Neuste Artikel Die Wirtschaft der Kantone St. Gallen und beider Appenzell ist stark industriell geprägt. Die für die Region so wichtige Maschinen-, Elektro- und Metallindustrie sah sich in den letzten Jahren mit erheblichen Schwierigkeiten konfrontiert. Gemäss der neusten Regionalstudie der...
Read More »Swiss Real Estate Market 2017: Tenants Wanted
The downturn in the rental apartments market is progressing at full speed. Despite rising vacancies, construction activity in the rental apartments segment is boosting. Vacancies will continue to grow. Negative interest rates are driving this trend. These circumstances are likely to cause prices of multi-family dwellings to increase again in 2017,...
Read More »What Does 2017 Hold in Store for Swiss Industries?
The new Sector Handbook from Credit Suisse explains the outlook for the most important sectors. By the end of 2016, the Swiss economy had largely overcome the franc shock of early 2015. However, the recovery has yet to fully reach every sector. The export industry was cut in half in 2016. On one...
Read More »2017 Retail Outlook: Swiss Retail Sector in Upheaval
The Industry Faces Shopping Tourism and Digitalization. Sales to Stagnate in 2017. 2016 was another challenging year for the Swiss retail industry. Real demand fell; coupled with slightly lower prices, this again led to a decline in nominal sector sales (-1.0 percent vs. 2015) for the second year...
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