Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Zurich aims to stave off overtourism

New understanding of tourism to ensure sustainable development Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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Zurich aims to stave off overtourism

New understanding of tourism to ensure sustainable development Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector...

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What’s behind a CEO’s paycheck in Switzerland 

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Switzerland’s new definition of rape: does it go far enough? | #switzerland

Switzerland has introduced a new definition of rape. ⁠ What has been the response to this changed? Watch this video to find out. --- 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.

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Meyer Burger to stop solar cell production in Colorado

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

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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What Switzerland can learn from Silicon Valley – Connected through Innovation

In this episode, SWI swissinfo.ch sat down with Claude Zellweger, Google's in-house design guru. We discussed the role of designers in tech innovation, AI, and the future of education. He also shared his thoughts on the challenges facing the tech industry and how we can overcome them by putting people first. Listen to the full episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/910414/15499565 #siliconvalley #google #switzeland #technology #podcast ---...

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Switzerland unable to properly verify weapons exported to India

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

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

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Strong Swiss franc forces Hero jam production to Spain

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Bayer pharmaceutical group cuts 150 jobs in Basel

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Strong franc ‘saved Switzerland from excessive inflation’

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 

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

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 

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Japan tries to win back Big Pharma

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

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

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

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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