Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Medicines regulators weigh hope and hype with new Alzheimer’s drugs

2024-09-30

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2024-09-30

In Switzerland, some 156,900 people have Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia, and this is expected to rise to 315,400 by 2050 according to the organisation Alzheimer Schweiz. Mtv / Courtesy Everett Collection Listen to the article Listening the...

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Just 22% of top Swiss managers are women

2024-09-28

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2024-09-28

22 percent women in top management Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss health insurance set to rise further in 2025

2024-09-27

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2024-09-27

This week, Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, Switzerland’s Health Minister, announced health insurance premiums will rise by an average of 6% in 2025 to CHF 378.70 a month. However, the range of the increase varies from 1.5% to 10.5% depending on the canton of residence.

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Swiss SMEs do not expect AI-related job cuts

2024-09-26

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2024-09-26

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Switzerland remains ‘world’s most innovative country’

2024-09-26

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2024-09-26

Switzerland remains the world's most innovative country, according to the UN Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss central bank cuts interest rate by 0.25%

2024-09-26

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2024-09-26

The Swiss National Bank says inflation is falling Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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European nations snub Swiss-made weapons over Ukraine restrictions

2024-09-24

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2024-09-24

In 2022 Switzerland rejected Denmark’s bid to provide 22 Swiss-made Piranha III infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. sda-ats Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Current account surplus of 20 billion in the second quarter

2024-09-20

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2024-09-20

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Swiss stock market gains from US interest rate cut

2024-09-20

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2024-09-20

US Federal Reserve ensures gains on the Swiss stock market Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss foreign ministry expresses concern after explosions in Lebanon

2024-09-19

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2024-09-19

More Current account surplus of 20 billion in the second quarter This content was published on Sep 20, 2024 The Swiss economy posted a high current account surplus in the second quarter of 2024....

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Switzerland receives UN mandate for meeting on Middle East conflict

2024-09-19

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2024-09-19

More Current account surplus of 20 billion in the second quarter This content was published on Sep 20, 2024 The Swiss economy posted a high current account surplus in the second quarter of 2024....

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How the meat lobby tries to influence climate policy in Switzerland

2024-09-18

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2024-09-18

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FINMA imposes heavy penalties on private bank Mirabaud

2024-09-18

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2024-09-18

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Swiss Tamedia group merges editorial teams and cuts jobs

2024-09-17

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2024-09-17

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Switzerland edges closer to stricter screening of foreign investments

2024-09-17

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2024-09-17

National Council wants to examine foreign investments more closely in future Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Hero takes over British food brand Deliciously Ella

2024-09-17

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2024-09-17

Hero takes over British food brand Deliciously Ella Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Beleaguered Swiss watch industry calls for political support

2024-09-17

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2024-09-17

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Five events that shaped contemporary Swiss-American relations

2024-09-17

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2024-09-17

The lawsuit brought against Swiss banks by Holocaust survivors and their US lawyer, Ed Fagan, pictured speaking to reporters in Zurich in 1998, cast a pall over Swiss-US relations. Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Switzerland nabs 15 medals at WorldSkills championship

2024-09-16

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2024-09-16

The 15 medals were enough to give Switzerland third place overall. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Train station closures a long-term option, says Swiss Federal Railways boss

2024-09-15

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2024-09-15

Stations that have recently been renovated or are still being renovated will remain open for another 30 years, Ducrot said. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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