Anglo-Swiss agreement on authorized economic operators
A deal aims to make it easier for companies with AEO status to trade between the UK and Switzerland and reduce barriers to trade
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
Greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly throughout Switzerland
The 'output' of tonnes of CO2 equivalent (46.2 million) is 14 per cent lower than in the sample year 1990, but only 0.3 per cent lower than…
Swiss weekly economic activity at pre-crisis levels
In early March, the so-called AES index recovered strongly and temporarily exceeded pre-pandemic values in week 12 of 2020
Nicola Zanni: “In Zug, if you want and work hard, you get a lot”
The Ferrara entrepreneur, who has headed an established financial firm since 2015, enjoys in Switzerland the paradise on earth denied him…
Swiss electricity production is monitored in detail
More than 110,000 electricity production facilities in the federal government, renewable or not, are sampled on the website…
Zurich is increasingly a ‘foreign’ start-up hotbed
With 76 per cent of start-up and innovative companies from outside Switzerland, the city on the banks of the Limmat shines in the Heatmap…
Switzerland, cantons, municipalities and universities against jihādism
National Action Plan and fourth round of applications for financial support to prevent and combat radicalization and violent extremism
Twenty years of unexpected encounters and successes for Swissnex
The bridge between Switzerland and abroad in education, research and innovation presents the overview of an extraordinary year, full of…
The status of Swiss nuclear material abroad in 2020
Atomic products from Swiss plants, following the purchase of uranium for fuels, are found in Germany, France, Great Britain, USA and Sweden
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
Two new special coins: “Friedrich Dürrenmatt” and “Fox”
Federal Mint Swissmint launches commemorative coinage of a well-known German-language writer and the third item in the "Swiss Forest…
Switzerland is with the International Labour Organization
Guy Parmelin announces his adherence to "Alliance 8.7", a worldwide platform established to combat child and forced labor and human…
Ethanol: Switzerland intends to build up compulsory stocks
As a result of the current pandemic experience, the Federal Council wants to provide the country with sufficient reserves of alcohol for…
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…