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Switzerland held “constructive” tariff meeting in Washington
2025-09-06
Swiss economics minister Guy Parmelin says a meeting in Washington to discuss tariffs with United States officials was “constructive”. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland sees good opportunities for both countries and wants to strengthen the partnership, he wrote on the social media platform X on Saturday night. Parmelin met …
The global private education industry is coming for Switzerland’s expensive schools
2025-09-04
Verbier’s pandemic-era growth triggered an elite schooling boom — and a merger that could reshape private education in the Swiss Alps. In March 2020, Ariane de Bonvoisin was skiing in Verbier, Switzerland, with her husband and her son. A native of New York, she had skied there since childhood and her family had a chalet …
Swiss Post to re-start shipping some packages to US
2025-09-02
From Thursday, private customers will once again be able to send packages with a value of up to $100 (CHF80) to the United States via Swiss Post. Due to the new customs regulations, Swiss Post had suspended all goods shipments to the US last week. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox …
UBS charges pension funds to hold their liquid assets
2025-09-01
Pension funds are complaining about ‘negative interest’ charges for holding liquid assets in accounts at Switzerland’s largest bank UBS. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox UBS’s letter is quite significant. At the end of June, the bank informed its institutional clients – primarily pension funds and insurance companies – in writing …
Stadler wins CHF100 million contract in Sweden
2025-08-25
Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler Rail has signed a CHF94 million ($117 million) contract with the Swedish company Stockholm Transport (SL). The trainsets are scheduled to be delivered in stages from 2027, with entry into service in 2028. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The contract includes the delivery of ten …
Swiss gold shipments to US soared in July
2025-08-21
Swiss gold exports to the United States soared in July. Almost five times as much precious metal was sent compared to the previous year – 54 tonnes worth almost CHF4.7 billion. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Last month, Switzerland exported a total of 139 tonnes of gold worth CHF12 billion, …
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