Where in Switzerland is renting an apartment cheaper than buying?
For years, buying a property in Switzerland was considered to make better financial sense than renting. But in a number of municipalities this is no...
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Colder carriages, slower trains: How Swiss rail will save energy this winter
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will implement new measures to reduce the risk of power shortages (and outages) in the next few months....
Is it worth opening an online ‘neobank’ in Switzerland?
Switzerland is a nation of banks but these days not all of them fit the traditional image of massive buildings with underground vaults where all...
REVEALED: Most immigrants choose not to stay in Switzerland long-term
While a large number of foreigners like to settle in Switzerland for the long haul, a narrow majority leave the country within a decade of...
‘Pro Schweiz’: What is Switzerland’s new anti-EU organisation and what is its aim?
Three Swiss associations opposed to the European Union merged on Saturday in Bern to form a new organisaton to defend the country’s neutrality....
Swiss Federal Railways launch a new ‘easier to use’ smartphone app
Nearly everyone who uses trains and other forms of public transportation in Switzerland uses this app for ticketless travel. A new version will make this...
Would you pass a Swiss citizenship test?
Becoming a Swiss citizen requires you to take a test. Here’s a chance to see whether you would pass....
Why does Switzerland have such strict animal rights laws compared to elsewhere?
Hardly any other country boasts animal welfare laws as progressive as Switzerland. Today, the government protects not only animals’ well-being but also their dignity. But...
EXPLAINED: What parental leave are new parents entitled to in Switzerland?
If you are about to become a parent (or have just became one), your Swiss employer must grant you some time off work — but...
Frenchman avoided €400m of Swiss taxes ‘by calling himself Jesus’
Pierre Castel, co-founder of one of the world’s largest wine traders, is appealing against an order to pay hundreds of millions in Swiss back-taxes, his...