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Export growth increasingly depends on pharmaceuticals

This content was published on Feb 1, 2017 Swiss exports hit a record CHF210 billion ($211 billion) last year and the pharmaceutical sector was one of the big drivers.

Tax reform opponents gain momentum

This content was published on Feb 1, 2017 A major reform of Switzerland’s corporate tax system goes to the vote on February 12 but the result is too close to call, according to a latest poll.

Brain-computer system allows ‘locked-in’ patients to communicate

This content was published on Feb 1, 2017 Patients with ‘locked-in’ syndrome have been able to communicate with relatives through a newly developed brain-computer interface.

Swiss dual citizens of barred countries may enter US with visa

This content was published on Jan 31, 2017 “Swiss dual citizens who are additionally citizens of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya, Sudan, Somalia or Yemen are once again allowed to travel to the United States with immediate effect, provided they have a valid visa in their Swiss passport,” the ministry said in a statementExternal link after talks with US authorities. Such Swiss dual nationals…

Active Austria continues with a black eye

This content was published on Jan 31, 2017 It is not that the people in this central European alpine republic do not care: To the contrary! By the end of January more than half a million peopleExternal link had signed a citizens’ initiativeExternal link to ban any Austrian participation in free trade agreements between Austria and Canada (CETA) and the United States (TTIP). Out…

Citizens demand say on parliament’s immigration move

This content was published on Jan 31, 2017 In a Swiss first, citizens are challenging a parliamentary decision to a nationwide vote although they are not opposed to the law in question.

New Swiss stock index measures ethics

This content was published on Jan 30, 2017 The Ethos Swiss Corporate Governance Index, which appeared on the Swiss stock exchange on Monday, under-weights companies that fall short of Ethos’s good governance practices. This could include firms that combine the roles of chairman and chief executive, hand out excessive bonuses or allow majority owners to sell their stake to the exclusion of other…

Swiss firms assess US travel “chaos”

This content was published on Jan 30, 2017 The US travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim countries at the weekend has been met with widespread incredulity and confusion across the world. Switzerland has condemned the move as “discriminatory”. “Currently there is still total chaos,” Naville told SRF on Monday. “On Saturday, even holders of visas and green cards, those who legally lived…

Boosting the local economy

This content was published on Jan 30, 2017 Complementary currencies are a growing phenomenon in Switzerland, such as the Léman, used around Lake Geneva, and the soon-to-appear Farinet.

Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Jan 29, 2017 A free trade deal with Britain and plans to reform corporate tax to be voted on February 12 are in the headlines this Sunday.

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