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Expat financier cooks up vegan recipe book

After spending a decade working in the finance industry in London, Spanish-born Ana Ortega, 32, was transferred to Switzerland. She tells The Local how her newfound passion for vegan food led her to write a cookbook on the side.

'Switzerland is extremely entrepreneur-friendly'

After working for a large company, Swedish-born Ann Söderblom, 31, recently took the plunge from employee to entrepreneur. Söderblom, who advises expats on how to start their own business, tells The Local why Switzerland is the perfect place to set up your own company.

UK cheese seller’s charm melts Swiss hearts

When Michael Fontana-Jones moved to Switzerland from London eight years ago, he took on the brave mission of persuading a country renowned for its own cheeses to try his native Cheddar and Stilton. Here, he tells The Local how he fared.

Expat hones twin artistic passions in Lucerne

Tomasz Trzebiatowski originally moved to Lucerne from Poland to study music, but his interest in photography soon split his career in two directions. Today, he tells The Local why the city in central Switzerland is such a thriving artistic centre and why he decided to found a photography group.

'It's tough for women to meet men in Geneva'

Geneva can be a difficult place to find love. Or so says psychologist and communications expert Lesley Lawson Botez, who finally met Mr Right at the age of 44. Now, drawing from both her own experience and that of people she’s interviewed, Botez is writing a book for the over-40 set about finding a partner.

Brit adjusts to plunge into international Geneva

When Michaelene Stack moved to Switzerland from England – for a job at the International School in Geneva – she found herself without friends and needing to brush up her French. Eight years on, the native of Scotland tells The Local how she adjusted to work at the world’s largest international school.

Swiss Employment News

No shame for Swiss jobless: an insider's look

When I lost my job in Zurich three months ago, I felt like the world was collapsing around me. I felt inadequate and angry, and had a sense of shame about becoming unemployed in a foreign country.

Swiss unemployment continues to fall

The jobless rate in Switzerland fell for the fourth straight month in May, dipping to three percent from 3.1 percent in the previous month.

Swiss work week remains little changed

Full-time workers in Switzerland worked an average of 41 hours and 23 minutes per week last year, according to new figures based on a survey from the federal statistics office.

Over a third of Geneva workers live elsewhere

More than a third of Geneva’s active working population lives outside the canton, with the majority residing in neighbouring France and the rest largely in the canton of Vaud, according to a report issued on Thursday.

Swiss jobless rate falls for third straight month

Switzerland's unemployment rate dropped for the third month in a row last month, according to figures released by Bern on Tuesday.

Jobless rate dip defies economic doldrums

The unemployment rate in Switzerland fell to 3.2 percent in March from 3.4 percent in the previous month, according to government statistics released on Tuesday that suggest the Swiss economy is continuing to defy the economic doldrums in Europe.

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