Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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What’s behind a CEO’s paycheck in Switzerland 

2024-08-26

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2024-08-26

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Meyer Burger to stop solar cell production in Colorado

2024-08-26

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2024-08-26

Meyer Burger stops solar cell production in Colorado Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Top Swiss CEOs earn 143 times more than lowest paid staff

2024-08-26

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2024-08-26

Unia: Gap between highest and lowest wages is widening Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Switzerland unable to properly verify weapons exported to India

2024-08-22

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2024-08-22

More Fight against skills shortage is insufficient, says Swiss audit office This content was published on Aug 27, 2024 The federal government has been providing the economy with financial support for years to...

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Why Germany’s watchmakers are worried about the AfD

2024-08-22

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2024-08-22

Close to the Czech border, south of Dresden in the German state of Saxony, lies Glashütte, a picturesque town of 6,700 inhabitants. As the German Watch Museum, its main visitor attraction, suggests, the town is the centre of the country’s high-end watchmaking industry.

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Swiss corporate air travel picks up above European average

2024-08-21

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2024-08-21

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Strong Swiss franc forces Hero jam production to Spain

2024-08-21

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2024-08-21

Hero jams will soon be produced abroad Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Bayer pharmaceutical group cuts 150 jobs in Basel

2024-08-21

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2024-08-21

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Strong franc ‘saved Switzerland from excessive inflation’

2024-08-21

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2024-08-21

The strong franc helped the SNB steer through inflation Keystone / Ti-Press / Alessandro Crinari Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Wage hikes: Swiss unions and employers have radically different expectations 

2024-08-20

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2024-08-20

Swiss workers have seen pay rises eaten up by inflation Keystone / Christian Beutler Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Thousands more UBS jobs could be cut, newspaper reports

2024-08-18

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2024-08-18

UBS has completed the acquisition of the failed Credit Suisse bank Keystone / Michael Buholzer Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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The luxury industry looks to private equity for a reboot 

2024-08-16

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2024-08-16

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Japan tries to win back Big Pharma

2024-08-16

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2024-08-16

Some 143 drugs already approved in Europe or the US have not been given the green light in Japan, according to Japanese health ministry data from March 2023. Philip Fong / AFP Listen to the article Listening the article...

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Swiss economy grew 0.5% in second quarter

2024-08-15

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2024-08-15

The Swiss economy grew slightly faster than expected in the second quarter of 2024. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.5% on an adjusted basis between April and June 2024 compared to the previous quarter. This content was published on August 15, 2024 - 13:31 +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This growth was “slightly above average”, according to initial...

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Home ownership back in favour in Switzerland

2024-08-15

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2024-08-15

The Swiss are once again tempted to buy a home, motivated by falling interest rates. But the Swiss real estate market remains constricted by supply that is far too low to meet demand, according to a study by the Raiffeisen banking group. This content was published on August 15, 2024 - 10:50 +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Demand for residential property has...

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Swiss corruption trial of Trafigura set for December

2024-08-15

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2024-08-15

The trial of will probe payments made by Trafigura in Angola Keystone / Salvatore Di Nolfi Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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UBS posts billions in profit and presses ahead with Credit Suisse integration

2024-08-14

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2024-08-14

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Vodafone Italia: Swisscom notifies Italian competition commission

2024-08-13

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2024-08-13

Swisscom has filed a formal notification with the Italian competition authority concerning its mid-March acquisition of Vodafone Italia, in order to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to finalise the €8 billion transaction. This content was published on August 13, 2024 - 15:04 +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The finalisation of this takeover “is on track...

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Inheritance tax idea has low public support, survey finds

2024-08-08

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2024-08-08

Members of the Swiss Young Socialists party (JUSO) handing in the signatures for their initiative in Bern, February 8, 2024. Keystone Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language...

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How ‘nearshoring’ is driving Swiss companies to move to Mexico

2024-08-08

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2024-08-08

Mexico is an ideal location both geographically and economically. New registrations from Swiss companies are currently the order of the day. Credit: Matt Gush / Alamy Stock Photo Listen to the article Listening the article...

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