Das SECO präsentiert am Freitag, 25. Mai 2012 den «8. Bericht des Observatoriums zum Freizügigkeitsabkommen Schweiz-EU: Auswirkungen der Personenfreizügigkeit auf den Schweizer Arbeitsmarkt 2011» an einer Medienkonferenz. Diese findet statt um 14.15 Uhr im Medienzentrum Bundeshaus, Bundesgasse 8-12, 3003 Bern. Der Bericht wird auf Anfrage am 24. Mai 2012 ab 17.00 Uhr mit SPERRFRIST 25. Mai 2012, 14.15 Uhr abgegeben.

On the occasion of the visit of Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), to Switzerland on 21 May, the Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Marie-Gabrielle Ineichen-Fleisch, signed a project agreement for 4.0 million Swiss francs to promote a more efficient use of industrial resources in Indonesia. SECO and UNIDO will also present the opportunities created through “green industry” at the upcoming Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.

The consumer confidence survey conducted for the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO shows a further improvement in the consumer climate between January and April 2012. The index, calculated on the basis of a quarterly survey*, reached -8 points in April 2012 (compared with -19 in January 2012). The key factors in this further improvement were optimistic expectations on the part of households regarding overall economic and unemployment developments.