SNB & CHF

Researchers in Zurich have developed a skin substitute, which could help children suffering from burns to recover faster. (SRF/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel:...

Skiers are turning their backs on expensive Switzerland and heading for the Austrian Alps instead. The number of European customers in Swiss alpine resorts has continued to decline in recent years, because it is more expensive to ski here than in neighbouring France, Germany and Austria. But when the Swiss National Bank abandoned its currency cap with the euro on January 15, this made the value of the franc rise considerably, putting even more visitors off as a result. Austria, which uses...

The cost of the euro has plunged, making cross border shopping much more attractive for the Swiss. The Swiss were quick to realise that they could suddenly get a lot more for their money in neighbouring France and Germany. What ensued was a shopping frenzy in German and French towns close to Swiss borders. (SRF/RTS/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on...

We caught up with the Gold Core Founder and Research Director Mark O'Byrne to talk precious metals and worldwide economic realities and what emerged is the truth about gold. Unlike globalist pundit Willem Buiter's absurd assertion that "gold is a 6,000 year bubble" we find that the price of gold has actually climbed far higher during the past twelve months when priced in just about any currency other than the Dollar. Gold is up more than 14% when priced in Japanese Yen. It's up more than 12%...

Rock legend Tina Turner leads a quiet life at her home in Küsnacht on Zurich’s Gold Coast, but she doesn’t completely hide herself away. In fact, she’s helped to bring Christmas cheer to her community by paying for some new festive lights, which cost CHF250,000. (SRF, swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles,...

Has the dollar really lost its supreme place in the world? Listen in as host, Jason Hartman, discusses this subject with long time foreign exchange expert, Marc Chandler. In this episode, Chandler explains why so many are wrongly defining current conditions of both the dollar and the U.S. economy. Visit http://americanmonetaryassociation.org

Scientists in Switzerland have developed a special kind of plaster that can administer treatments, avoiding the use of more intrusive injections. (RTS, swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website: http://www.swissinfo.ch Channel:...

Tiziana and Isaac decided to leave their home in Spain when it became hard to make a living there. Yet returning to Switzerland proved to be more difficult than they thought. (RTS/swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles, interviews and videos visit swissinfo.ch or subscribe to our YouTube channel: Website:...

This year has seen an increase in asylum seekers, in particular from Eritrea and Syria. But across the country local authorities are struggling to find appropriate housing for migrants. (RTS/swissinfo.ch). In canton Vaud the practice of accommodating people in underground bunkers has caused a controversy. The air raid shelter in the village of Bussigny for instance houses up to 50 men in three bedrooms, with two showers and four toilets. There are no windows. To get fresh air, the men have...

A landslide in southern Switzerland has left two dead. The area in Lugano, Ticino, hadn’t been included in national danger zone maps. A wall apparently collapsed after days of heavy rainfall, and toppled onto the building. It follows the deaths a week before of a mother and her child in a separate landslide in the canton. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on...