Antoine Leiris, one of radio France Bleu’s team, lost his wife in the attack at the Bataclan in Paris. He responds on Facebook with a moving post that has been shared over 200,000 times. Below is an English translation along with the original Facebook post in French. “Vous n’aurez pas ma haine” Vendredi soir vous avez volé la […]
This week’s reviews: Le Fils de Saul, Look of Silence, The Walk, Burnt
5 November 2015. Neptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland. She views 4 to 8 films a week and her aim is to sort the wheat from the chaff for readers. Not to be missed Starting this Friday 6 November and running until 14 November 2015 is the Geneva International Film Festival, […]
Swiss 2015 federal elections: UDC gains big ground
Once every four years Swiss get a chance to elect their Federal Government. 18 October 2015 was voting day. At federal elections voters decide who their canton will send to Bern. Switzerland’s federal assembly is bicameral, made up of the 200-seat National Council (lower house), and the 46-seat Council of States (upper house). Seats in […]
Geneva – “give us access to our lake front!”
GHI. This week Giancarlo Mariani, the managing editor of the newspaper of GHI, looks at why two thirds of Geneva’s lake shores are inaccessible to the public when they have a legal right to access them. At the beginning of October 2015, a project to list all private construction preventing shore access, was requested. The […]
SMI hit by Clinton’s drug pledge, Swiss forecast surprises, Clooney takes coffee to South Sudan
9 October 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss market news SMI hit by Hillary Clinton’s drug pledge The Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to finish the week positively, following Global markets higher as stocks rally on news that the Federal Reserve may keep rates […]
Swiss equities under perform global shares on Hillary Clinton’s drug pledge
9 October 2015. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss equities under perform global shares on Hillary Clinton’s drug pledge The Swiss Market Index (SMI) is set to finish the week positively, following Global markets higher as stocks rally on news that the Federal Reserve may keep rates lower for longer than expected. Minutes released […]
FIFA suspends Blatter, Platini and Valcke
FIFA’s Ethics Committee has provisionally banned FIFA President Joseph Blatter, UEFA President and FIFA Vice-President Michel Platini, and FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke, already on garden leave, for 90 days. Under the rules, the ban could be extended for a further 45 days. In addition, former FIFA Vice-President Chung Mong-joon, a South Korean football official, […]
Lausanne plunged into darkness
20 Minutes. Just before 8pm last night, the centre of Lausanne was plunged into darkness when it was cut off from the electrical grid. A significant part of the Montchoisi area below Lausanne’s main train station was without electricity for nearly three hours. 200 buildings were affected. The outage, which was caused by an exploding […]
Swiss market down, watch sector dented, expat rating slumps, Zurich, Actelion, Nestlé
25 September 2015 – Weekly Swiss and global market roundup. Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Swiss financial markets news The Swiss Market Index extended losses this week as concerns that… Read more. Swiss economic news Swiss watch exports fall as Apple watch dents demand. Switzerland’s expat rating slumps… Read more. Swiss company news Zurich […]
Swiss company news: Actelion, Zurich, Nestlé
25 September 2015 Brought to you by Investec Switzerland. Zurich Insurance Group abandons RSA bid Zurich Insurance Group AG abandoned an offer for RSA Insurance Group Plc because it expects a loss in its own general insurance business in the third quarter and will conduct a review of the unit. Zurich expects a loss of […]
