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A Swiss tourism boss reveals how the industry reacted when a Netflix series attracted hoards of Asian visitors to a small lakeside village in canton Bern. #netflixseries #tourism #swiss #suisse #nature --- 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:...

In the latest episode of our Inside Geneva podcast we talk to the head of one of the world’s leading humanitarian agencies. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. --- 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.

Being paid to move to Switzerland? Sounds like a dream, doesn’t it? But actually, it might be more difficult than it seems. Watch this video to find out more. --- 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...

Send us a Text Message. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) More than 150 Swiss start-ups have received a boost from California entrepreneurship, and three of them are already worth $1 billion. This is a source of pride for Swissnex in San Francisco and its CEO, Emilia Pasquier. Hear what she has to say about Swiss innovation in this episode.   You can find more written and video content about this story on SWI swissinfo.ch:  in English...

Influencers help to tempt tourists to “must see” Swiss sites, sparking fears about over-tourism. SWI swissinfo.ch takes a look back at how beauty spots have in the past turned into hotspots, and how tourism bosses threw water on the problem. --- 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...

Send us a Text Message. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/915097/open_sms) On Inside Geneva, we bring you part three of our summer profile series. This week we talk to a doctor looking for treatments for some of the world’s most neglected diseases. “Neglect means that there are diseases that affect an important proportion of humanity but for which no new drugs have been developed because there is no money in it. Because they affect very poor populations in...

Overview: The US dollar is firmer against all the G10 currencies but the Japanese yen. Local reports and the price action are consistent with short covering of the previously sold yen positions ostensibly ahead of next week's BOJ and FOMC meetings. Still, the greenback is holding above last week's low, slightly below JPY155.40. The Antipodeans and Scandis have extended their recent sharp losses. The euro eased to a seven-day low, a little below $1.0865, while...

We noted last Friday that over the previous few years, a handful of “Mega-Capitalization” (mega-market capitalization) stocks have dominated market returns and driven the bull market. In that article, we questioned whether the dominance of just a handful of stocks can continue to drive the bull market. Furthermore, the breadth of the bull market rally has remained a vital concern of the bulls. We discussed that issue in detail in “Bad Breadth Keeps Getting Worse,”...

Influencers help to tempt tourists to “must see” Swiss sites, sparking fears about over-tourism. A Swiss tourism boss reveals how the industry reacted when influencers' tips attracted hoards of visitors to the quirky Aescher mountain restaurant in Appenzell. #tourism #swiss #suisse #nature --- 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....

Recently, the Biden administration introduced plans to limit increases in apartment rents to 5% annually. Far from a straightforward cap, this plan contains various nuances, which I will explain below. Nevertheless, the basic fraud on display here is twofold.First, the state continues to ignore private property rights while manipulating markets with price controls – an attempt to commandeer the market’s fundamental role of price discovery and place it in the hands of...