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Summer 2023 continues – but an unseasonable ski hat features in the top story of our latest edition of “Swiss Review”. This hat has become a real retro cult item in recent months. Credit Suisse forerunner SKA gave away 800,000 of these blue, red and white accessories back in the 1970s. The hats were more striking than aesthetically appealing. But everyone wanted one. And it was a marketing coup for SKA. Fast-forward five decades, and we all know how the story ends: global giant Credit Suisse is no more. The ski hat has since been changing hands at online auctions for almost 300 times the value of one extremely cut-price CS share. A woolly hat of scratchy acrylic has become a tangible reminder of the erstwhile banking juggernaut.

Yours, Marc Lettau, Editor-in-Chief

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The fall of Credit Suisse

Focus

The end came for banking stalwart Credit Suisse 167 years after its founding. CS has been incorporated into the now much bigger big bank UBS, Switzerland’s last giant standing. More banking strife is inevitable, an economic historian tells “Swiss Review”.

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The opposite of collecting

Culture

Museums collect items. But what if they run out of space? Then they have to dispose of excess inventory. This process is referred to as deaccessioning. Museums often keep quiet about it. But the Langnau Regional Museum (canton of Berne) has turned this necessity into a very public virtue.

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The sunny mountain

Report

Where is the sunniest spot in Switzerland? No other place enjoys more hours of sunshine than Cardada-Cimetta above Locarno. It is no wonder that this lofty location is a centre of solar research. However, there are also drawbacks to having so much sun.

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The big election survey

2023 elections

Switzerland will elect a new parliament on 22 October. The outcome will determine the country’s political direction over the next four years. We grill the six biggest political parties, asking them for clear answers to 18 different questions.

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On the road to carbon neutrality

Nature and the environment

Switzerland has passed the Climate and Innovation Act, which cements the gradual shift away from fossil fuels, oil and gas. But a debate is already brewing over new solar and wind projects and the detrimental impact that they can have on wildlife and the natural landscape.

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Still need ideas for an excursion?

SwissCommunity

A number of SwissCommunity members have suggested the perfect excursion. Are any of them in your country? We would be delighted to hear your own recommendations. Visit the SwissCommunity website now.

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Swiss Revue Newsletter 2023-4

The fall of Credit Suisse

Focus

The opposite of collecting

Culture

The sunny mountain

Report

The big election survey

2023 elections

On the road to carbon neutrality

Nature and the environment

Still need ideas for an excursion?

SwissCommunity