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Reduction in business start-ups in Switzerland in the 4th quarter

Reduction of 2.4% in business start-ups in Switzerland in the 4th quarter

In Switzerland, 2.4% fewer companies were founded in the fourth quarter.

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Study on fraud in Swiss online trading 2018

Over 92% of all the traders they surveyed had been affected by fraud and report higher losses

CRIF SA, in conjunction with the Swiss Association of mail order traders (Verband des Schweizerischen Versandhandels VSV), conducted another online survey in October 2018 of Swiss online and mail order retailers on the subject of fraud. More than 92 percent of the retailers contacted had already been affected at least once by fraud.

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CRIF rate of defaulting debtors

Debtor ratio in Switzerland rises sharply to 6.1%

Across the whole of Switzerland, the ratio of debtors has risen from a level of 5.6% in 2017 to 6.1%.

Events
  • Zurich, 23 May 2019

    Digital Commerce Award

    CRIF sponsored the Connect Digital Commerce conference and the Digital Commerce Award. Daniel Gamma presented the award in the Lifestyle and Hobby category to the winner, Digitec Galaxus. Congratulations.

  • Lugano, 7 May 2019

    Annual CRIF meeting in Lugano

    On 7 May 2019 the 8th annual meeting with CRIF took place in Lugano in the Italian part of Switzerland. CRIF presented various studies based on their data and clients and partners presented their success stories.

  • Zurich, 28 September 2017

    CRIF Update 2017

    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.

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News
  • Zurich, 6 January 2023

    Over 23% more bankruptcies than in previous year

    In 2022, the number of bankruptcies grew by 23.2% compared with the previous year. The construction industry suffered the highest number of bankruptcies, while the building construction sector reported the highest percentage rise at 48.6%. In 2022, there were more than 50,000 new business start-ups – which is just 1% behind the record set in 2021.

  • Zurich, 23 December 2022

    Black Friday loses importance

    In 2022, Black Friday was once again the most popular online shopping day. However, online shops are increasingly generating their sales on the days before and after Black Friday. This is shown by an analysis of CRIF.

  • Zurich, 4 October 2022

    Renewed growth in insolvencies

    During the 3rd quarter, the number of bankruptcies increased by 19.1%. However, the number of new start-ups has risen by 3%.

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