Brought to you by International Comedy Club. Rising above the crowd in the last few years, Sean McLoughlin makes his first trip to Switzerland alongside Angela Barnes, already floating above the masses of comedians in the UK. Sean McLoughlin appeared at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival. Angela Barnes has appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, […]
Swiss stock market awaits result of Italian referendum
2 December 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Investors appear to be staying on the sidelines this week ahead of the weekend’s Italian referendum. Swiss stocks are set to finish the week lower, underperforming global equities as food giant Nestle and pharmaceutical heavyweights Roche and Novartis drag the index […]
Swiss states council backs plan to force employers to interview unemployed locals before hiring foreigners
Before employing foreigners employers must first interview unemployed locals and justify why they did not employ them. This is the essence of a proposal to tighten immigration, which was approved yesterday by Switzerland’s upper house, known as the Council of States. The plan would affect employers taking on staff in occupations or professions with above […]
Sunrise beats Swisscom on mobile network coverage
After seven years on top, Swisscom has been beaten by Sunrise. The German telecommunications expert and magazine publisher, connect.de and its partner P3, travelled roughly 7,000 km by car around Switzerland testing Swiss mobile networks. Tests were also made while walking and on trains. The results were published on Tuesday. Out of a possible 1,000 […]
Swiss fact: Swiss primary school teachers are world’s highest paid
A recent report by Lausanne-based business school IMD, ranks Swiss primary school teachers as the highest paid in a ranking of 60 countries. On average a Swiss state primary school teacher, after teaching for around 10 years, earns US$ 100,0001 p.a. In the US they are paid US$ 67,0001, and in the UK they get […]
What Brexit did to the iconic Swiss chocolate Toblerone
After Brexit hit the value of Britain’s currency some foreign manufacturers decided to respond. The supermarket Tesco ended up in a dispute with Unilever over the price of one of its products, the yeasty spread Marmite. Then something mysterious happened the Toblerone chocolate bars sold in the UK. British politician John Prescott Tweeted: “Brexit just got real.” […]
Plan to reverse Vaud begging ban contrasts with widespread bans at commune level
24 Heures. On 27 September 2016, the canton of Vaud decided to ban begging after the Swiss People’s Party (UDC/SVP) launched an initiative to make it illegal. Vaud’s state government voted for the move with 60 votes for, 56 against, and 5 abstentions. In response to the ban the Socialist Party and others started collecting signatures […]
Swiss commune that paid to avoid taking refugees does u-turn
20 Minutes. Oberwil-Lieli, a commune in the canton of Aargau, that decided in June 2016 to pay CHF 290,000 to avoid taking refugees, has now decided to offer accommodation to a christian family of five from Syria, that has been given provisional entry. The accommodation will be offered from 1 January 2017. The town’s council has […]
Swiss temperatures turn negative as ‘bise’ wind brings cold snap
Meteo Swiss has warned of low temperatures, particularly in the three lakes region of Switzerland. The overnight low last night was -7 degrees in La Chaux-de-Fonds. While these temperatures are not extremely low, winds of over 100km/h in some places making them feel much colder than they are. This temperature drop is due to a […]
Magic mat to check shoes at Geneva airport
Tribune de Genève You arrive very late at the airport. You run to the security check area lucky enough to find there is no queue. Unfortunately the time it takes to remove your shoes, have them scanned, and put them on again, is enough to make you miss your flight. Or, the person in front […]
