The Basler Zeitung, has learned that the family of the two brothers who refused to shake the hand of their female teacher at Therwil secondary school, in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, has applied for Swiss nationality. The brothers, 14 and 15, requested exemption from handshakes for religious reasons and the school’s administration granted it, according […]
Swiss buy more and more meat across the border
Swiss are buying increasing amounts of meat in neighbouring countries according to Switzerland’s professional meat union (UPSV). Over the border After three years of rising, Switzerland’s appetite for meat appears to have declined by around 1% in 2015, or 2% on a per capita basis, to an annual average of 51.4 kg per person. These numbers […]
Handsome reward paid to man who found wallet full of cash
Last Thursday in Lucerne, Switzerland, a man lost a wallet with 7,070 francs in it according to 20 Minuten. Fortunately, it was handed in and the owner was tracked down by the lost and found team at Lucerne’s police station, who returned the wallet containing a number of cards and the large sum of cash. The 20 year […]
Not to be missed: Nyon’s film festival, visions du réel
The story of the Festival is the story of liberty Nyon’s Visions de Réel documentary film festival is an opportunity to see films with a deep message and purpose. “Films which may have been censored in their own countries, but shown complete at the festival” says Claude Ruey, the festival’s executive president, who started his involvement […]
Italian student brutally murdered in Geneva
Tribune de Genève. A doctoral student at the University of Geneva died after being attacked on the streets of Geneva. The attacker, on the run, is actively sought by the police. The 29 year old Italian researcher died on Monday evening after receiving blows to her head from a metal bar. According to information sourced by […]
Swiss stocks up on luxury, banking and improved global sentiment
15 April 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The SMI is set to finish this week more than 2% higher, showing modest outperformance against global equity markets as cyclical companies from banks to luxury goods surged on improving investor sentiment. European shares experienced their longest winning streak since early March […]
Nestle sales beat estimates on coffee as competition heats up
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Nestle SA, the world’s biggest food company, reported first-quarter sales that beat analysts’ estimates, as Nescafe and Nespresso were boosted by marketing to ward off competitors in coffee. Sales rose 3.9 percent on an organic basis, the Vevey, Switzerland-based maker of KitKat bars and Perrier water said in a […]
Sika’s fight against Saint-Gobain drags on as board renewed
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Sika AG minority shareholders won an important round in their 16-month battle to ward off a sale to a French competitor after re-electing half a dozen directors to the board who support their cause. At Sika’s annual meeting in Baar, Switzerland on Tuesday, Chairman Paul Haelg restricted voting rights […]
Stiff new fines for littering in Switzerland
Tribune de Genève. Throwing a cigarette butt on the street or an empty can on to the side of a road is set to become an offense with a steep fine. The new rules, supported by the Federal Council, and likely to be adopted by parliament over summer, will apply to all of Switzerland. According […]
How buying a house has become beyond the reach of most Swiss
20 Minutes. A couple with an annual income of CHF 100,000 won’t find anything in 65% of Swiss communes according to the newspaper. After looking at 800,000 property advertisements on the website Homegate, 20 Minuten calculated an average home price increase of 36% between 2002 and 2015, far more than the 15% rise in salaries between 2002 […]
