Tag: Switzerland
Swiss central bank surprisingly increases key interest rate
Shopping in the supermarket Switzerland is also struggling with high inflation. (Photo: IMAGO/MiS) Zurich The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is bracing itself against rising inflation and surprisingly increased interest rates…
Credit Suisse warns of possible loss in the second quarter
Zurich The crisis-plagued Credit Suisse is heading for the third quarterly loss in a row. The effects of the difficult market environment, together with the persistently low level of capital…
Switzerland: Vacation rentals are becoming increasingly expensive
Resort Davos Double-digit price increases for holiday apartments are being recorded in this Swiss town. (Photo: ddp) Zurich Vacation rentals in the Swiss Alps are becoming increasingly unaffordable: Last year,…
Credit Suisse appears to be considering options to strengthen capital
Lettering of the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse Zurich According to insiders, the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse is examining measures to strengthen capital. The considerations are at an early…
Credit Suisse, Citi & Co. are courting Germany’s multi-millionaires
Own pool Banks are fighting for the rich: the institutes have to prepare for tough competition. (Photo: Getty Images/Caiaimage) Zurich, Frankfurt Robert Cielen has big plans: the head of asset…
Disputes over ammunition deliveries to Ukraine split politics
Federal building in Bern Swiss politicians are debating indirect arms deliveries to Ukraine. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Zurich In Switzerland, bipartisan support is growing, at least for indirect arms sales…
Swiss agree to radical change in organ donation rules
Organ transplantation at the Geneva University Hospital An amendment to the law is primarily intended to increase the organ donation rate in Switzerland. (Photo: dpa) Bern The Swiss voted with…
Credit Suisse President wants to win back customers’ trust
CreditSuisse The major Swiss bank has recently come under criticism. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich Setback for the Credit Suisse leadership: The shareholders of the major Swiss bank refuse to discharge the…
Credit Suisse President wants to win back customers’ trust
CreditSuisse The major Swiss bank has recently come under criticism. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich Setback for the Credit Suisse leadership: The shareholders of the major Swiss bank refuse to discharge the…
Why Switzerland does not want to deliver
Federal building in Bern For the time being, Switzerland will not allow the export of Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine. (Photo: imago images/Andreas Haas) Zurich The delivery of heavy weapons such…
UBS posts best quarterly results since 2007
The Swiss bank UBS struggled with the collapse of its client Archegos. (Photo: Reuters) Zurich Thanks to a booming trading business, UBS got off to the best start to the…
UBS posts best quarterly results since 2007
The Swiss bank UBS struggled with the collapse of its client Archegos. (Photo: Reuters) Reuters UBS posted its highest quarterly profit since 2007 in the first three months of 2022…
crash risk? The turnaround in interest rates is changing the real estate market abroad
Real estate sales in the USA A house is for sale in North Andover (USA). The turnaround in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve is now increasingly being felt…
Credit Suisse starts the year with a quarterly loss
CreditSuisse The final quarterly figures are to be published as planned on April 27th. (Photo: Bloomberg) Zurich After losing billions in 2021, the major Swiss bank Credit Suisse also started…
What Germany can learn from Switzerland when using recycled concrete
new strong The construction project in Zug is the largest project to date in which CO2-enriched concrete is used. The start-up Neustark helped develop the process. Zurich Concrete is part…
Macron has to put down his kid gloves – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
In a leading European country with a tradition of enlightenment and bourgeois revolutions, 30 percent is extremely high for the right. On the other hand, it’s not 50 percent either.…
Gazprom shenanigans in Schwerin – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
Not so long ago, Germany benefited like no other country from cheap energy from Russia. Conversely, the tendency to impose really tough sanctions on the former preferred supplier is now…
Life in Switzerland: Emigrants from Germany report
View of the Swiss Alps The attraction of Switzerland for German emigrants is unbroken. (Photo: imago/imagebroker) Berlin Around 1.1 million Germans live in other European countries, according to statistics from…
Liebherr family business: Russian business during the war
Several cranes on the factory premises of the manufacturer Liebherr The Swabian company does not report how much sales it makes in Russia. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart Russia is one of…
Novartis reorganizes itself and fires three top managers
Novartis boss Vasant Narasimhan (Photo: imago images/IP3press) Zurich The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis is realigning its core business. In the business with patent-protected drugs – called Innovative Medicines – the…