The Geneva company M3 is on the brink of collapse, as reported by the Tribune de Genève.
At one point the company had interests in everything from properties, health and banks. In 2022, it employed 1,500 people. Now it has 150.
The group is headed by the businessman, Abdallah Chatila. It thrust itself into the limelight during the pandemic by sourcing thousands of masks from China, before setting up its own manufacturing plant. It also ran covid test centres.
But the company borrowed CHF 70m to acquire a Russian bank. The investment hasn’t worked out and now the loan’s been called.
It’s reported that’s not the only lawsuit the company faces.
Electricity from renewable sources is gaining ground in Geneva. It rose by 7% last year and now covers 37% of the canton’s total electricity consumption, according to figures released from the Canton and the Geneva Industrial Services.