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Swiss watch exports contract further in November
2025-12-18
Swiss watch exports continued to flag in November, falling by 7.3% to CHF2.2 billion, led by a dramatic decline in sales to the United States. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The leading market in terms of value, with CHF201.1 million, the United States saw its imports of Swiss watches evaporate …
Cost-cutting by Germans could affect Swiss ski resorts
2025-12-17
The economic crisis and high costs are having an impact on Germans’ plans for the winter. Swiss tourist destinations could feel the effects of this restraint. A share of 15% of Germans surveyed want to cut back on either holiday plans or leisure activities during the winter season, according to a survey conducted by the …
German shipyard Meyer Werft wins €10 bn order from MSC Cruises
2025-12-15
Swiss cruise line operator MSC Cruises has placed a €10 billion (CHF9.3 billion) order with the German shipyard Meyer Werft for four to six cruise ships. The contract should keep the German shipyard in business until 2035 and safeguard thousands of jobs. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Germany’s Minister …
Zurich airport set to break pre-Covid passenger record
2025-12-11
Switzerland’s largest airport, Zurich, is on course to break pre-Covid record passenger numbers, with 30 million passing through in the first 11 months of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Passenger traffic between January to November was up 4.2% on the same period last year, according to a press …
EU rail expansion bypassing Switzerland
2025-12-10
The European Union is planning a vast expansion of its high-speed rail network, which would not pass through Switzerland. At the same time, Swiss Federal Railways is developing direct connections to Europe. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This weekend, the timetable change takes effect. For international services, Swiss Federal Railways …
Golf becomes big business in Switzerland
2025-10-22
Half a billion francs a year: golf in Switzerland is no longer just a sport, but a booming economic ecosystem. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Driving this is an increasingly sophisticated business model that ranges from membership fees to the sale of shares, as well as involving companies through sponsorships. …
First outbreak of lumpy skin disease in cattle near Geneva
2025-08-25
A first outbreak of cattle skin nodule disease (Lumpy Skin Disease) has been discovered in France, just over the border from Switzerland. The cattle on the infected farm have to be slaughtered. There have been no cases of this disease in Switzerland to date. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox …
The Brics and Switzerland: aspirations and reality
2025-07-03
What is the significance of the Brics group of states and how should Switzerland position itself regarding them? The perspectives on this differ. The Brics group has been trying to shake up international politics for almost two decades. The “loose gathering of states”, as a report by the Swiss foreign ministry puts it, presents an …
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