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2025-11-17
Swiss Federal Railways is adapting its national rail timetable on December 14 and plans to introduce a night train service on the Bern-Zurich-Winterthur route. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Federal Railways tested this night-time link on several weekends in spring and autumn, the CH-Media newspaper group reported on Monday. It …
Dorothee Elmiger wins Swiss Book Prize
2025-11-16
Dorothee Elmiger has won this year’s Swiss Book Prize for her novel Die Holländerinnen (The Dutch Women). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss Book Prize is the third award Dorothee Elmiger has received for her novel Die Holländerinnen. She was honoured with the German Book Prize on her 40th …
Switzerland secures US tariff rate cut to 15%
2025-11-14
The United States will cut its tariffs on goods from Switzerland to 15% from 39% under a new framework trade agreement. Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin reached a deal after a whirlwind visit to Washington on Thursday, the Federal Council said on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Switzerland and …
Swiss minister lands in Washington for tariff talks
2025-11-13
Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin has touched down in Washington to hold talks with United States trade representative Jamieson Greer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The talks are “ongoing”, ministerial spokesperson Markus Spörndli told Keystone-SDA on Thursday morning. However, a conclusion to the tariff negotiations on Thursday is “somewhat unlikely”. …
Swiss government wants a new law to secure gas supplies
2025-09-20
The supply of gas in Switzerland is to be regulated by means of a new special law (Gas Supply Act). On Friday, the government launched a consultation until December 19 on a draft. The aim is to increase the security of gas supply and to define clear rules for market access by end consumers, a …
Swiss watch exports to US take tumble amid high tariffs
2025-09-18
Swiss watch exports went into a tailspin in August, after surging in July in response to tariffs imposed by the United States. Shipments of timepieces to the US plummeted by almost a quarter, following a 45% jump in July. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Overall, Swiss watch exports fell by …
Singapore will not overtake Swiss financial centre, says Swiss Bankers Association president
2025-09-16
The Swiss financial centre is still well-positioned, despite the collapse of Credit Suisse, said the president of the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) Marcel Rohner. “One cannot speak of a loss of importance,” said the 61-year-old in an interview published today by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ). Singapore and Hong Kong were acknowledged as major competitors, …
US says Switzerland can order fewer fighter jets amid cost hike
2025-09-14
According to the American authorities, a possible reduction in the number of F-35 fighter jets ordered by Switzerland is possible. They have informed Switzerland that this could be an option for cushioning the massive cost increase. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Kaj-Gunnar Sievert, a spokesperson for the Federal Armaments Office …
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