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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Essential investments in education, research and innovation

Bern (ots) - The Federal Council draft of the Dispatch on the promotion of education, research and innovation (ERI Dispatch) for the period 2025-2028 is strongly influenced by concerns about the overall state of government finances. Thus there will be fewer financial resources available to the ERI sector in 2025 than in the previous year. As a consequence, there is a risk that the level of services will be cut back and ...

Ricola Group AG

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Focused on positive impact: Ricola becomes a B Corporation

Cornèr Banca SA

Solid growth for Cornèr Group

Lugano (ots) - Faced with an uncertain geopolitical and economic situation, Cornèr Group's prudent policy and long-held pragmatic approach have once again proven to be winning qualities. Cornèr Group's 72nd financial year closed with revenues reaching CHF 506 million (+16 %) and a net profit of CHF 74.9 million (+41 %). This result allows the Group to further strengthen its capital solidity with its capital ...

Swissmint

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Latest special coin to be issued: The Rhone glacier bimetallic coin is the third in the three-part series on Swiss glaciers

neustark AG

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Neustark and Zürcher Kantonalbank to remove thousands of tons of CO2 together

SIFEM AG

Government-owned SIFEM reports on its economic, social, and environmental impact achievements in developing countries/ SIFEM'S 2023 IMPACT REPORT

Geneva (ots) - In 2022, the Swiss Investment Fund for Emerging Markets (SIFEM) created important economic, social, and environmental impacts in developing countries. Over 600 companies in SIFEM's investment portfolio supported more than 483,000 jobs, increased their financing for microentrepreneurs by 7% and for ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Press Release by the Social Partners of the CBA on Staff Leasing / Higher Minimum Wage for Temporary Workers: The Biggest Collective Bargaining Agreement in Switzerland Has Been Renewed for Four Years

Bern/Dübendorf (ots) - After some intensive negotiations, the social partners have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement on staff leasing for the next four years. It brings with it a higher minimum wage (+3.2% in 2024) with automatic ...

SwissFinTechLadies

Let's Talk About Retirement: Unexpected Costs to Plan For

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

The labor market: Temporary work helps integrate the unemployed into the labor market and provides social security for flexible workers

Swissmem

Securing the bilateral approach: Swissmem welcomes the Federal Council's decision

Zurich (ots) - The approval today of the main points of a negotiating position with the EU is a key stage in securing the bilateral approach. The progress made in the exploratory discussions now needs to be utilized quickly - with a negotiating position by the end of the year and an agreement by summer 2024. With regard to wage protection, a negotiated solution is ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Transition to a sustainable economy: policy recommendations

Bern (ots) - How can economic progress be aligned with social and environmental responsibility? In closing, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy" (NRP 73) presents recommendations in this regard. To mark its conclusion, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-efficient, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is presenting a white paper with recommendations to policymakers for the ...

Swissmem

Technology industry: subdued outlook for 2023

Zurich (ots) - The business situation in the Swiss technology industry (mechanical and electrical engineering industries and related technology sectors) is currently still good. Both sales (+4.9%) and exports (+2.8%) rose in the first quarter of 2023 compared with the previous year. However, the decline in new orders in the first quarter (-4.8%) and the low worldwide Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) indicate considerably ...

SERV Schweizerische Exportrisikoversicherung

Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV creates and preserves jobs in Switzerland

Zurich (ots) - Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV conducted a study on the export and employment effects it generates with Offenburg University's Institute for Trade and Innovation (IfTI). The analysis shows that SERV compensates for exporting and financing risks on a large scale, thus creating and preserving up to 21,000 jobs in Switzerland. SERV also makes additional ...

Swiss ICT Investor Club (SICTIC)

Successful Swiss technology startups: SICTIC again facilitates more than 100 financing rounds

SERV Schweizerische Exportrisikoversicherung

Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV takes a further step to support the transition to a low-carbon economy

Zurich (ots) - Today, the Swiss Export Risk Insurance SERV has published its guideline for supporting the transition to clean energy. In line with the COP26 Statement signed by Switzerland, SERV will no longer provide direct support to the international energy sector, which remains fully focused on the use of fossil ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex 2022 in review: comfortable increase, significant slowdown, unexpected final spurt

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Novel approaches to health care

LIBERTY Steel Group

LIBERTY reaches agreement in principle with creditors on global debt restructuring

London (ots/PRNewswire) - LIBERTY Steel Group ("LIBERTY")'s Restructuring and Transformation Committee (RTC) today announces that LIBERTY has signed a term sheet subject to contract on an agreement in principle ("the Agreement") for a debt restructuring with parties responsible for the main creditors of Greensill Capital (UK) Limited, Greensill Bank AG and Credit ...

Swiss Fibre Net AG

Competition authority paves the way for innovative fibre optic industry solution

Bern (ots) - Over the past few months, the Secretariat of the Competition Commission (COMCO) has been assessing the SFN shunting model developed by Swiss Fibre Net AG (SFN). It has checked whether the industry solution satisfies the competition law requirements for network access. The COMCO secretariat has now approved the proposal under antitrust law. The option of ...

Synova S.A.

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Synova Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary and the Success Story of the Laser MicroJet® / The hybrid process combines laser and water to process new materials with the highest precision and quality

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex: Waiting for a Downturn in the Staffing Services Sector

globegarden childcare

Globegarden is one of the best employers in Europe / "Best Large Workplace 2022" Award

Zurich (ots) - The daycare provider globegarden is not only ranked among the ten best employers in Switzerland in 2022 in the category with more than 250 employees, but since last week it is also among the best 50 in the whole of Europe. Factors that are taken into account in the ranking include employee satisfaction with their employer, as well as trust and diversity ...

Swissmem

Swissmem media release: MEM industries: gratifying order situation - substantial risks

Zürich (ots) - The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) continued to grow in the first half of 2022. New orders rose by 10.1% year-on-year, sales by 12.1%, and exports by 9.0%. This is only part of the picture, though. Supply chain problems and soaring energy and commodity prices have pushed up production costs significantly in some ...

swissstaffing - Verband der Personaldienstleister der Schweiz

Swiss Staffingindex: Weakening Economic Climate Impacts Staffing Service Providers

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Urban and rural poor are different

Universum Communications Switzerland AG

Student preferences are reverting the impact of Covid-19/ New learned habits are here to stay when it comes to future careers

Carl F. Bucherer

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Press Release: THE CARL F. BUCHERER HERITAGE BICOMPAX ANNUAL HOMETOWN EDITIONS: A COLORFUL HOMAGE TO THE CITIES WE LOVE

Hostpoint AG

Hostpoint is the first Swiss provider to offer telephone support on weekends

Thömus AG

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Mathias Flückiger wins the UCI Mountain Bike Overall World Cup

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