Bei der Festlegung der diesjährigen Leitplanken für die Haushalts- und Wirtschaftspolitik betonen die EU-Staaten den Kampf gegen die Arbeitslosigkeit. Zugleich soll die Konsolidierung der Haushalte fortgesetzt werden.
Unter schwierigen Bedingungen haben Volkswagen und BMW im Jahr 2012 ihre starke Position behauptet. Die Ertragskraft aber litt leicht. Das dürfte auch im laufenden Jahr so bleiben.
Trotz Milliardenverlust bezog die UBS-Konzernleitung für 2012 hohe Boni. Die UBS heizt zudem die Debatte um die Umsetzung der Minder-Initiative an.
Die Swiss hat die Erneuerung ihrer Langstreckenflotte eingeleitet. Sie bestellt beim amerikanischen Boeingkonzern sechs Maschinen des Typs 777. Die Swiss kauft zum ersten Mal in ihrer Geschichte Flugzeuge von Boeing.
Schweizer Unternehmen, die in Osteuropa eine Fabrik in Betrieb genommen haben, loben ihre lokalen Angestellten.
Für die Auslagerung von umfangreichen Informatikprojekten sind Anbieter aus Asien weiter führend. Schweizer Firmen vergeben aber öfter IT-Entwicklungsarbeiten auch in den Osten Europas. Das ist günstig und erleichtert die Kommunikation.
Immer mehr Firmen beziehen IT-Dienstleistungen extern. Bedenken bestehen jedoch noch bei sensiblen Daten.
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