by Dr. Federica Saini Fasanotti Malta is a compact archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, 80 km from Sicily, 333 km from Libya and 284 km from Tunisia. It had a long list of rulers, including the Phoenicians, the Byzantines, the Arabs and later the French under Napoleon and finally the British. The island gained independence in 1964, and in 2004 it joined the European Union. In recent years, the smallest EU member state, with a population of less than half a...
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In Brussels there was shock and anger. In Switzerland, quiet celebration and relief — but, for some, doubts about what exactly comes next. An employee checks an oscillating surgical bone saw blade at the company Gomina in Niederwald, canton Valais, Switzerland, in 2018. The Swiss medical devices sector, which exports almost half of all devices to the EU, is expected to be affected by Switzerland’s decision to pull out of an institutional framework agreement with the...
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Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.15% to 1.0948 EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, May 28(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates Overview: The recovery of the US 10-year yield, so it is flat on the week near 1.61% coupled with month-end demand, is helping the US dollar firm. While the yen is bearing the burden on the week, with a 0.8% loss, the Antipodeans are leading the downside on the day. Although the New Zealand...
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On 27 May 2021, the UK was added Switzerland’s list of risk countries. This means that anyone arriving in Switzerland from the UK from 6pm on Thursday must quarantine upon arrival, with a few exceptions. © Tommy Beattie | Dreamstime.com The UK was added to the Federal Office of Public Health’s (FOPH) list of countries with a worrying variant, alongside Brazil, Canada, India, Nepal and South Africa. A number of other countries and regions are listed because of...
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The University of Michigan consumer confidence index fell to 82.8 in May, from 88.3 in April. More importantly, the current conditions index slumped to 90.8, from 97.2 and the expectations index declined to 77.6, from 82.7. Hard data also questions the strength of the recovery. April retail sales were flat, with clothing down 5.1 percent, general merchandise store sales fell 4.9 percent, leisure and sporting goods were down 3.6 percent, with food and drink services...
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Mit welcher Variante des Coronavirus ein Mensch infiziert ist, kann nur per Sequenzierung festgestellt werden. In Großbritannien wird deutlich mehr sequenziert als beispielsweise in Deutschland. / Foto: Adobe Stock/angellodeko Ein wichtiger Treiber der hohen Covid-19-Fallzahlen, die derzeit aus Indien gemeldet werden, ist die SARS-CoV-2-Variante B.1.617, genauer gesagt die Unterklade B.1.617.2. Weil sie noch nicht so lange zirkuliert, herrscht über einige wichtige...
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(Disclosure: Some of the links below may be affiliate links) PostFinance is a well-known Swiss bank and broker. They are generally considered to be very affordable and very easy to use. If you want a Swiss broker, should you use PostFinance as a Swiss investor, especially as a passive investor? This is what we are going to find out in this in-depth review. In this article, we will see what PostFinance offers as a broker, how much it costs, and much more too. By the...
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After jumping 5.9% in March, exports stagnated in April, however, rising to a high level of 20 billion francs. Imports confirmed their vitality in previous months, up 3.5% to 16.8 billion francs (actual: + 2.2%). The trade balance closes with a surplus of 3.3 billion francs. Switzerland Trade Balance, April 2021(see more posts on Switzerland Trade Balance, ) Source: Investing.com - Click to enlarge [embedded content]...
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Swiss Franc The Euro has risen by 0.20% to 1.0967 EUR/CHF and USD/CHF, May 27(see more posts on EUR/CHF, USD/CHF, ) Source: markets.ft.com - Click to enlarge FX Rates Overview: Dollar demand linked to the month-end gave the greenback a bit of a reprieve, helped by firmer bond yields. Some momentum players may have been forced out of the euro and yen when the $1.22 and JPY109 levels yielded. However, follow-through dollar buying has been limited, and it has...
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So soll der digitale Impfnachweis in der CovPass-App bald aussehen. Ronald Fritz, Projektmanager von IBM, präsentierte die App am heutigen Donnerstagmorgen im Impfzentrum Babelsberg. / Foto: picture alliance/dpa/dpa-Zentralbild-Pool - Click to enlarge Für den geplanten digitalen Coronavirus-Impfnachweis läuft in dieser Woche ein Feldtest in ausgewählten Impfzentren an, beispielsweise im Impfzentrum Babelsberg in Brandenburg. Dieser Schritt soll nach Angaben des...
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