AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoClimate Finance for Start-Ups: Swiss Re Foundation-backed “Shine 2027” is offering up to €50,000 in non-dilutive grants to early-stage climate tech firms across energy, buildings, transport, waste, and climate data, with applications closing Sept. 15. Crypto Governance & Auditing: Grant Thornton Switzerland has attested the Cardano Foundation’s 2025 financials directly on-chain, aiming to make the audit trail verifiable without relying on any single party. Swiss Labour Market: Switzerland’s gender pay gap narrowed again in 2024, with women earning 15.7% less than men on average (unexplained gap down to 6.5%), though differences by industry remain wide. Swiss Energy & Industry Costs: Drought is pushing up Swiss milk and potato prices, adding to the cost pressures households are already feeling this autumn. Swiss Business & Wealth Management: UBS reported advisor team wins in North America, including a $2.6B combined client-asset transfer into its Swiss-led wealth platform. Tech & Research: ESO’s MOONS spectrograph achieved first light, mapping the Milky Way’s dust-choked core by collecting spectra from a thousand stars at once.
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