Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss authorities concerned about health impact of certain chemicals

2017-05-23

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2017-05-23

A pilot bio-monitoring project in Switzerland will measure traces of pollutants and micronutrient and endocrine disruptors in organic samples. According to 20 Minutes, the impact of certain chemical products worries the authorities. The pilot project was launched last week by the executive branch of Switzerland’s government, known as the Federal Council.

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Wie viel Eigenmittel brauche ich für mein Wohnobjekt? | UBS

2017-05-23

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Erfahren Sie, wie viel Eigenkapital Sie für den Kauf einer Immobilie aufbringen müssen und welche Quellen für Eigenkapital in Frage kommen. Weitere Tipps, wie Sie ihr Sparziel Eigenheim erreichen: https://www.ubs.com/ch/de/swissbank/privatkunden/hypotheken/beratung/sparziel-eigenheim.html

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FRIEDMAN: How the U.S. Is Preparing for War With North Korea

2017-05-23

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Pourquoi investir dans les pays émergents?

2017-05-23

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UBS Asset Management: la solution à vos défis globaux

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Swiss Press Reacts Positively to Energy Legislation

2017-05-22

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2017-05-22

A majority of commentators in Swiss newspapers are pleased with voters’ decision to withdraw from nuclear power and promote renewable energies, even if the government’s energy strategy leaves many open questions.

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Es geht um viel mehr als den Sieg | UBS Kids Cup

2017-05-22

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Grosse Emotionen am UBS Kids Cup erleben: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Es geht um viel mehr als den Sieg. | UBS Kids Cup, Teaser

2017-05-22

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Grosse Emotionen am UBS Kids Cup erleben: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Es geht um viel mehr als den Sieg. | UBS Kids Cup, Kariem Hussein

2017-05-22

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Grosse Emotionen am UBS Kids Cup erleben: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Es geht um viel mehr als den Sieg. | UBS Kids Cup, Mujinga Kambundji

2017-05-22

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Grosse Emotionen am UBS Kids Cup erleben: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Il y a bien plus en jeu que la victoire | UBS Kids Cup

2017-05-22

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Des émotions fortes à l’UBS Kids Cup: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Il y a bien plus en jeu que la victoire | UBS Kids Cup, Teaser

2017-05-22

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Des émotions fortes à l’UBS Kids Cup: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Il y a bien plus en jeu que la victoire | UBS Kids Cup, Kariem Hussein

2017-05-22

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Des émotions fortes à l’UBS Kids Cup: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Il y a bien plus en jeu que la victoire | UBS Kids Cup, Mujinga Kambundji

2017-05-22

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Des émotions fortes à l’UBS Kids Cup: https://www.ubs.com/kidscup

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Weshalb sollen wir in Schwellenländer investieren?

2017-05-22

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UBS Asset Management: Lösungen für Ihre globalen Herausforderungen.

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UBS Mobile Banking: The bank that’s always with you

2017-05-22

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Whether you want to get information about your assets, check your credit card purchases, make payments, or trade securities — the new UBS Mobile Banking app lets you carry out your banking transactions whenever you have time.

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Strong Swiss franc could be over reckons currency strategist at UBS

2017-05-21

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2017-05-21

Tribune de Genève. After more than two years of a highly overvalued franc, relative to the euro, the currency should ease in the near term reckons Thomas Flury, senior currency strategist at UBS. He expects a euro to be worth 1.14 francs in 6 months and 1.16 within a year.

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Political Lobbying on the Rise in Switzerland

2017-05-21

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2017-05-21

Links between parliamentarians in Bern and lobby groups have grown steadily in recent years, according to a study by the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva. Between 2007 and 2015, these sorts of ties between interest groups and politicians increased by 20%.

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6 Swiss regions in Europe’s 10 most prosperous

2017-05-20

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2017-05-20

Six Swiss regions make the top ten most prosperous regions of Europe measured in terms of GDP per person, according to an analysis by the University of Lausanne. The six Swiss regions are Zurich (3rd), Ticino (4th), Basel (5th), the region around Zug (6th), Bern-Solothurn (7th) and Suisse romande, Switzerland French-speaking region (8th).

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Three Swiss Farms Close a Day

2017-05-19

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2017-05-19

The trend for fewer but larger farms continued in Switzerland last year, with the total number dropping by 990 to 52,263. While small and conventionally farmed businesses were throwing in the towel, organic agriculture flourished.

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Syngenta deal will ‘drive modernisation’ of Chinese farming

2017-05-19

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2017-05-19

Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness group which is being acquired by ChemChina in the biggest foreign takeover by a Chinese company, will help Beijing modernise China's farm sector while simultaneously remaining firmly a "western company", its chairman has said. Michel Demaré told The Financial Times that, under its new owners, Syngenta would become "a partner of the Chinese government to basically drive the modernisation of Chinese agriculture – so...

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