Swiss industry is going through some challenging times. According to industry association Swissmem, the machinery, electrical ...

When the heads of state of NATO member countries meet in The Hague at the end of June, tensions are likely to be high. Donald Trump's return to the White ...

Die Bundesfinanzen stehen unter Druck – und der Druck nimmt zu: Der Bundesrat musste kürzlich einräumen, dass die Beschaffung ...

The Figure In Swiss universities, 87% of Bachelor graduates enroll in a master’s degree programme within two years of graduation. Compared to other countries, this rate is high. In universities of ...

L’industrie suisse traverse une période difficile. Selon la faîtière Swissmem, l’industrie des machines, des équipements électriques et des métaux a ...

“Raising Retirement Age Is Part of the Solution.” Interview Jérôme Cosandey praises the resilience of the Swiss pension system in an interview with Finanz und Wirtschaft. However, when it comes to the ...

“Should one read Ludwig Erhard?” A few years ago, a senior official from the German Ministry of Economic Affairs asked me this question. I was taken aback, since Erhard, as the first Minister of ...

The Figure -20 NFE system The Figure Since the introduction of the National Fiscal Equalisation system in 2008, the cantons of Central Switzerland have improved in this respect. However, the cantons ...

‘In Switzerland, around 1.4 million people are at risk of poverty,’ or ‘One in ten struggles to make ends meet’. Headlines like these sound alarming, but they only show part of the picture. Poverty in ...

Le monde est rarement d’accord, sauf peut-être quand il s’agit de bureaucratie : elle freine l’innovation, coûte du temps, de l’argent et des nerfs. L’Argentine met le couteau sous la gorge. Les Etats ...

Public administration in Switzerland’s ten largest has grown significantly. In 2022, the latest available date, these cities employed a combined total of 36,254 staff members. That’s equivalent to the ...

Most cantonal banks enjoy extensive privileges: explicit government guarantees and tax exemptions. As highlighted in Avenir Suisse’s new analysis, the Swiss Confederation hence loses tax revenues ...