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Switzerland ranked world’s ‘most competitive’ nation

Switzerland Most Competitive Country in the World, Study

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 A study has ranked Switzerland as the most competitive country in the world thanks to its economy and education system.

Gold and equities will have boosted the SNB's 9-month performance

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Gold and shares boost Swiss National Bank’s performance

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 The Swiss National Bank (SNB)'s huge investments in gold and foreign equities have helped boost the central bank's performance in the third quarter.

Study sees news deprivation as a threat to Swiss democracy

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Study: news deprivation is a threat to Swiss democracy

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 Fewer people in Switzerland are getting their daily information from traditional news media. Since 2009, the proportion of "news-deprived" people has almost doubled.

Stroke mortality in Switzerland halved in 20 years

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Stroke mortality in Switzerland has halved in 20 years

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 The number of stroke-related deaths in Switzerland has halved over the past 20 years, according to a national study published to mark World Stroke Day.

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Report: French-speaking Switzerland is worst hit by home burglaries

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 December is the most popular month for burglaries in Switzerland, and French-speaking cantons Geneva, Vaud, Basel City and County and Jura are the worst affected, a report shows.

Record high yes vote for the takeover of Weisse Arena Bergbahnen

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Swiss municipalities agree to take over Weisse Arena ski area

This content was published on Oct 27, 2025 Citizens in the Swiss municipalities Falera, Laax and Flims have voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking over the ski infrastructure of the Weisse Arena ski area in southeastern Switzerland.

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Renters who land a publicly owned flat in Zurich hit the jackpot

This content was published on Oct 26, 2025 Thousands of residents benefit from Zurich’s low-cost municipal housing. But not all tenants actually meet the city’s eligibility criteria.

Initiative to lower premiums on the agenda at the SP congress

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Initiative to lower health premiums on the Social Democratic Party’s agenda

This content was published on Oct 25, 2025 Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party is launching an to lower health insurance premiums for lower- and middle-income groups.

Majority of cantons anticipate a deficit in the 2026 budget

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Most Swiss cantons expect budget deficits in 2026

This content was published on Oct 24, 2025 Most cantons are expecting a deficit in their budgets for 2026. In several cantons, austerity programmes are either already underway or planned. In others, tax cuts are foreseen.

While the integration of older employees is good in Switzerland by international comparison, people who lose their jobs over the age of 55 often find it difficult to find new work.

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Study reveals levels of age discrimination in Swiss workplace

This content was published on Oct 24, 2025 According to a recent study, three-quarters of human resources managers acknowledge the existence of age discrimination in Swiss companies.

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