macro

The new Swiss government has set its priorities. Some goals, however, seem unattainable in light of the vested interests.

Switzerland and China are moving ever closer together. Now Switzerland is taking another step towards the Middle Kingdom.

The world is out of joint in many places. But one country is mastering its way in exemplary fashion.

Switzerland and China cooperate in numerous areas. Now the two countries are moving closer together on one more issue.

The Swiss National Bank SNB incurred a mega loss in the capital markets last year. Only one position went slightly up.

Prosperity has plummeted in the U.K. after Brexit. Switzerland can learn from this for its relationship with the EU.

Switzerland must choose again between money or politics. Another neutral country shows that this is possible even in the Middle East conflict.

Swiss stock exchange SIX wants to use sanctions to encourage market participants to comply with its rules. A recent case shows how poorly it all works.

Switzerland, like the rest of the world, is fighting against rising inflation. In doing so, it has a wild card in its hand and is eagerly using it.

Farmers want to build contemporary buildings and this should benefit Switzerland threefold. Of course, Swiss farmers want something in return.

German economics professor Hans-Werner Sinn is known for calling a spade a spade. Now he is opening eyes about the energy policy of the Green Party.

Forecasts about the Swiss economic outlook are currently cloudy. However, a well-known indicator has come to a very different conclusion.

The Swiss Federal Audit Office SFAO should turn over every stone. But in three places the financial auditors are not allowed to look at all.

It’s always tricky when the management asks its employees about their situation at work. The federal government does this, but draws wrong conclusions.

Swiss banks want to get back business they once lost. To do so they spare no effort and, yet look out for themselves.

Switzerland often lives in abundance, but where all the waste go? A new guide provides fascinating insights and highlights the country’s limits as well as two special cases.

The co-leader of the SP Cédric Wermuth tries to fire up the bourgeois and argue with the liberal “NZZ”. But this goes completely wrong.

Discounters in Switzerland have benefited greatly from migration. But now they are targeting a completely different customer segment.

The Federal Office of Public Health FOPH has sent new recommendations to health insurers. Observers are rubbing their eyes at what it says.

Switzerland is so proud of its public road and rail transport and cable cars. But the coronavirus pandemic literally set everything back light years.

Switzerland is rightly praised for its Good Offices and international mediation. But for those at home, it looks like they’re footing the bill. Is that true?

The U.S.A. has introduced additional tariffs on steel and aluminum products. Some states successfully resisted against, but America also gets a little right.

Switzerland wants to establish error cultures in high-security areas to learn from mishaps. But the conditions for doing so create new problems.

Switzerland is trying to save 400 Ruag jobs in Thun. But with the selling of Ruag International’s small-caliber ammunition division to Italians, the federal government is taking an amateurish approach.