More More Swiss pharma lags behind in global innovation ranking This content was published on Apr 15, 2021 Apr 15, 2021 Swiss pharmaceutical companies rank low in a global ranking of the 50 most innovative firms.
More More Lonza to create 1,200 new jobs at vaccine-production site This content was published on Apr 10, 2021 Apr 10, 2021 The Swiss pharmaceutical company is recruiting workers to join its new plant in southern Switzerland.
When companies can’t look to Twitter to set their moral agenda This content was published on Apr 8, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 If consumers are driving the moral agenda for big brands like H&M and Nike, what does this mean for an industry without a Twitter following?
More More Oil trader admits to role in major Ecuador bribery scheme This content was published on Apr 7, 2021 Apr 7, 2021 A former representative for Switzerland-based commodities giant Gunvor has pleaded guilty.
More More Nestlé attacks food benefits of Brazilian workers during the pandemic This content was published on Apr 2, 2021 Apr 2, 2021 The Swiss multinational is celebrating 100 years in Brazil, but its poorest workers face food voucher cuts amid rising prices.
More More Swiss firms hold out hopes in US infrastructure upgrade This content was published on Apr 1, 2021 Apr 1, 2021 US President Joe Biden’s major infrastructure plan is raising high hopes for Swiss firms in the construction and building industry.
More More The Swiss textile machinery industry has a China dilemma This content was published on Mar 31, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Amid allegations of forced labour in Xinjiang, the Swiss textile machinery sector faces thorny questions about its ties to and reliance on China.
More More FIFA hands new ban and CHF1 million fine to Valcke and Blatter This content was published on Mar 24, 2021 Mar 24, 2021 FIFA has suspended former bigwigs Sepp Blatter and Jérôme Valcke for almost seven years from the game and fined them CHF1 million ($1.07 million).
More More Swiss refiner comes up with method to verify gold’s origin This content was published on Mar 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 Metalor, one of the world’s biggest gold refiners, has developed a way to quickly confirm where gold had been mined.
More More Glencore completes changing of the guard This content was published on Mar 16, 2021 Mar 16, 2021 Glencore’s top coal trader is to depart, completing a change of the old guard at the top of world’s most powerful commodity trader.
More More Switzerland responsible for $13 billion in losses to tax evasion globally This content was published on Mar 14, 2021 Mar 14, 2021 Switzerland benefits from tax abuse by companies and individuals to the tune of around $12.8 billion according to a new global ranking.
More More Ruag plans to pull out of defence and focus on space This content was published on Mar 10, 2021 Mar 10, 2021 Ruag International has said it wants to divest its defence-related divisions to focus on the booming space market.
No more free rides in free trade deals This content was published on Mar 10, 2021 Mar 10, 2021 The Swiss narrowly voted in favour of a free trade deal with Indonesia on Sunday. What does this mean for future deals?
More More More Swiss weapons exported despite general trade malaise This content was published on Mar 9, 2021 Mar 9, 2021 Swiss weapons exports rose in value by nearly a quarter in 2020, bucking the trend of a general slowdown in international trade.
More More Most adults in rich nations face long wait for vaccine, distributor warns This content was published on Mar 9, 2021 Mar 9, 2021 Expect a 15-month delay for a Covid jab, Swiss logistics giant Kuehne+Nagel warns.
More More Novartis to help produce CureVac Covid-19 vaccine This content was published on Mar 4, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 Novartis has signed an initial deal to produce the mRNA molecules for the Covid-19 vaccine developed by German biotech firm CureVac.
More More Anti-corruption NGO slams ‘weak’ Swiss corporate crime laws This content was published on Mar 1, 2021 Mar 1, 2021 Too few Swiss companies are made to answer for corruption or money laundering offences, exposing gaps in current legislation, says the Swiss...
More More Swiss-based firms spend tens of millions lobbying Brussels This content was published on Feb 28, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 Companies based in Switzerland spent between €44 million and €60 million (CHF48-66 million) lobbying European Union bodies, according to the...
More More FIFA aborts Beckenbauer bribery prosecution This content was published on Feb 26, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 The world governing body for football, FIFA, says it has run out of time to prosecute Franz Beckenbauer and two others for allegedly paying bribes...
More More Are the sustainability criteria in the Swiss trade deal with Indonesia toothless? This content was published on Feb 23, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 SWI swissinfo.ch fact checks claims on sustainability on the eve of a national referendum on palm oil imports.
