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Zurich – PwC is collaborating with the start-up F ECTIVE, which is based in the Greater Zurich Area and has developed a platform that connects buyer to suppliers directly on the basis of specific criteria.

Zurich – The University of Zurich and Charles University in Prague are entering into a strategic partnership. The aims are to promote cooperation in research and teaching and to strengthen student exchanges.

Neuenburg – In 2015, 11,524 subsidiaries of foreign multinational companies were located in Switzerland and employed around a tenth of the population. Most of them are based in the Greater Zurich Area, according to government statistics.

Zurich – The canton of Zurich is growing, and a large part of that growth comes from immigration. Migration flows with the rest of Switzerland are more balanced. Young people are attracted to the city of Zurich in particular.

Zurich/Hong Kong – SIX Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Contineo, a Hong-Kong based trading platform for structured products in Asia. It will provide Contineo with its product life-cycle infrastructure Connexor.

Zug – The Zug-based company Crypto Finance raised 16 million Swiss francs in a new financing round. The additional capital will be used to apply for a Swiss banking licence.

Zurich – The world’s steepest funicular railway went into operation this weekend in the Swiss Alps. Travelling between Schwyz and Stoos, it can overcome a slope gradient of 110 per cent. The funicular is powered by ABB electric engines.

Zurich/Geneva – The Universities of Zurich and Geneva have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly promote digitalization in research and teaching.

Zurich – PriceHubble wants to revolutionize the valuation of real estate through machine learning approaches. The Zurich-based startup has now raised several million Swiss francs in a financing round.