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2025-12-31
Vaccine developer Janssen is closing its plant in Bern-Bümpliz. It is still unclear whether the site will be sold to a third party. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Johnson & Johnson, to which the company belongs, is continuing to examine various options for the Bern site. This includes selling it …
What lies ahead for Switzerland: an economic outlook for 2026
2025-12-30
Next year the Swiss economy will face downward pressure from weaker domestic demand and ongoing uncertainty related to US import tariffs. The Swiss economy remained stable in 2025 with wage growth and domestic demand offsetting the negative impact of the tariffs imposed on Swiss exports to the United States. Domestic demand is expected to grow …
Fewer jobs and more unemployment in the Swiss banking sector
2025-12-23
The largest Swiss banks have advertised few jobs, while the number of unemployed people who previously worked in the banking sector is rising sharply. The 10 largest Swiss banks currently have 505 job advertisements on their websites. Compared to the end of November, this represents an additional nine job offers, as a current analysis by …
Swiss stock exchange anticpates CHF300 million loss
2025-11-06
SIX, the operator of the main Swiss stock exchange, will close the year CHF300 million in the red. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The main reason for this is the investment in the financial services provider Worldline. According to the press release, this led to a negative accounting effect of …
Swiss wage negotiations weighed by tariff fears
2025-11-05
Trade barriers and anaemic inflation in Switzerland will weigh heavily on wage negotiations for 2026, UBS bank warned in its annual survey of employers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nominal wage increases are likely to remain the norm, but are likely to plateau at around 1%, compared with 1.4% in …
Employment prospects brighten slightly in Switzerland
2025-11-03
In Switzerland, the outlook for employment has improved slightly. The indicator from the KOF economic research centre at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich shows job gains in the construction industry and the services sector. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The employment indicator stood at 0.7 points in the …
Top executives in Switzerland earn 143 times more than employees
2025-09-15
Last year, senior executives of large Swiss companies earned 143 times more than their lower-paid employees. According to a study by the trade union Unia, the gap has narrowed slightly compared to recent years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In 2023, the gap between the highest and lowest wages was …
Swiss Senate votes to extend short-time working to counter tariffs
2025-09-10
The Swiss Senate has approved the extension of short-time working compensation from 18 to 24 months in the face of United States tariffs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Businesses have demanded the measure since since tariffs were raised. It has now cleared the first parliamentary hurdle. According to the parliamentary …
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