Economy

Company relocations – Valais gains while Vaud and Lucerne lose businesses
Economy · 09. May 2024
CRIF AG has examined the relocation destinations of those businesses that were already entered into the Commercial Register and moved their head offices within Switzerland in 2023.

The mood in German medium-sized businesses is in the basement
Economy · 30. April 2024
The mood of medium-sized businesses in Germany deteriorated further in spring 2024. This is shown by the current study by Creditreform Wirtschaftsforschung from Neuss, for which around 1,250 small and medium-sized companies were surveyed.

ESG and trade: What does 2024 hold?
Economy · 24. April 2024
Financial institutions face a raft of environmental, social and governance issues as they navigate trade in 2024.

Late payment issues worsening in global supply chains, Taulia data reveals
Economy · 11. April 2024
The proportion of global suppliers affected by late payments has risen dramatically in the past two years, Taulia research shows, with a growing number of firms reporting delays of more than 45 days.

Switzerland: a look at the market
Economy · 27. March 2024
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe.

German craftsmanship has rotten soil
Economy · 15. March 2024
It was only a short interim high - in 2022 after the corona pandemic, the economy in Germany got going again. But with the outbreak of war in Ukraine, all hopes of a lasting recovery had to be buried.

European Payment Study 2023
Economy · 11. March 2024
The European Average Payment Delay (APD) reached its lowest figure in Q3 2023 at 12.05 days.

Ratio of women at the management level around 28.5%
Economy · 08. March 2024
In Switzerland, women represent about 28.5% of managers and 24.7% at the Board of Directors level.

EU Payment Observatory - Annual report 2023
Economy · 29. February 2024
Fulfilling the objectives of the EU Payment Observatory, the 2023 Annual Report stands as its foremost analytical output. It provides a comprehensive analysis of the trends in payment behaviour in commercial transactions in the EU from 2019 to 2022.

Germany is standing still
Economy · 20. February 2024
War and crises have weakened economies worldwide - especially those of industrialized nations. While Europe and the USA are slowly recovering, Germany is lagging behind.

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