Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Doing good feels good.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: the volunteering network for more sustainability. Support an education project or submit an idea. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Fare del bene fa bene.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: la rete di volontari per una maggiore sostenibilità. Sostenete un progetto sociale o inoltrate la vostra idea. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Faire le bien et bien le faire.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: le réseau de bénévoles pour plus de durabilité. Soutenez un projet social ou soumettez-nous votre idée. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Fare del bene fa bene.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: la rete di volontari per una maggiore sostenibilità. Sostenete un progetto imprenditoriale o inoltrate la vostra idea. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Gutes tun tut gut.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: das Freiwilligen-Netzwerk für mehr Nachhaltigkeit. Unterstützen Sie ein Umweltprojekt oder reichen Sie Ihre Idee ein. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Gutes tun tut gut.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: das Freiwilligen-Netzwerk für mehr Nachhaltigkeit. Unterstützen Sie ein Unternehmertumprojekt oder reichen Sie Ihre Idee ein. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Gutes tun tut gut.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: das Freiwilligen-Netzwerk für mehr Nachhaltigkeit. Unterstützen Sie ein Sozialprojekt oder reichen Sie Ihre Idee ein. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Faire le bien et bien le faire.

2020-10-15

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UBS Helpetica: le réseau de bénévoles pour plus de durabilité. Soutenez un projet environnemental ou soumettez-nous votre idée. https://ubs-helpetica.ch/

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Coronavirus: record number of new cases reported in Switzerland

2020-10-15

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2020-10-15

On 14 October 2020, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reported 2,823 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection over 24 hours, a record number. In addition, FOPH reported 57 new Covid-19 hospital admissions and a further 8 deaths.

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Swiss government expects 2020 GDP to shrink less than feared

2020-10-15

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2020-10-15

Swiss economic output will shrink by 3.8% this year, a less bad coronavirus-triggered slump than previously expected, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Monday.

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Techonology firm Ruag International to cut more jobs

2020-10-14

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2020-10-14

The Swiss aerospace and armament company, Ruag, says it will shed up to 150 jobs by the end of next year due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Coronavirus: more than 4,000 new cases over 3 days in Switzerland

2020-10-13

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2020-10-13

On 12 October 2020, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reported 4,068 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection over 72 hours. The latest 3-day infection figure is 2.6 times the number over the same period a week ago.

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Initiative against Swiss Covid app fails

2020-10-13

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2020-10-13

In July 2020, a group started gathering signatures to launch a public vote to ban Switzerland’s Covid-19 contact tracing app.

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Heard the one about the Swiss sense of humour? switzerland

2020-10-13

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The Swiss have a reputation for being rather humourless – a stereotype many say is unfounded. How much is comedy linked to culture, politics and language that perhaps isn’t understood by outsiders? 

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Hotel sector sees gloomy outlook

2020-10-12

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2020-10-12

Swiss hotels are predicting a worsening outlook, as newspapers warn thousands of jobs could be lost in the sector. According to the latest survey by sector association HotellerieSuisse  at the beginning of this month, more than a third of hotels (37%) say they will have to lay off staff in the coming months.

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Coronavirus: over 1,000 new cases in a day in Switzerland

2020-10-11

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2020-10-11

On 7 October 2020, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) reported 1,077 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection over 24 hours.

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Swiss refiner breaks industry silence on sourcing gold from risky areas

2020-10-10

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2020-10-10

In a rare interview, PX Precinox CEO Philippe Chave defends his company’s record in Peru and says abandoning artisanal miners is not the way to achieve more sustainable and transparent mining practices.

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Women 62 percent of doctors under 40 in Switzerland

2020-10-09

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2020-10-09

At the end of 2018, there were 23,000 doctors in Switzerland, according to a recently published study. Overall, 41% of these doctors were women. Among doctors aged 60-64, the percentage was 28%. However, 62% of doctors under 40 were women, a figure which partly reflects the higher numbers of women graduating from Swiss universities.

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Swiss bank caught in Venezuelan money-laundering scandal

2020-10-08

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2020-10-08

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has found that Banca Credinvest “seriously violated money-laundering regulations” in its handling of Venezuelan client relationships.

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EasyJet reduces fleet and cuts jobs in Switzerland 

2020-10-07

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2020-10-07

Faced with lower demand and with no recovery expected anytime soon, EasyJet Switzerland is withdrawing two of its 12 planes stationed in Basel. Seventy jobs will be lost. 

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