Swiss lower house votes to cut jobless benefits
GenevaLunch News Update 11:50 Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The maximum number of days an unemployed person can receive state help could be reduced from 400 to 260 days for under-55s, while...
View ArticleBetter economic outlook for Switzerland
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) is forecasting higher GDP (gross domestic product) growth and lower unemployment for 2010,...
View ArticleSwitzerland can contribute to global “water challenge”
GenevaLunch News Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – In 2025, one in two persons will not have access to clean water. Today a billion people have no access to drinking water and 2.6bn people lack basic...
View ArticleSwiss gov’t’s GDP growth rate for 2012 falls, jobless rate to rise
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Secretariat for the Economy, Seco, has revised downward its GDP growth projections for 2012, from 0.9 percent forecast in September to 0.5 percent,...
View ArticleSwiss consumer outlook rose slightly in past quarter
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss consumer confidence, assessed every three months in a Seco (economics ministry) survey, rose slightly in January, in two of four key areas. Households were...
View ArticleSwiss unemployment down in April, consumer prices edge up
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss unemployment continued its downward slide in April, down to 3.1 percent from 3.2 percent in March and the 3.4 percent seen in January, the Secretariat for...
View ArticleSwiss consumers say outlook brighter, but not likely to save more
GenevaLunch News Consumers see inflation as stronger and expect it to increase in next 12 months BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss consumer confidence is rising, with the quarterly index of Seco, the State...
View ArticleSwiss unemployment remains steady at 2.7%
GenevaLunch News NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND - For the third consecutive month the unemployment rate held steady at 2.7% said Tuesday 7 August, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, Seco. The number...
View ArticleSwiss companies unaware benefits of using unemployment offices
GenevaLunch News Half of Swiss employers unfamiliar with services, says Bern BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss employers are being targeted by Seco, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, to encourage...
View Article10 yrs of foreign workers have had almost no impact on Swiss pay
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Foreign workers have had little impact on the salaries of Swiss workers, a new study shows, after 10 years of free movement of labour in Europe. The only group...
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