Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Eiger Express project continues amid protests

2019-04-01

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Construction workers have been celebrating the breakthrough of two tunnels for the future mountain station of the new Eiger Express cable car. It's part of the Jungfrau Railways' CHF470 million V-Bahn project that will carry tourists faster up to the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps. --- 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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Eiger Express project continues amid protests

2019-04-01

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Construction workers have been celebrating the breakthrough of two tunnels for the future mountain station of the new Eiger Express cable car. It’s part of the Jungfrau Railways’ CHF470 million V-Bahn project that will carry tourists faster up to the Jungfraujoch in the Bernese Alps. — swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting …

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Peter Spuhler, VR-Präsident Stadler Rail

2019-04-01

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Peter Spuhler gibt einen Teil seiner Aktien der Stadler Rail über die Börse an Investoren ab. Im Video-Interview sagt er, wie er seine Stellung im Unternehmen behalten will. Er macht auch Angaben zur Dividendenpolitik.

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Donato Scognamiglio, Immobilienexperte und CEO IAZI

2019-04-01

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Die Performance bei Anlagen in Wohnliegenschaften beträgt im schweizweiten Schnitt hohe 6 Prozent. Im Video-Interview mit cash sagt IAZI-CEO Donato Scognamiglio, welche Renditen in Zukunft noch möglich sind.

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Börsen-Talk vom 23. März 2019

2019-04-01

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Small- und Mid-Caps werden wieder aufholen: Das ist die Prognose von Urs Beck. Der Fondsmanager diskutiert im cash-Börsen-Talk lohnende defensive Titel, aber vor allem auch kleinere Aktien mit Wachstumspotential.

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cash-Redaktor Marc Forster zu den Brexit-Wirren

2019-04-01

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Wie lange ist Theresa May noch britische Premierministerin? Hat der Brexit-Deal noch eine Chance? Und was sind die Auswirkungen auf die Schweiz? cash-Redaktor und UK-Experte Marc Forster ordnet die verworrene Lage ein.

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Peter Spuhler, VR-Präsident Stadler Rail

2019-04-01

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Peter Spuhler gibt einen Teil seiner Aktien der Stadler Rail über die Börse an Investoren ab. Im Video-Interview sagt er, wie er seine Stellung im Unternehmen behalten will. Er macht auch Angaben zur Dividendenpolitik.

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Donato Scognamiglio, Immobilienexperte und CEO IAZI

2019-04-01

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Die Performance bei Anlagen in Wohnliegenschaften beträgt im schweizweiten Schnitt hohe 6 Prozent. Im Video-Interview mit cash sagt IAZI-CEO Donato Scognamiglio, welche Renditen in Zukunft noch möglich sind.

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Börsen-Talk vom 23. März 2019

2019-04-01

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Small- und Mid-Caps werden wieder aufholen: Das ist die Prognose von Urs Beck. Der Fondsmanager diskutiert im cash-Börsen-Talk lohnende defensive Titel, aber vor allem auch kleinere Aktien mit Wachstumspotential.

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Hans Brändle, CEO Meyer Burger

2019-04-01

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Wie lange ist Theresa May noch britische Premierministerin? Hat der Brexit-Deal noch eine Chance? Und was sind die Auswirkungen auf die Schweiz? cash-Redaktor und UK-Experte Marc Forster ordnet die verworrene Lage ein.

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cash-Redaktor Marc Forster zu den Brexit-Wirren

2019-04-01

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Wie lange ist Theresa May noch britische Premierministerin? Hat der Brexit-Deal noch eine Chance? Und was sind die Auswirkungen auf die Schweiz? cash-Redaktor und UK-Experte Marc Forster ordnet die verworrene Lage ein.

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UBS Generation

2019-04-01

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2019-04-01

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Swiss expat community hits 760,000

2019-04-01

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2019-04-01

Swiss Abroad 2018
The number of Swiss Abroad citizens grew by 1.1% to reach 760,200 at the end of last year. Most live in neighbouring countries and in the United States.The expatriate community accounts for 10.6% of the total number of Swiss nationals, according to official statistics published on Thursday. Nearly three-quarters of the Swiss Abroad have dual nationality.

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Almost 60,000 Swiss dwellings unoccupied last year

2019-03-31

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2019-03-31

A significant increase in vacant homes is predicted by Zurich Cantonal Bank. Suburbs are particularly prone to lower occupancy levels. The problem of empty housing, particularly in the urban periphery, is likely to worsen, with construction activity concentrated in areas with already high vacancy rates. Last year around 59,700 homes did not have any tenants.

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Growth forecast lowered for Swiss economy

2019-03-31

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2019-03-31

Worsening international conditions will have a negative impact on Switzerland’s export-driven economy, prompting the Swiss Economic Institute (KOF) to lower its forecast for this year. KOF on Wednesday announced it had revised its growth forecast down from 1.6% to 1% for Switzerland’s gross domestic product. However, the latest outlook for 2020 remains virtually unchanged with growth of 2.1%.

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Facebook rejects most information requests from Swiss authorities

2019-03-30

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2019-03-30

Over the first three months of 2018 Switzerland’s authorities made 80 requests for Facebook user data, however two thirds of them were rejected, according to the newspaper SonntagsBlick as reported in 20 Minutes. When the requests were urgent the response rate rose to two thirds of requests.

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Public transport enjoys another record year among tourists

2019-03-30

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2019-03-30

Foreign visitors spent 6.4% more on Swiss Travel System tickets in 2018 than in the previous year. Sales rose to over CHF130 million ($131 million). 2018 is thus the sixth record year in a row, the Swiss Federal Railways said on Tuesday. Chinese guests were the top foreign users of public transport, with sales of CHF20.3 million, an increase of 14.9%.

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Swiss Rail shares bumper profits with passengers

2019-03-29

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2019-03-29

In 2018, Swiss Rail made a profit of CHF 568 million, 42.5% more than in 2017. Part of the rise was due to higher than average spending on maintenance in 2017. It is worth noting that Swiss Rail receives a large sum from taxpayers every year. In 2018, the company received CHF 3.5 billion of public funding, CHF 2.7 billion of it booked as income.

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Swiss fear effects of 5G antennas

2019-03-28

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Fifth-generation (5G) mobile communications antennas are starting to go up in Switzerland. Not everyone is happy about this. — 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 …

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