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2025-12-19
After Swiss voters rejected a proposal to introduce a 50% tax on inheritances over CHF50 million, Swissinfo readers began debating whether taxing the wealthy drives them abroad, with some even claiming this is already happening in countries such as Norway and the UK. We took a closer look. The “For a social climate policy” initiative, …
SNB posts nine-month profit of CHF12.6 billion
2025-10-31
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) made a profit in the first nine months of 2025. This was thanks to the profitable third quarter following a loss in the first half of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a statement on Friday, profit for the nine-month period totalled …
SWISS grounds its Airbus A220-100s
2025-10-30
Faced with engine maintenance problems and a shortage of spare parts, Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) decided to take all nine of its relatively small Airbus A220-100s out of service with immediate effect for one and a half years. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was indicated by Chief Financial …
UBS bank posts $2.5 billion Q3 profit
2025-10-29
Swiss bank UBS posted a net profit of $2.5 billion in the third quarter, up 74% year-on-year, thanks to its core business and the dissolution of provisions for legal risks. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The bank also made progress with its cost-cutting programme following the takeover of Credit …
Swiss lawmakers back media copyright fees for digital giants
2025-10-28
Large online services such as Google and X should pay copyright fees when they display extracts from newspaper articles, says a Swiss parliamentary committee. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, the House of Representatives Committee for Transport and Telecommunications (KVF-N) wants to refer the corresponding bill back to the …
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 …
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