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2026-02-20
As global trade rules fray, countries are scrambling to shore up export markets and diversify partners. For highly globalised, export-dependent Switzerland, there could be an added complication: the ballot box. The clock is ticking. By March 31, Swiss authorities hope to finalise a deal with Washington capping US tariffs at 15%. Yet even if they …
Pharma company CSL Behring plans Swiss job cuts
2026-02-16
Australian pharmaceutical company CSL Behring is planning to cut jobs at its site in the city of Bern. The company confirmed a report in the Capital to the news agency Keystone-SDA. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This “further development” is necessary “in order to be successful in the long …
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 …
Junk food on trial in the United States – could it happen in Switzerland?
2025-12-29
The city of San Francisco has filed a lawsuit against ten multinational food companies, accusing them of contributing to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and cancer via ultra-processed foods and misleading marketing. Could similar legal action be taken in Switzerland? Two experts assess the possibilities and the limits. San Francisco has brought legal action against …
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 …
Almost half of Swiss medium-sized firms affected by global ESG rules
2025-11-09
Close to 42% of medium-sized companies in Switzerland with 50 to 249 employees are directly affected by international Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) regulations. This is the result of a new study by the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden. Among smaller SMEs with 10 to 49 employees, the proportion is 39%. They are also increasingly …
Swiss women forced to pay for hormone therapy after price dispute
2025-11-06
A well-known brand of hormone replacement therapy, Estradot, will no longer be covered by insurance in Switzerland. The reason: the health authorities and the drugmaker couldn’t agree on a price. In September, Simone Kobler, a gynecologist specialised in women’s hormonal health in northern Switzerland, received some frustrating news. Estradot, the oestrogen replacement therapy in the …
Coop overtakes Migros in battle of Swiss food retailers
2025-11-03
Swiss retailer Migros is marking its 100th anniversary this year, but there is not much reason to celebrate. According to the SonntagsZeitung, the cooperative giant is continuing to lose market share in its core business, while Coop is growing. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In an article published on …
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