are to introduce new procedures for closing train doors by the end of this month, following a fatal accident in August.

How daylight levels can affect our thermal perception

This content was published on Sep 23, 2019 The amount of daylight in a room can influence how well we tolerate heat or cold, a study has shown.

How Facebook’s Libra fuelled push for central bank-run digital currencies

This content was published on Sep 23, 2019 Facebook's plans for the Libra private digital payment token is injecting political urgency into a debate previously confined to research papers.

Tidjane Thiam, left, CEO of Swiss bank Credit Suisse and Chairman of Swiss bank Credit Suisse Urs Rohner, right,

Credit Suisse to review surveillance ordered on star who defected

This content was published on Sep 23, 2019 Credit Suisse has launched an inquiry into the bank’s decision to hire private investigators to follow a high-flying executive who defected to UBS.

Trading costs rise after Switzerland’s loss of EU access rights

This content was published on Sep 23, 2019 Switzerland’s loss of access rights to EU stock markets has concentrated trading in Zurich while raising costs for buying shares in smaller companies.

Rega tops Swiss ‘public value’ ranking while Marlboro comes last

This content was published on Sep 22, 2019 Air rescue service Rega and the Red Cross did well in the 2019 Public Value Atlas survey while FIFA, Glencore and Marlboro failed to impress respondents.

Expat Swiss lead a ‘Green wave’ in opinion polls

This content was published on Sep 22, 2019 A recent opinion poll has shown that a shift towards Green parties is most pronounced among expatriate Swiss citizens. What are the reasons?

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