On Monday, Vaud police confirmed that a man had been fatally shot by a police officier on Sunday evening. In a police communiqué they said that two police teams had responded to a call regarding a disruptive tenant in a building in the town of Bex in Vaud, Switzerland. When the individual rushed towards them with […]
Author of false bomb alert at Geneva airport gets huge bill
Le Matin. On 14 October, the author of a false bomb alert was sentenced to six months prison after arriving at Geneva airport the day before, and declaring there was a bomb on board an Aeroflot aircraft he was trying to catch to Moscow. The flight connected to another from Moscow to India, where the man […]
TAG Heuer invades Apple’s turf with Silicon Valley office
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. TAG Heuer is opening an office in Silicon Valley, marking the first time a big Swiss watchmaker has expanded into the cradle of the U.S. technology sector and cementing its smartwatch alliance with Google and Intel Corp. The office, which opened Nov. 1 and is located on Intel’s campus […]
Swiss against recognising islam as an official religion
20 Minutes. According to a poll taken by the newspapers Matin Dimanche and SonntagsZeitung, only 38% of those polled thought it would be a good idea to give islam the same status as christianity and judaism in Switzerland. Of those in support, 18% said yes, while 20% were somewhat in favour. The remaining 62% were against or […]
Swiss-based man to climb the equivalent of Mount Everest to get his message out
In 2014, Australian forester Scott Poynton used a cartoon to convince the head of the world’s largest palm oil company to stop destroying tropical forest to produce its product. This month he’s putting on his lime-green hiking boots and hitting the trail to keep men alive. Starting from Lake Geneva, Scott will climb the Jura peak, La Dole, […]
Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka presents the Swiss weather
Swiss tennis star presents the weather with French comedian Yann Barthès, who made fun of Switzerland’s president earlier in the year. As well as Switzerland’s temperatures, Stan gives some personal insights into Switzerland. Barthè’s show, TMC Quotidien airs on TFI in France. Note: unfortunately this video will not play in Safari. However, it works in […]
Geneva hits cyclists with fines
Tribune de Genève. Running a red light on a bicycle in Geneva will cost you CHF 60. Riding on the footpath brings a fine of CHF 40. Last week teams of police took to the city’s streets to issue fines. “We publicised our plan. We don’t want to surprise people”, officer Yann Oppeliguer, told the teams before they took […]
SMI down as investors eye the US election
4 November 2016 – Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The SMI is set to finish the week notably lower as investors continue to dump equities amid worries about the implications of next week’s US election, the trajectory of interest rates and mixed corporate earnings. Until a week ago the market […]
Cross-border worker numbers surge despite declining immigration
At the end of September 2016, 314,000 foreign residents were crossing the border to work in Switzerland. This represents around 6% of Switzerland’s workforce1. Swiss statistics office numbers show a rise of 3.5%, or 10,500 people since 30 September 2015. The largest numbers and growth were seen in the number of French residents working in Switzerland. […]
Brexit is making it too expensive to go skiing in Alps
Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. The promise of snow across the Alps this weekend won’t be enough to lift the gloom at some of Europe’s top ski resorts as the pound’s post-Brexit slide dents British bookings. Jon Fricker, a property developer in Beaconsfield, west of London, said some of his friends would probably back […]
