Bankruptcy Statistics 2016 - Decline in number of bankruptcies and financial losses in 2016
Neuchâtel, 30.03.2017 - (FSO) – The number of bankruptcy proceedings opened in 2016 fell compared with 2015. Total financial losses resulting from ordinary and summary bankruptcy proceedings also declined. In contrast, the number of summons to pay continued to increase. These are the latest findings from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on the debt collection and bankruptcy statistics.
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Chantal Guggenbühl, FSO, Economic Structure and Analyses Section, tel.: +41 58 463 67 69, e-mail: chantal.guggenbuehl@bfs.admin.ch
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