IPI and Swiss export industry join forces
In 2020, the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property acted in 280 cases of violation of "Swissness" legislation, but now there are…
“Swiss city statistics 2021” and urban dynamics
In the last twenty years, three quarters of the Swiss population have chosen to live in the centers: this is explained by the latest…
Switzerland is in the front line against enforced disappearances
From April 13-15, 2021, the federal government submitted to the UN Committee the report on the implementation of the 2006 Convention on…
In Italy the crisis hits above all the economy of the South
According to a survey by ISTAT on the blue economic system, the regions of Abruzzo, Campania, Basilicata, Calabria and Sardinia are at high…
Comparison between the five German-speaking countries in Lugano
Scientific Diplomacy and Cross-Border Cooperation at Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein and…
The withholding tax is… in the crosshairs of the Federal Council
The reform provides for the abolition of the tax on Swiss interest, with the exception of interest on the assets of natural persons…
How Bern intends to moderate health insurance reserves
In 2020, health insurers had 11.3 billion in their pockets, 203 percent of the minimum, set to shrink in favor of premium payers
Two numismatic world records are from Switzerland
The Guiness Book of World Records has validated the gold coin "Albert Einstein" from a quarter franc issued in 2020 and the minting of 10…
Active the European Committee for the prevention of torture
During their 11-day stay, the delegation visited various detention facilities in the cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Aargau, Solothurn, Bern and…
Canton of Ticino says yes to payments to the state in Bitcoin
With the support of UDC, Lega dei Ticinesi, FDP and some PPD members, the Grand Council approved the motion on cryptocurrencies of 2017 by…
Reconnaissance over time on the cost of hospitals in Switzerland
The Federal Office of Public Health released the second comparison regarding the expenditures per case of hospitals and birthing homes
Nils Güggi to oversee Swiss foundations
The 43-year-old jurist will take over June 1 from Helena Antonio, who has led the Federal Capital Institutions Review Authority for the…
IMF: “Very effective pandemic management in Switzerland”
Bern lagged economically by 2.9 percent in 2020, but will grow by 3.5 and is ready for the challenges of retirement and climate change
Bankruptcies and debt enforcement in decline throughout Switzerland
In 2020, corporate dissolutions and precepts fell 6.6 percent (-18.2 in Ticino...) and 13.3 percent, respectively, compared to 2019
Download the Swiss Confederation’s Annual Report 2020 here
A general overview of Swiss finances is available in three languages in electronic form on the website of the Federal Finance…
Federal Council espouses 2021 “Year of the Railways”
Switzerland's objective is to promote rail transport in Europe and to contribute to the achievement of the local "Green Deal" climate…