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Ten things to know about WEF

This content was published on Jan 17, 2017 How much does it cost to be a partner or member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and to attend the annual meeting in Davos? How much does Switzerland spend on security during the four-day event? We answer your top questions here.

Business leaders confident amid global uncertainty

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 CEOs are more confident that their companies will grow in the coming year, but global trends in protectionism, labour markets and regulation have them worried ahead of this year’s World Economic Forum. More here:

CEOs foresee growth amid murky global picture

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 Some 34% of Switzerland’s CEOs are highly confident in growth in the coming year, according to the 20th edition of an annual global survey from consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). That’s compared to 16% saying the same last yearExternal link. Worldwide, 38% of company leaders have high growth confidence for their businesses, but expectations are more dampened…

International salon opens to the public

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 Opening today in Geneva is the International Salon of Luxury Watchmaking, marked by a return to "core values" and new public access.

Political researchers reach out to broad audience

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 A flurry of more than 20 articles marked the inauguration of the website timed to coincide with the run up to the 2015 parliamentary elections. More than 15 months later, Georg Lutz, professor of political science at Lausanne University, looks back at more than 170 publications with a sense of achievement and satisfaction. “We succeeded…

Things could heat up in chilly Davos

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 Swiss resorts have been waiting a long time for the snow. It finally arrived over the weekend. There was so much, in fact, that it closed down the popular Schatzalp toboggan run on Saturday. The unpredictability of global temperatures and weather patterns will feature in a number of sessions on the environment in Davos. One…

WEF elite, up close and personal

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 Ernst Wyrsch, former hotelier at the five-star Steigenberger Grandhotel Belvédère, always welcomed the WEF’s most prominent guests.

‘I don’t lecture, I make people happy’

This content was published on Jan 16, 2017 Ernst Wyrsch has welcomed many famous guests at the Steigenberger Grand Hotel Belvédère during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Emotional ‘hangovers’ influence future memories

This content was published on Jan 14, 2017 A new study shows that emotional experiences can actually influence how we will remember future events.

UBS appeal rejected in French tax case

This content was published on Jan 12, 2017 Switzerland’s biggest bank took the unusual step of going to the human rights court in 2015 after French courts upheld an order by investigating judges to put up the bond until the legal case was resolved. The Strasbourg court said on Thursday it had unanimously rejected UBS’s application to challenge the order. “The Court held…

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