Fat cats, a new Moscow embassy and job cuts

Almost every article published by swissinfo.ch contains a percentage, an age, an amount of money or some other figure. Here’s a round-up of some of the most interesting statistics to appear in the past week’s stories. Monday 450 The number of jobs General Electric says it is cutting at two of its Swiss sites due to “financially challenging conditions”. Since 2016, the United States engineering giant has shed around 2,000 workers. Tuesday 42 Switzerland inaugurated its new embassy in Moscow – one of its largest diplomatic representations abroad - which cost CHF42 million ($42 million) to renovate. It brings together various agencies, such as Switzerland Tourism and the Swiss Business Hub, which promote Swiss interests.  Wednesday 6 The Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) moved up one place to sixth in the latest QS World University ranking. Thursday 500,000 According to the Boston Consultancy Group, there are now some 500,000 millionaire households ...