In 2023, the costs of nursing homes increased by 5% compared with 2022 and those of home care services by 7%, reaching a total of CHF 15 billion. These are the largest increases recorded in the past ...

Dübendorf, 12.11.2024 - A nuclear waste storage facility needs to be secure, even if glaciers were to churn down from the Alps into the midlands in a distant future. This is why Nagra arranged for a ...

At the meeting between Ms Amherd and Mr Bohlin, they will discuss the current security situation and the consequences of Russia's attack on Ukraine using hybrid warfare. The talks will focus on ...

Bern, 13.11.2024 - The Swiss Confederation issued three bonds by auction on 13.11.2024: 0.25%, maturity 23.06.2035 (reopening) and 1.25%, maturity 28.06.2043 (reopening) and 0.50%, maturity 24.05.2055 ...

Cybersecurity is a prerequisite for digitalisation, which is why the Federal Council has designated cybersecurity as one of the three focus topics for the ‘Digital Switzerland Strategy’ for 2024.

As of the end of October, the NCSC was receiving a report of a cyberincident from members of the public and businesses every 8.5 minutes via its reporting form. In the first half of 2024, the NCSC ...

Bern, 07.11.2024 - The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has filed an indictment with the Federal Criminal Court against two Swiss nationals for qualified money laundering. The OAG ...

Bern, 13.11.2024 - During its meeting on 13 November 2024, the Federal Council approved the strategic objectives of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) for 2025 to 2028.

Offers can be submitted without a price indication; in this case, they will be accepted at the issuing price. After settlement, the reopening tranches will be fungible with the corresponding ...

Bern, 12.11.2024 - Alexandre Fasel, the state secretary of the FDFA, met with Deng Li, vice foreign minister of the People's Republic of China on 12 November in Beijing. The meeting was held within ...

Neuchâtel, 12.11.2024 - There were few changes in household income in Switzerland in 2022 compared with the previous year. The average disposable income of CHF 6902 per month was comparable to that of ...

The DRC is among the countries where giving birth carries the highest risks, with elevated maternal and neonatal mortality rates. Through the 'Maternal and child health in North and South Kivu' ...