Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Coronavirus: 22,000 Swiss deaths with no shutdown, estimate modellers in Zurich

2020-06-05

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2020-06-05

Based on data from the first wave of Covid-19, epidemic modellers in Zurich estimate Switzerland would have suffered 22,000 deaths without the restrictions on daily life introduced in March 2020.

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NGOs urge Swiss banks to ease developing country debt

2020-06-05

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2020-06-05

A group of 11 NGOs has called on Swiss banks and government ministries to consider offering relief on billions in debt owed by developing nations. The consortium says that the coronavirus pandemic has increased economic pressure on the poorest countries.

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‘Green’ aviation fuel aims to power planes by 2030

2020-06-04

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2020-06-04

The Covid-19 pandemic has overshadowed the climate crisis, but with the gradual return of consumption and travel, concerns about global warming are resurfacing. A Swiss start-up is developing an aviation fuel produced solely with water, solar energy and CO2. Will this emission-neutral fuel put an end to “flight shame”?

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Startklar fürs Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Schweiz – Ihre Bank – seit über 150 Jahren. Kurzes Tutorial Video welches durch die ersten Schritte mit Mobile Banking führt und die Grundfunktionen der App erklärt. ► Mehr rund um das Thema Mobile Banking finden Sie hier: https://www.ubs.com/ch/de/private/digital-banking/onboarding-mobile-banking.html ► Abonnieren Sie UBS Schweiz:...

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Ready for Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/en.html ► UBS Switzerland - your bank - for over 150 years. Short tutorial video which guides you through the first steps with Mobile Banking and explains the basic functions of the app. ► You can find more information about mobile banking here: https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/private/digital-banking/onboarding-mobile-banking.html ► Subscribe to UBS Switzerland:...

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Prêt pour le Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/fr.html ► UBS Suisse - votre banque - depuis plus de 150 ans. Court tutoriel vidéo présentant les premières étapes du Mobile Banking et expliquant les fonctions de base de l'application. ► Vous trouverez de plus amples information sur les services bancaires mobiles à l'adresse suivante : https://www.ubs.com/ch/fr/private/digital-banking/onboarding-mobile-banking.html ► Abonnez-vous à...

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A 360-degree visit to Bern’s onion market

2020-06-03

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Take a virtual visit to the heart of the Zibelemärit, the picturesque onion market in the Swiss capital, Bern. Extra trains and more than 100 coaches from Switzerland and abroad brought thousands of visitors to this traditional farmers’ festival, where the main attraction was artfully braided onion garlands in all shapes and sizes. The Zibelemärit …

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Startklar fürs Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/de.html ► UBS Schweiz – Ihre Bank – seit über 150 Jahren. Kurzes Tutorial Video welches durch die ersten Schritte mit Mobile Banking führt und die Grundfunktionen der App erklärt. ► Mehr rund um das Thema Mobile Banking finden Sie hier: https://www.ubs.com/ch/de/private/digital-banking/onboarding-mobile-banking.html ► Abonnieren Sie UBS Schweiz: …

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Ready for Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/en.html ► UBS Switzerland – your bank – for over 150 years. Short tutorial video which guides you through the first steps with Mobile Banking and explains the basic functions of the app. ► You can find more information about mobile banking here: https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/private/digital-banking/onboarding-mobile-banking.html ► Subscribe to …

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Prêt pour le Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/fr.html ► UBS Suisse – votre banque – depuis plus de 150 ans. Court tutoriel vidéo présentant les premières étapes du Mobile Banking et expliquant les fonctions de base de l’application. ► Vous trouverez de plus amples information sur les services bancaires mobiles à l’adresse suivante : …

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Introduzione al Mobile Banking

2020-06-03

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► UBS Mobile Banking ► Banking App ► https://www.ubs.com/ch/it.html ► UBS Svizzera – la vostra banca – da oltre 150 anni. Breve video tutorial che mostra i passi da seguire con il Mobile Banking e spiega le funzioni di base dell’app. ► Potete trovare ulteriori informazioni sul mobile banking qui: https://www.ubs.com/ch/it/private/digital-banking/onboarding-mobile-banking.html ► Abbonatevi a UBS …

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Coronavirus: around 2 percent of Switzerland’s medical staff infected

2020-06-03

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2020-06-03

2.1% of the 100,000 hospital staff working across 20 Swiss hospitals were infected with SARS-COV-2, according to a report published in the SonntagsZeitung.

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Davos aims to coax elite out of isolation in January

2020-06-02

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2020-06-02

The World Economic Forum has vowed to hold its annual meeting in Davos in January, testing the willingness of a globetrotting elite to resume the high-powered networking that has been frozen by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: number of tests stagnates in Switzerland

2020-06-01

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2020-06-01

The number of daily new cases has remained low in Switzerland throughout May. The highest number of new cases over this period was recorded on 1 May (119). The latest daily number, published on 29 May, was 31 new daily cases. Since the beginning of May the number has been as low as 10.

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Credit Suisse grants CHF2.8 billion in corona credit

2020-06-01

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2020-06-01

Major Swiss bank Credit Suisse has issued 15,400 emergency loans totaling CHF2.8 billion ($2.9 billion) during the coronavirus crisis, says board chairman Urs Rohner. The numbers are similar at competitor UBS.

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Coronavirus: new infections in Switzerland remain low

2020-05-31

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2020-05-31

Over the last week there have been an average of 15 new SARS-CoV-2 cases a day. The first confirmed case in Switzerland was recorded on 24 February 2020. In the week that followed the number of new daily infections rose to 31. Another week later the number of new daily cases was 192.

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Saint-Gobain to drop its shareholding in Swiss chemical maker Sika

2020-05-31

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2020-05-31

The French building materials and distribution group Saint-Gobain has announced the sale of its 10.75% stake in the capital of the Swiss chemical manufacturer Sika.

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Swiss Covid-19 contact tracing app ready for privacy testing

2020-05-30

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2020-05-30

Authorities have released the source code of the SwissCovid app to the public to allow experts and hackers to detect any risks to privacy before the official launch.

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Coronavirus: Switzerland plans to lift all restrictions on Schengen movement

2020-05-30

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2020-05-30

Switzerland’s Federal Council plans to lift all travel restrictions and re-establish free movement of persons across the Schengen area no later than 6 July 2020 and possibly as early as mid June, it announced today. If the epidemiological evolution allows, restrictions on entering, working and living in Switzerland will be lifted for all Schengen states from mid-June and no later than 6 July, said the government.

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Rory Sutherland – Permission to fail: why maverick bees can teach us all a valuable lesson

2020-05-29

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Rory Sutherland, TED speaker and author of ‘Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense’, talks to Marc Kahn, Investec's global head of human resources and organisational development This video was originally published on Investec Focus...

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