CRIF AG has examined the number of new businesses that were established during the first quarter of 2019, as well as the number of companies that were deleted over the same period. The highest net growth expressed as a percentage of existing companies was experienced in the Cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Freiburg, Vaud, Zug and Aargau. The only canton to demonstrate a fall in the level of growth was Uri.

CRIF AG has looked at the relocation destinations for companies entered in the commercial register in Switzerland over the course of 2018. The cantons of Zug, Thurgau and Lucerne saw the highest net inward relocation figures. The highest number of jobs were created in Zug, Lucerne and Vaud.

The traditional CRIF Update customer event took place in Zurich at the end of September. This tackled topics such as address management, Financial Intermediary Casino and innovations and analyses from CRIF.

At this year's E-Commerce Award, CRIF sponsored the B2C-Lifestyle & Hobby category, and was able to hand over the prize to lucky winner Keller Sports GmbH for their web shop www.keller-sports.ch.