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Direct trains to run from Brig in southern Switzerland to Germany
2025-12-05
Rail passengers will soon be able to enjoy new direct connections between Brig in canton Valais and Mannheim, Frankfurt and Berlin in Germany for the first time, when a new timetable comes into force on December 14. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Over the past ten years, the number of …
Immigration freeze, Fed cutbacks, and an albino alligator
2025-12-03
Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday we look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. “We don’t want them in our country” said US President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Who was he talking …
Court confirms Swiss solar maker debt moratorium
2025-12-02
The insolvent Swiss solar cell manufacturer Meyer Burger has been granted a definitive debt-restructuring moratorium. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was decreed by the Oberland Regional Court in the canton of Bern, as detailed in a publication in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce (SOGC). The debt-restructuring moratorium has …
Swiss medtech fears major blow over US tariffs
2025-10-15
Suppliers of medical devices in Switzerland are watching closely the prospect of new customs duties in the United States, applicable to all non-US production. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The US Department of Commerce is conducting an investigation until October 17 into the importation of a range of devices …
Ypsomed injects CHF200 million to gain a foothold in the US
2025-10-10
Self-injection device manufacturer Ypsomed is planning to build its first factory in the United States. It has set its sights on the Holly Springs site in North Carolina, where it plans to invest an initial CHF200 million ($248 million). The plant is due to start supplying US demand at the end of 2027, according to …
Swiss SMEs ramp up adoption of AI in workplaces
2025-10-08
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used by Swiss small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) according to a survey by research institute Sotomo. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is especially the case for translation and correspondence. Around half of the 300 companies surveyed use AI in this area. AI is also popular …
Trump’s tariffs expose weakness of Switzerland’s economic independence
2025-08-12
It’s not often that Switzerland finds itself at the sharp end of a global trade dispute. Even less often is it singled out with punitive action from a major trading partner. But this month, the US imposed a 39% tariff on most Swiss goods after a seven-day grace period lapsed. It is a rate more …
Swiss gold exports might not face US tariffs after all
2025-08-09
Gold exports to the United States may not be taxed after all. The White House plans to issue an executive order in the near future to clarify misinformation about the taxation of gold bullion, in particular. This announcement of a future clarification decree, transmitted on Friday by news agency AFP, follows information from US customs …
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