It must be recognized that the media, including the public, often lose sight of encouraging news because of all the bad news. This is not surprising at the time of Putin’s war against Ukraine, the terror of Iranian mullahs against their own people, the threat of an energy crisis, recession and inflation.
However, what is overlooked is that many things are developing better than expected, at least in Switzerland:
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Unemployment is at its lowest level in decades. Countless companies are desperately looking for employees. This creates better conditions for employees. Bleek spoke about the owner of the “Lion” in Hausen am Albis J.: She gives her employees two months of paid leave.
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Inflation has peaked. It is inconvenient to look at every franc. But the latest data from the US shows that inflation is falling. In December it was lower than for the whole of last year.
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A recession is looming, but not in Switzerland. ETH economic researcher Jan-Egbert Sturm (53) said: “There is no recession threat in Switzerland. This is a stage of weakness, but in general, companies will be able to successfully overcome this weakness.” Many bosses also learned during the pandemic that laying off staff at the beginning of the crisis was not very smart – because then there would be no one to rise.
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Now he has enough power. Thanks to the warm weather, thanks to the rains filling the reservoirs, thanks to the repaired French nuclear power plants – and thanks to everyone who saves electricity.
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Switzerland is a member of the UN Security Council. And this is not without problems for a neutral country. In this important international body, Switzerland has been able to demonstrate its skills as a mediator from the very beginning. She has developed a solution for the delivery of humanitarian aid in the Syrian war. And even agreed with Russia.
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The ozone hole is shrinking. This surprisingly positive news came early in the year: thanks to the global ban on the use of CFCs in refrigerators and aerosol cans, introduced in 1987, the amount of ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere was reduced by 50 percent. The ozone holes over the South and North Poles may close by 2066.
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Winter is still here. After several weeks of extremely warm temperatures, the mid-altitudes were now covered in snow. Many small ski resorts were able to open, ski vacation saved!
Seven good news for the new year – it has not yet begun. We intend to spread all the good news on Blick.ch, Blick TV and Blick as soon as possible!