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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.

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.

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.

11,126 new businesses were set up in the second quarter of 2019, representing a fall of 0.9% compared with the previous year. The largest highest net growth expressed as a percentage of existing companies was reported by the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden (2.1%), Vaud (1.9%), Lucerne, Valais and Thurgau, with 1.8% each.

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.