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Explainer: how the Swiss electricity market works

2022-10-05

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2022-10-05

The energy crisis is causing electricity prices to soar across Europe, including in Switzerland. But the impact on the country is very unequal because of specific characteristics of its market.  

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Credit Suisse reassures investors over bank’s financial strength

2022-10-04

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2022-10-04

Senior Credit Suisse executives spent the weekend reassuring large clients, counterparties and investors about the Swiss bank’s liquidity and capital position in response to concerns raised about its financial strength.

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Swiss electricity savings drive slow out of the blocks

2022-10-04

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2022-10-04

Electricity consumption in Switzerland remained at normal levels last month despite a government appeal for households and industry to make savings.

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The strong Swiss franc – truth or myth?

2022-10-03

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2022-10-03

The Swiss franc has hit an all-time high against the euro. Even though it trades at an unprecedented CHF0.95 to the euro, the strong franc no longer poses a threat to the Swiss economy. What has changed in the last ten years? 

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Swiss landlords fear lawsuits for turning down heating

2022-10-03

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2022-10-03

Landlords and tenants are opposing government calls to reduce household heating to 19 degrees Celsius, warning it might spark a flurry of lawsuits.

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Melting Swiss glaciers reveal tragedies of the past

2022-10-01

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Switzerland’s melting glaciers have revealed more unexpected, macabre secrets than ever this summer: human remains and plane wreckage trapped in the ice for over 50 years. Such discoveries are set to multiply in the coming years, says Robert Bolognesi, a snow science expert. --- 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...

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Test hackers fail to breach Swiss Post’s e-voting system

2022-10-01

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2022-10-01

Not one hacker managed to penetrate the Swiss Post’s e-voting system during a security test, according to Swiss Post. The system withstood 60,000 attacks.

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$200 million fine for UBS and Credit Suisse

2022-09-30

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2022-09-30

The biggest two Swiss Banks have each been fined $200 million (CHF199 million) as part of a large-scale US investigation into the failure to preserve electronic communications.

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Swiss pensioners to be compensated for inflation

2022-09-29

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2022-09-29

Pensions in Switzerland should in future be topped up to fully account for the rising cost of consumer goods, parliament has agreed.

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Credit Suisse forced to address restructuring concerns

2022-09-28

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2022-09-28

Troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse has sought to quieten rampant speculation about its upcoming strategic revamp following leaks to the media and concerns of its staff.

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Swiss diaspora more keen on pension reform and animal welfare

2022-09-27

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2022-09-27

While the pension reform, which raises the retirement age for women from 64 to 65, was narrowly accepted in Sunday's vote, the Swiss Abroad were more strongly in favour. The majority of voting expats were also in favour of abolishing factory farming and withholding tax unlike resident citizens. Pauline Turuban My specialty is telling stories, and decoding what happens in Switzerland and the world from accumulated data and...

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Zurich to enshrine the circular economy in constitution

2022-09-27

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2022-09-27

Voters in Switzerland’s biggest canton have overwhelmingly approved a new article to promote a cleaner and more efficient use of resources.

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Reform of withholding tax flops in Swiss ballot

2022-09-26

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2022-09-26

Voters have thrown out a decision by parliament to scrap withholding tax on interest from Swiss bonds. Final results show 52% of voters coming out against the reform, which was aimed at boosting investment in Switzerland as well as strengthening the country’s competitiveness and its finance industry.

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The positives and negatives of Swiss interest rates

2022-09-24

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2022-09-24

By normal standards, interest rates of 0.5% are considered low. But Switzerland has just emerged from a long period of negative interest after the Swiss National Bank (SNB) raised rates from -0.25% to +0.5%.

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Work to begin on Swiss backup power plant

2022-09-23

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2022-09-23

The Swiss government has given the green light to begin the construction of a temporary reserve power plant due to be operational from February next year.

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Wealthy echelons thrive amid economic volatility

2022-09-22

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2022-09-22

The world’s richest people saw their wealth expand last year as stock markets and real estate gained in value, according to Swiss bank Credit Suisse.

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Energy worries likely to slow Swiss growth, say experts

2022-09-21

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2022-09-21

Swiss economic growth forecasts for 2022 and 2023 have been revised significantly downwards, amid uncertainty over energy supply and inflation.

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Swiss electricity data reaches government with major delays

2022-09-19

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2022-09-19

The Swiss government lacks up-to-date information on national electricity production and consumption, according to the Swiss Federal Office of Energy. This is due to the lack of digitalisation of the electricity companies. The lack of information was a focal point of Sunday news report amid rising concerns over an energy crunch in Europe as Russia’s war in Ukraine drags on.

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Competition authorities probe Novartis over suspected patent abuse

2022-09-18

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2022-09-18

The Swiss competition commission (COMCO) has opened an investigation into suspected unlawful use of a patent to reduce competitive pressure by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis.

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Swiss car importer pledges to end petrol vehicle sales

2022-09-17

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2022-09-17

Switzerland’s largest car importer, AMAG, plans to sell purely electric powered vehicles from 2040 and is diversifying into solar systems and heat pumps.

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