Tag Archive: Latest news

Covid-hit restaurants call for ‘compensation now’

2021-01-13

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2021-01-13

Half of all hotel and restaurant businesses in Switzerland will go bankrupt by the end of March if they do not receive immediate financial compensation for the effects of coronavirus restrictions, warns the sector’s umbrella organisation.

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Switzerland hit by widespread malware campaign

2021-01-10

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2021-01-10

Several security bodies in Switzerland have been targeted by emails that appear to come from official organisations such as banks or the police and contain a password for a zip file. When this file is opened, the computer becomes infected with a trojan called Emotet.

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‘We were too lax’ admits Swiss health minister on Covid-19

2020-12-29

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2020-12-29

In an interview with Swiss public television, SRF, Health Minister Alain Berset has acknowledged that Switzerland made mistakes in managing the coronavirus outbreak.

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Swiss groups argue about parking spaces

2020-12-25

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2020-12-25

Even good drivers might struggle to fit their cars into the allotted parking spaces in Switzerland. Yet Swiss cities don’t necessarily want to provide larger spaces.

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Switzerland bans flights from UK over new coronavirus

2020-12-23

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2020-12-23

Switzerland has joined other European countries in suspending flights from the United Kingdom and South Africa after reports of a fast-spreading new coronavirus strain.

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First Covid-19 vaccine approved for Swiss use

2020-12-21

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2020-12-21

Swiss health regulator Swissmedic has approved the coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech. According to the Swiss authorities, the level of protection is over 90% a week after the second dose.

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Switzerland among best placed to recover from Covid crisis

2020-12-16

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2020-12-16

Switzerland is among the countries best equipped to withstand the effects of the global pandemic, although no nation has emerged unscathed, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). 

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Switzerland and UK sign agreement on mobility of service suppliers

2020-12-15

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2020-12-15

An agreement that secures reciprocal, facilitated market access for service providers from Switzerland and Britain from January 1 has been signed by Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and Liz Truss, the British Secretary of State for International Trade.

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Government hopes for ‘first successful pension reforms’ of the century

2020-11-26

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2020-11-26

In summer 2019 the social partners agreed on a reform of the Swiss occupational pension scheme. The government on Wednesday adopted this compromise unchanged; the ball is now in parliament’s court.

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Nuclear plant worker’s cancer judged not to be a work-related illness

2020-11-20

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2020-11-20

The Federal Court has dismissed the appeal of a former employee of two Swiss nuclear power plants who was diagnosed with bladder and prostate cancer. The man took legal action after the national accident insurance fund refused benefits for an occupational illness.

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Ex-Credit Suisse boss recruited by Rwandan government

2020-11-16

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2020-11-16

Tidjane Thiam, who resigned as CEO of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in February, has been tasked with using his connections to build up the Rwandan capital Kigali as an international business location, according to Swiss business newspaper Handelszeitung.

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Will vaccination campaign convince hesitant Swiss?

2020-11-16

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2020-11-16

Faced with considerable public scepticism towards a Covid-19 vaccine, the Federal Office of Public Health is preparing an information campaign about vaccinations. However, the country’s top hospital hygienist thinks offering incentives is a better way to make people get a jab.

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Raiffeisen pulls out of Swiss Bankers Association

2020-11-11

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2020-11-11

Raiffeisen, Switzerland’s third-largest banking group, says it will leave the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) at the end of March 2021. It intends to represent its interests independently.

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Swiss investors still leaning heavily on fossil fuels

2020-11-10

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2020-11-10

The Swiss financial market invests too much in oil and coal production, according to a review of nearly 200 financial institutions.

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Shareholders call for new priorities for manager salaries

2020-11-07

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2020-11-07

Shareholders in Switzerland want a rethink on how managers are paid and demand that priorities regarding corporate governance, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) be redefined, a survey has found.

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Zurich prosecutor charges former Raiffeisen bank chief Vincenz

2020-11-05

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2020-11-05

The Zurich public prosecutor has accused the ex-CEO of Swiss bank Raiffeisen Pierin Vincenz of fraud, embezzlement and bribery following a two-year criminal investigation.

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Zug and Geneva boost attractiveness with corporate tax cuts

2020-10-18

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2020-10-18

Canton Geneva has made the biggest jump in the annual Credit Suisse ranking of attractive business locations, moving up ten spots to sit just behind Zurich.

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Swiss return frozen CHF36 million to South American football federation

2020-10-16

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2020-10-16

Swiss authorities have returned about CHF36.6 million ($40 million) in funds frozen in Swiss bank accounts amid football corruption investigations into the South American football confederation CONMEBOL.

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Swiss government expects 2020 GDP to shrink less than feared

2020-10-15

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2020-10-15

Swiss economic output will shrink by 3.8% this year, a less bad coronavirus-triggered slump than previously expected, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) said on Monday.

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Techonology firm Ruag International to cut more jobs

2020-10-14

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2020-10-14

The Swiss aerospace and armament company, Ruag, says it will shed up to 150 jobs by the end of next year due to the coronavirus crisis.

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