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Swiss central bank bought CHF75 million in foreign exchange in Q3
2025-12-31
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) intervened very cautiously in the foreign exchange market in the third quarter of 2025. Between July and September, it purchased foreign currency worth just CHF75 million ($94 million) in order to slow down the further rise of the Swiss franc. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox …
The last free Swiss commuter newspaper bids farewell to its print edition
2025-12-23
20 Minutes has bid farewell to its print version on Tuesday with a special edition. The commuter newspaper, which was launched in 1999, will only be published digitally in future. The blue newspaper boxes were filled for the last time in German-speaking Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland and Ticino early on Tuesday morning. As a farewell, there …
Swiss PostBus tests automated taxis
2025-11-05
In December, PostBus Switzerland will be trialling a new public transport service with self-driving cars around Altstätten in canton St Gallen. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The trial operation will be expanded later. Permanent operation could start in 2027. + Switzerland gears up for driverless transport era Following the announcement …
Paris trial probes Lafarge terror financing charges
2025-11-05
The terrorist financing trial of cement maker Lafarge, which is a subsidiary of the Swiss company Holcim, has begun in Paris. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first hearing focused on legal issues, in this case priority questions of constitutionality. The former directors of Lafarge’s cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria, …
Chinese e-commerce site Temu opens platform for Swiss companies
2025-09-15
Chinese e-commerce giant Temu has launched its “Local-to-Local” programme in Switzerland. From September 15, Swiss retailers will be able to offer their products directly on Temu’s platform, as the company announced on Monday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the initial phase, Swiss companies will only be able to sell …
Credit Suisse shareholders fighting UBS face limited document access
2025-09-13
Credit Suisse shareholders who are demanding more for their shares from UBS are currently only allowed to make limited public statements. This has been ordered by the Zurich Commercial Court. How much was Credit Suisse worth when it was taken over by UBS on March 19, 2023? Two and a half years after the collapse …
Swiss central bank invests in controversial companies
2025-09-10
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is investing money in nine companies that are facing sharp international criticism for their military cooperation with Israel. At the same time, the SNB emphasises ethical principles. How does this fit together? +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Caterpillar is one of the nine companies. The …
Swiss alpine cantons protest proposed second home tax
2025-09-05
A proposed new Swiss tax on second homes, linked to the abolition of imputed rental values, is irresponsible, say some cantons. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox They argue that this solution is unfair, ill-conceived and economically damaging. On September 28, the Swiss people will vote on a new cantonal property …
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