Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Audit slams Swiss military contractor for suspected fraud

Fraud or mistrust: Ruag is once again under fire for its management Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Are Western countries doing enough to tackle waste trafficking?

In 2021, the main destinations for illicit waste from Switzerland were Western Europe (likely because of Schengen rules that abolished border controls, said criminologist Serena Favarin), Eastern Europe and Africa. About a third of illicit shipments are returned to Switzerland, according to the federal environment office. Keystone...

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Swiss stock market sets a new benchmark above 13,000 points

The day after the German elections, the flagship Swiss index quickly slipped into the red before recovering to break through the 13,000-point barrier for the first time. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Proportion of women managers in Switzerland up slightly in ten years

The cantons of Aargau and Basel-Country have the highest proportion of female managers, says the study. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Employment in Switzerland up slightly at end of 2024

For the period under review, Swiss companies accounted for a total of 5.5 million jobs, 48,300 more (+0.9%) than a year earlier. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle...

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UBS vs the Swiss regulation drive

Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter and her colleagues at the Swiss National Bank and financial watchdog FINMA are of a very different mind to the deregulating Donald Trump. Keystone / Peter Schneider Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Fewer mergers and acquisitions among Swiss SMEs

SMEs have less desire to tie the knot, mergers are down Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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‘Children should learn how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, not just maths and geography’

Peter Ohnemus is the founder, president and CEO of dacadoo, a digital health engagement platform. Vera Leysinger / SWI swissinfo.ch Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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Controversial remarks on Vance’s speech, persecution of Swiss Travellers, EU-Swiss wage protection

What do you think about this week's news stories from Switzerland? --- 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...

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Swiss inflation falls further in January

Switzerland’s consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.1% in January 2025. Across 12 months inflation was +0.4%, reported the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). Annual inflation at the end of January 2025 is the lowest it has been since April 2021 when it was +0.3%.

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Top Swiss court rejects Russian request for administrative tax assistance

There is currently no reason to transmit banking information to the Russian Federation, the Swiss Federal Court has ruled. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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Why Gen Z don’t want to become managers

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Deputy Editor of Novaya Gazeta Europe: ‘Journalism No Longer Exists in Russia’ | On the record

How do journalists who were forced to leave their countries survive financially, and how do they differ from journalists who moved abroad for economic or other reasons? Watch the full interview with Ekaterina Glikman, deputy editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe now. --- 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...

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Glikman: ‘It pains me deeply to see what’s happening in Ukraine and Russia’ / On The Record

Ekaterina Glikman, deputy editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe, is the latest guest on On the Record. In the latest episode, she talks about the challenges of working as a journalist in exile in Switzerland, and how the new media outlet covers events in Ukraine and Russia. After the war in Ukraine began, several journalists from Novaya Gazeta stayed in Russia, continuing their work under censorship and, remarkably, still managing to accomplish a...

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Ekaterina Glikman: ‘It pains me to see what’s happening in Ukraine and Russia’ | On The Record

Ekaterina Glikman, deputy editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta Europe, is the latest guest on On the Record. In the latest episode, she talks about the challenges of working as a journalist in exile in Switzerland, and how the new media outlet covers events in Ukraine and Russia. Stay tuned for the full interview! --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to...

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Switzerland to widen tax information exchange to crypto assets

Federal Council expands information exchange for crypto regulation Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Pilatus sees sales and order intake surge in 2024

Pilatus sees sales and order intake surge in 2024 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss commodities trader Glencore faces $1.6bn loss

Glencore suffers loss of 1.6 billion dollars in 2024 Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Swiss increasingly turn to smartphones to pay bills

Mobile payment expands its leading position in payment methods Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Lost Cells: a podcast uncovering Switzerland’s stem cell scandal ️?

Imagine placing all your hopes on your baby's stem cells to save their life or yours, only to fear seeing that hope vanish along with your child's cells. ??⁠ Search for Lost Cells wherever you get your podcasts. @ochentastudio --- 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...

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