Gambling rates in young men soar as betting becomes ticket into social circles
Australians spend an eye-watering $30 billion each year on gambling. We are, comfortably, the world’s most profligate punters.…
Swiss Abroad face threat to 13th pension payment
The right to a 13th pension payment for pensioners abroad is being questioned. Keystone Swiss citizens living abroad…
The drug-pricing problem no one wants to talk about
Some pharmaceutical companies are gaming the patent system to extend their monopoly, keeping prices high for patients. Amelie-Benoist…
Eight graphs on free movement and the Swiss economy
Over the past decade, net immigration of EU/EFTA nationals to Switzerland has amounted to around 400,000 people. Every…
Explainer: Switzerland’s inheritance-tax initiative to save climate
A gathering of wealth: onlooker at an annual horse race in St Moritz. Keystone / Christian Beutler Listen…
How do restrictions on internet access affect you?
Internet shutdowns and blackouts can disrupt daily life, threaten safety, skew elections and damage economies. Today, major restrictions…