mer, Juil 26th 2023
In the first half of 2023, the number of company bankruptcies rose by 22% to 2,822 compared to the same period last year. The increase was strongest in central Swiss Plateau region of Switzerland (+36%), the business information service Dun & Bradstreet announced on Wednesday.
In the meantime, insolvencies rose by 29% in southwestern Switzerland, by 16% in central Switzerland and by 18% in northwestern Switzerland. In eastern Switzerland, the increase was the smallest at 11%. In the economically largest canton of Zurich, there were 17% more company bankruptcies.
In terms of sectors, most companies in construction, corporate service providers, retail and the catering and hotel industry closed.
The number of start-ups decreased by 4% compared to the previous year. Entrepreneurs registered a total of 24,387 new companies in the Swiss commercial register in the first half of 2023. Only in northwestern Switzerland region were there more start-ups.
Cet article a été reproduit avec l'autorisation de Keystone SDA.
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