20.08.14 MEM industries aim to leverage Switzerland's skilled labour potential
The working population is growing older and the birth rate falling. These trends, together with the introduction of quotas for foreign workers, threaten to seriously exacerbate the current shortage of skilled labour within the...Read more
20.08.14 MEM industries: Growth momentum slows
The Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) recorded a satisfactory business performance overall in the first half of 2014. Sales rose by 4.4% in the first six months of the year and new orders...Read more
25.02.14 MEM industries: on course for recovery, but with rocks ahead
Swissmem is pleased with the growth of business in Switzerland's mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries). Orders (+2.3%), sales (+2.8%) and exports (+1.2%) all grew last year. The companies are...Read more
10.12.13 The SVP's isolation initiative will bring an end to the bilateral system
Switzerland’s bilateral agreements with the EU are essential for the agricultural economy and the Swiss mechanical and electrical engineering industries. Acceptance by the electorate of the SVP's "Against Mass Immigration"...Read more
