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Retail trade with lower turnover in 2023
January 31, 2024
In 2023, Swiss retail sales were slightly lower than in the previous year. Without price increases, the decline would have been even more pronounced.
Postfinance appoints Beat Röthlisberger from BLKB as new CEO
January 31, 2024
After a long search, Postfinance has found a new CEO to succeed Hansruedi Köng, who is stepping down at the end of February.
Real estate prices rose more rapidly towards the end of 2023
January 31, 2024
Owner-occupied housing has become more expensive again in Switzerland in 2023. After only a slight increase in the first half of the year, prices for condominiums and single-family homes rose again more significantly towards the end of the year.
Valiant increases profit in 2023 thanks to strong interest business
January 31, 2024
Valiant benefited greatly from the favorable interest rate environment in 2023 and earned significantly more.
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan earned massively more in 2023
January 31, 2024
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan almost doubled his remuneration last year. He received total remuneration of CHF 16.
Novartis continues to grow strongly in the final quarter
January 31, 2024
Novartis made further strong gains in the final quarter of 2023. Following the Sandoz spin-off at the beginning of October, this was the first full quarter as a focused pharmaceutical company.
Postfinance appoints new CEO
January 31, 2024
Postfinance has found a new CEO to succeed Hansruedi Köng: Beat Röthlisberger will take up the post on July 1, 2024.
Novartis grows strongly in the final quarter
January 31, 2024
Novartis increased sales by 8 percent to 11.4 billion US dollars in the fourth quarter of 2023 and achieved a higher profit.
Dubai real estate company expands into Ticino for multi-million project
January 30, 2024
One of the leading real estate companies in the United Arab Emirates is expanding into Switzerland for its first international project.
In Bern, the GLP is going into the government elections with the SVP and others
January 30, 2024
There will be a joint center-right list in the elections for the Bernese city government.
Woman criticizes inadequate consultation on hunting ordinance in court
January 30, 2024
The Federal Supreme Court has not accepted a woman's appeal in connection with super-provisional measures against the entry into force of the revised Hunting Ordinance.
Money transactions with “Asterix”: How the Gauls do business
January 30, 2024
Asterix and Obelix have been fighting with the Romans for 65 years. To mark the anniversary of the popular comic series "Asterix", Egmont Verlag is promising fans "plenty of reading fodder", according to a press release on Tuesday.
National Council Committee supports draft EU negotiating mandate
January 30, 2024
Switzerland should soon negotiate the future of bilateral relations with the EU. This is the opinion of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council (FAC-N).
German AfD falls below 20 percent again in poll
January 30, 2024
According to a Forsa survey, the right-wing populist AfD is losing popularity in Germany and has fallen below the 20 percent mark.
More and more red kites are spending the winter in Switzerland
January 30, 2024
Red kites are increasingly not flying south in winter. Whether a red kite migrates south or winters in Switzerland depends on its age, size and sex, as a new study by the Ornithological Institute Sempach LU shows.
January 2024 2.5 degrees warmer than before industrialization
January 30, 2024
At just under two degrees above the norm, this year's January was one of the mildest since measurements began.
Swiss exports remain at a high level in 2023
January 30, 2024
Goods with the "Made in Switzerland" label remain in demand around the globe. After two strong years of growth, Swiss exports fell slightly in nominal terms in 2023, but increased in real terms or in price-adjusted terms.
Pierre Maudet denies collision with another car in court
January 30, 2024
Geneva State Councillor Pierre Maudet appeared before the Geneva police court on Tuesday.

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