Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss people’s views of foreigners, US blacklists Switzerland, vote against the marriage penalty

2025-03-15

by Swissinfo

Here are three stories from Switzerland this week. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel: http://www.youtube.com/swissinfovideos Subscribe:...

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The global brands artificially inflating their prices on Swiss versions of their websites

2025-03-14

by Le News

2025-03-14

It is well known that the Swiss are overcharged for nearly everything. However, when products are being sent from a warehouse outside Switzerland one would expect the pre-tax price to be the same. This is rarely the case. The Romande Consumer Federation (FRC) has looked at a number of brands and found unjustifiable price differences as high as 93%. © Casimirokt | Dreamstime.com The FRC found an average price difference of +35% on...

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Lost Cells, Ep.3: The Program

2025-03-11

by Swissinfo

Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) Over the next four episodes, we're proud to present 'Lost Cells', a short investigative podcast series. The production is an original SWI swissinfo.ch (https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng) trilingual podcast made in collaboration with Piz Gloria Productions, Futur Proche, and Studio Ochenta. This gripping investigative podcast series uncovers the human stories behind the...

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The Swiss houses that must be demolished

2025-03-07

by Le News

2025-03-07

Switzerland has strict zoning and construction laws. Federal land use planning laws (LAT) were first proposed in 1979. Since becoming law they have been through a number of modifications. A successful vote in 2013 tightened zoning rules further. This week, SRF reported on two houses that ended up on the demolition list. Photo by Minsu B on Pexels.com Despite municipal construction approval, certain homes are on the hit list. One in...

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Swiss rent cuts possible following fall in reference rate

2025-03-07

by Le News

2025-03-07

Every three months the Federal Housing Office (FHO) adjusts the reference rate used to set rents in many rental contracts. If it goes down some renters have the right to request a decrease in rent. This time it dropped 0.25% to 1.50%.

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