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Swiss again European train champions
2025-11-20
Every Swiss resident travelled an average of 2,519 kilometres by train last year, surpassing the 2019 record of 2,505 kilometres. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On average, everyone in Switzerland used the train 71 times in 2024. Compared with the previous year, the number of kilometres travelled (+2.2%) and the …
Switzerland misses transalpine freight targets
2025-11-19
The shift of transalpine freight traffic from road to rail in Switzerland has stalled in the last two years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The access routes are slowing down. The Federal Council is therefore lobbying neighbouring countries for rapid modernisation. The modal shift target of 650,000 lorry journeys set …
Company bankruptcies on the rise in Switzerland
2025-10-02
There have been significantly more bankruptcies in Switzerland this year. The construction, catering and retail sectors in particular have suffered. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Company bankruptcies climbed by 19.5% from January to September compared to the same period last year, according to the economic information service Crif on Thursday. …
More than a third of Swiss companies report irregularities
2025-10-01
More than one third of Swiss companies were affected by illegal and unethical behaviour within their organisation or in their supply chain last year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, Swiss companies are less affected than average. This is the conclusion of the Whistleblowing 2025 report published today by the …
UBS criticises Swiss proposal to change capital adequacy requirements
2025-09-30
The major bank UBS has criticised a draft amendment to the Federal Capital Adequacy Ordinance in Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to UBS, the “disproportionate” proposals for the treatment of the bank’s own software and deferred tax assets would destroy around $11 billion (CHF8.7 billion) in capital at …
Tariffs ‘threaten global medicine supply’: Swiss pharma agency
2025-09-27
United States tariffs on medicines have threatened global drug supply chains, says an association representing Swiss pharmaceutical companies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Customs barriers disrupt production and supply chains and hinder research and development, Interpharma told AWP.
One in three new vehicles in Switzerland are plug-ins
2025-08-05
The Swiss car market grew in July, thanks to a carryover of registrations from June. Since the start of the year, the decline has been close to 5%. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox During the month under review, 19,629 passenger cars were registered in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, …
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