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Kuehne+Nagel acquires Irish aviation firm Eastway
2025-11-03
The Swiss-based logistics group Kuehne+Nagel is buying the Irish company Eastway Global Forwarding, which was previously family-owned and specialises in logistics services for the aviation industry. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Headquartered in Limerick, Eastway has a network spanning 130 countries, Kuehne+Nagel said in a statement on Monday. The …
Fewer retailers accept cash in Switzerland
2025-10-30
For the most part, the Swiss population can still choose between paying with cash, payment cards and payment apps when shopping and visiting restaurants. However, cash is less and less accepted in retail trade and on public transport. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Overall, cash is accepted by fewer …
Swiss cablecars post CHF1.8 billion turnover in 2025
2025-10-28
Swiss cablecar companies recorded a turnover of CHF1.8 billion in 2025. Strong growth was recorded in the summer months in particular, said the Swiss Cableways Association. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Compared to the previous year, the cablecars increased their turnover by CHF200 million. The results for 2025 are …
Swiss F-35 delivery ‘on track’ despite US delays
2025-09-07
The delivery of F-35 fighter jets to Switzerland remains on track despite delays in the United States, according to the Federal Armaments Office, Armasuisse. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox An audit report by the US General Accounting Office states that no F-35 fighter jets were delivered on schedule last year. …
Whistleblowing platform led to dismissal of Nestlé CEO
2025-09-04
Laurent Freixe was removed from the top job at Nestlé because of an “undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate”. It was the company’s anonymous reporting platform Speak Up that first raised the alarm. Journalists in Switzerland, where Nestlé’s headquarters is based, could be forgiven for missing an email sent to their inboxes on September …
Switzerland launches transparent ChatGPT alternative
2025-09-02
Switzerland has entered the artificial intelligence (AI) race with the launch of a national Large Language Model (LLM) to provide an alternative to the likes of ChatGPT, Llama and DeepSeek. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Designed by leading Swiss universities, the Apertus LLM is comparable to Meta’s Llama 3 model …
Swiss olive cultivation to get a boost thanks to warm weather
2025-07-15
More and more farmers in French-speaking Switzerland see climate change as an opportunity for olive cultivation: the number of such trees could double to 20,000 by the end of 2026, surpassing that of Italian-speaking Ticino. Because of the rising temperatures, olive trees are also growing in regions where it was previously unthinkable. An association of …
Swiss weapons exports grew 20% in first half of 2025
2025-07-08
Switzerland exported more than 20% more war materiel in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) reported around CHF358 million worth of military equipment exports. Among the buyers of Swiss military equipment were …
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