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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 …
Ex-UBS trader sues bank for ‘malicious’ Libor prosecution
2025-10-28
Tom Hayes, the former star UBS bank trader who became the face of the Libor rigging scandal, sued his former employer accusing it of handing him over on a “silver platter” to global prosecutors in order to protect the bank and its senior leadership. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox …
Swiss government seeks solutions to medicine shortages
2025-10-22
This spring, a group of experts plans to examine a range of measures to tackle drug shortages in Switzerland. Some of the measures up for discussion include simplifying authorisations, closer supply monitoring, and stronger international networking. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The group of experts chaired by Bernhard Pulver, former …
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 …
US court ruling on tariffs weakens US negotiating position with Switzerland
2025-08-31
According to the head of the Swiss-US Chamber of Commerce, the ruling by the US Court of Appeal on the tariffs weakens the US government’s negotiating position vis-à-vis Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland has sent its optimised offer to Washington. “The goal is clear: the tariff of 39% …
Swiss shoe maker On employs one robot instead of 300 workers
2025-07-03
The Swiss running shoe company On has opened its first production site for the innovative Lightspray shoe – a fully automated robotic process. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Around 300 people normally work on a conventional shoe,” explained Caspar Coppetti, co-founder of On. With Lightspray technology, this work is done …
Janssen vaccine maker considers closing Bern factory
2025-07-02
Vaccine developer Janssen is considering closing its factory in the Swiss capital Bern. On Tuesday it opened a consultation procedure with employees to find alternatives. Up to 300 employees could be affected by a plant closure. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The subsidiary of US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson …
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