Federal council of Switzerland has provided consent to the concept for carrying out the new article of the Federal Constitution in relation to immigration. The essence of the concept is regarding how the Federal Council will apply limits and quotas for managing migration to Switzerland starting February 2017. ...

According to the GTC (Global Talent Competitiveness) Index, launched by European business school ‘Insead’, Switzerland stand on the top in the list of countries that best develop, attract and retain top talent. In the new GTC Index, 103 countries are rated on 48 ...

State of the art insurance agencies and factories, small-scale and large-scale companies, retail stores, banks and even hospitals take-up apprentices who work on complex machines, greet customers, advise investors and even carry out basic medical procedures, in Switzerland. Basically, the apprentices do almost eve...

Switzerland can be a costly place to ski. However, writing it off as a playground exclusively for the rich would not be correct. The Swiss Alps may very well be the most beautiful in Europe and thanks to the incredibly efficient rail system which is now efficiently linked to the ski train of Eurostar, it is also t...

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 2013-2014 Global Competitiveness Report sees Switzerland on top of the overall rankings of 148 economies. According to WEF’s flagship report, the top three economies in the rankings did not change from 2012-2013 rankings, with Swi...

In line with EU (European Union) changes affecting visa regulations, entry and documents, the Switzerland government is revising entry rules for non-Schengen citizens. Switzerland requires non-Schengen visitors to provide official identity documents like passpor...

Depending on the country of origin, in order to obtain a visa, the Swiss diplomatic/consular mission will require international visitors to present a declaration of sponsorship or letter of invitation from an inviting party. Decl...

According to the list from Shanghai Jiao Tong university, the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) arched into the top 20 highest ranked universities in the world. Headed by Harvard and followed by Stanford, University of Califor...

Switzerland’s biggest life insurance company, Swiss Life Holding AG, says its 1st half profit climbed 2.2% after the increase in premium income. According to the average estimate of 7 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, its Net income rose from 360 million francs to 367.9 million francs ($396 ...

With an unexpected net profit higher than last year, the world’s second biggest reinsurer, Swiss Re has beaten the predictions of 2nd quarter earnings. The company has posted a net profit of $786 million in the 2nd quarter. Michel Lies, Chief Executive Officer said that this comes against the backdrop of h...