When companies sell off their problem child This content was published on Feb 20, 2021 Feb 20, 2021 It’s convenient when a company can sell off a division that is both bad for its image and bad for business.
More More Secret discounts leave patients at drugmakers’ mercy This content was published on Feb 19, 2021 Feb 19, 2021 A University of Zurich study has found that using confidential discounts on drugs does little to make them available faster and more affordable.
More More Can Novartis really make its medicines available to everyone? This content was published on Feb 10, 2021 Feb 10, 2021 Novartis has said it wants everyone in the world to be able to access its products. Can its experiment work?
More More Beny Steinmetz case shows how hard it is to prove corruption This content was published on Feb 5, 2021 Feb 5, 2021 The Guinea mining scandal illustrates the ease with which officials can sell their nation’s treasure.
More More Nestlé in talks with One Rock consortium on bottled water sale This content was published on Feb 3, 2021 Feb 3, 2021 Nestlé is in exclusive talks with a consortium of buyers led by US private equity firm One Rock Capital to sell its North American water business.
More More Chinese pharma firm to acquire Swiss production facility This content was published on Feb 2, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 American pharmaceutical firm Bristol Myers Squibb is selling one of its Swiss medicine production facilities to the Chinese company WuXi STA. The...
More More Are Switzerland’s new tax breaks for companies a licence to misbehave? This content was published on Feb 2, 2021 Feb 2, 2021 Switzerland has announced that companies will be able to deduct multi-million dollar fines incurred abroad from their tax bill.
Switzerland's irresponsible reign on the sea This content was published on Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021 International legal expert Mark Pieth argues that Switzerland needs to stop allowing shipping companies to fly under the regulatory radar.
More More Why is the Amazon still at risk despite ‘zero deforestation’ commitments? This content was published on Jan 27, 2021 Jan 27, 2021 Many multinational companies and commodity firms have pledged to distance themselves from clear felling in the Amazon. A loophole still exists.
More More How a mining corruption trial could be a turning point for dodgy offshore companies This content was published on Jan 26, 2021 Jan 26, 2021 The landmark corruption trial of Beny Steinmetz is set to resonate far beyond Geneva’s courtroom.
More More Swiss court hands diamond magnate five-year prison sentence This content was published on Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has been handed a five-year-sentence and CHF50 million fine over suspected corrupt business practices in Guinea.
Swiss multinationals draw blurry political lines in the sand This content was published on Jan 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Our analysis of what the biggest global companies in Switzerland are up to. This week: corporate money in politics and a diamond billionaire on trial.
More More Corruption trial of diamond magnate opens in Switzerland This content was published on Jan 11, 2021 Jan 11, 2021 The trial of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz, accused of corrupt business practices in Guinea, started in Geneva on Monday.
More More Swiss airline start-up vows to take-off despite pandemic This content was published on Dec 24, 2020 Dec 24, 2020 While most airlines are wondering how they will survive coronavirus, Moov Airways thinks it could help get the budget long-haul carrier into the air.
More More Peter Brabeck: from ice cream salesman to head of Nestlé This content was published on Dec 23, 2020 Dec 23, 2020 The former Nestlé CEO talks to SWI swissinfo.ch about responsible businesses, climate change and on letting go of power.
More More The Swiss tourist who became an accidental activist in India This content was published on Dec 19, 2020 Dec 19, 2020 When Karin Scheidegger wanted to take a few pictures for a friend, she was drawn into a labour movement that affected the course of her life and work.
Which Swiss companies made headlines in 2020? This content was published on Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 It’s no surprise that most of the Swiss companies in the news in 2020 had some connection with the biggest story of the year – the pandemic.
More More Contaminated sesame seeds from India trigger mass product recalls This content was published on Dec 18, 2020 Dec 18, 2020 The Swiss authorities have ordered recalls of several food products containing sesame seeds imported from India owing to pesticide concerns.
More More Covid-19 vaccine: Why we still have a long wait ahead This content was published on Dec 17, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 Countries have started rolling out a Covid-19 vaccine, but it will likely take years to manufacture doses at the scale needed to reach the masses.
More More Covid-19 vaccines logistics This content was published on Dec 16, 2020 Dec 16, 2020 Swiss logistics companies are preparing to deliver Covid-19 vaccines as quickly as possibly around the world. A key logistics challenge for some...
