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Health insurance premiums will rise by 6.6 percent next year. Health Minister Alain Berset has again cleverly threaded the communication.

The Americans will resume inspecting the preparation of financial statements in Switzerland. After a long pause they are now getting back to work.

Business network Linkedin has conducted numerous experiments to improve its algorithms in the background. The results are astounding.

The Swiss central bank, SNB, has raised the key interest rates by 0.75 percentage points, analogous to the U.S. central bank, the Fed. However, the explanations sound different.

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank – the Fed – has raised interest rates for the fifth time this year. The statements of the head of the Fed Jerome Powell get under the skin.

The Federal Court has given a municipality the right to have its own regulations regarding wind turbines. The case also sets back the Swiss Federal Office of Energy.

The president of Santésuisse, Martin Landolt, wants to fight the rise in premiums within the health care system. His attempt could bring improvement.

The energy crisis has already led to unorthodox measures. Now Switzerland is even relaxing the limits on pollutant emissions.

The Swiss Federal Council took further decisions on Russia at its meeting on Friday. But others have already beaten the committee to the punch.

There are many indicators for the gloominess of the economy. But a sign of the times is the non plus ultra.

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Seco, has published incorrect figures for gross domestic product – GDP. Numerous values had to be adjusted.

The Federal Tax Administration has set new limitation periods in motion. It concerns the claim for the refund of withholding tax.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II is accompanied by very practical problems. Central banks around the world are under pressure to act.

In the energy crisis, countries are leaving no stone unturned to cover the gas needs of their populations in an emergency. Switzerland, however, is not in favor of a solidarity agreement with Germany.

The Swiss banks want to influence an adjustment of the criminal law. They welcome the closing of a legal loophole – but not like this.

Switzerland has discovered the energy crisis as an issue. Politicians are not only giving absurd advice on how to save energy, but the headless actions of the state are also becoming clear.

The United States of America and China are constantly at loggerheads – at least that is the tenor. But now they are settling a decade-old dispute in an unusual place.

A study has analyzed the potential for wind energy in Switzerland. But opponents are upset and picking apart the analysis.

During the energy crisis, civil servants were preparing all kinds of measures in their offices. Germany seems to have been particularly eager.

According to the latest figures, Switzerland’s GDP recovered significantly last year from the slumps during the coronavirus crisis. Juggernauts and stragglers surprise.

The American Nobel Prize winner for economics Joseph Stiglitz has called for pragmatic measures in the energy crisis. He gives sound reasons for his stance.