Tag: Switzerland
How Switzerland fuels the German repository debate
nuclear waste Low-level and medium-level radioactive nuclear waste in the Morsleben repository: A repository for high-level radioactive waste is still being sought in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s decision to…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Bern According to Swiss experts, the planned location for the Swiss nuclear waste repository near the border to Baden-Württemberg is the safest place for radioactive waste. The Nördlich Lägern region,…
Decision for nuclear waste disposal site purely geological
Castors Nuclear waste disposal is scheduled to begin in 2050. (Photo: dpa) Bern Experts are convinced that the planned site for the Swiss nuclear waste repository has the best geological…
Swiss nuclear waste repository on the German border: plans cause concern
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Switzerland’s plans to build a nuclear waste repository on the border with Germany have met…
Switzerland wants to build a nuclear waste repository near the border with Germany
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Bern Switzerland wants to build the repository for nuclear waste on the border with Germany, a…
Switzerland wants to build a nuclear waste repository near the border with Germany
nuclear waste Switzerland apparently wants to build a repository for nuclear waste. (Photo: dpa) Bern Switzerland wants to build the repository for nuclear waste on the border with Germany, a…
Switzerland: The real estate market defies the turnaround in interest rates
Multi-generation house in Oberwinterthur Adequate returns can currently be achieved on the Swiss real estate market. (Photo: picture alliance/KEYSTONE) Zurich Real estate lives up to its reputation as concrete gold…
Credit Suisse could lose 4,000 jobs
Credit Suisse headquarters in Zurich Cuts are also threatened at the headquarters in Zurich. (Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Zurich Credit Suisse is considering cutting 4,000 jobs. The Handelsblatt learned…
Novartis wants to spin off its generics division and take it public
Novartis The Swiss pharmaceutical company is likely to focus on high-margin new drugs in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis wants to spin off its business…
Novartis wants to spin off its generics division and take it public
Novartis The Swiss pharmaceutical company is likely to focus on high-margin new drugs in the future. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis wants to spin off its business…
Ex-Deutschbanker Joshi becomes the new chief financial officer
Zurich The new Credit Suisse CEO Ulrich Körner has made the first important personnel decisions. Credit Suisse announced on Monday that Dixit Joshi would become chief financial officer of the…
How Switzerland prevents transactions with Russian gold
Where does the gold come from? The Swiss gold refineries strive for transparency. (Photo: Getty Images, dpa, Reuters) Mendrisio, Balerna Before it can be processed further, the gold, which has…
How Switzerland prevents transactions with Russian gold
Where does the gold come from? The Swiss gold refineries strive for transparency. (Photo: Getty Images, dpa, Reuters) Mendrisio, Balerna Before it can be processed further, the gold, which has…
Insurer Zurich wants to buy back shares for 1.8 billion Swiss francs
Zurich logo on a building in Cologne The group benefits from the strong dollar. (Photo: imago/Horst Galuschka) Zurich The Zurich Insurance Group wants to distribute money to its shareholders after…
UBS down, European banks generally under pressure
Zurich The situation of the European banks has not gotten any easier in the past few weeks. In addition to the geopolitical risks and concerns about inflation, fears of a…
UBS falls short of expectations despite profit growth
UBS branch The bank clearly sets itself apart from rival Credit Suisse. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich The mix of geopolitical risks and concerns about inflation is also affecting UBS’s business. The…
Ralph Hamers promotes Americanization
Zurich When a name was given to his UBS, Ralph Hamers reacted indignantly: “We don’t see ourselves as a European bank,” the head of the major Swiss bank recently clarified…
Former chief supervisor at Credit Suisse has a new consultant job
António Horta-Osório The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse actually wanted to reform the bank’s risk management and culture – now he is stepping down. (Photo: Reuters)…
EU should lift sanctions on Britain and Switzerland
Carsten Volkery (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) The EU has discovered geopolitics in recent months. The commissioners like to invoke the continent’s “strategic autonomy” and “technological sovereignty”. People want to become more…
Ukraine conference agrees on seven principles for reconstruction
Oligarch Yacht The superyacht “Amadea” was confiscated by the USA. However, it is legally unclear whether the proceeds from the sale of the ship can benefit Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Lugano…