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2026-04-03
After years of problems with holes in Emmental cheese, Swiss cheesemakers are now allowed to use ‘perforation powder’. Swiss milk has become too clean. In the past, when the cows were still milked by hand, there were always hay particles from the barn in the milk, according to experts. +Get the most important news from …
Swiss government issues counter-proposal to responsible business initiative
2026-04-02
The Swiss Federal Council has opened a consultation on a counter-proposal to a popular initiative that calls on companies to respect human rights and protect the environment. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A first popular initiative on the subject failed at the ballot box in 2020, winning a majority of …
Iran war impacts Swiss fuel pumps, tourism and economy
2026-04-01
Fuel prices in Switzerland are already being affected by the conflict in Iran, with the price of diesel rising by 22% to CHF2.13 per litre. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Unleaded 95 petrol rose by 11% to CHF1.82 and unleaded 98 petrol rose by 10% from CHF1.77 to CHF1.95, according …
Swiss study finds early sanctions could have prevented Ukraine war
2026-03-31
A new study by Swiss researchers suggests that an early and credible threat of tough economic sanctions could have prevented the war in Ukraine. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The researchers carried out a “counterfactual” experiment using computer-aided modelling, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) announced on Tuesday. A virtual …
Bad Bunny, plummeting Bitcoin, and frozen iguanas
2026-02-11
Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday I look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Until recently, NFL games were probably one of the last events in the US that managed to unite …
Disappointing Black Friday sales leave Swiss retailers in the red
2025-12-23
Black Friday has clearly lost its lustre for the Swiss retail trade who lost CHF100 million (about $127 million). Consumers have given retailers the cold shoulder this year. According to a recent study by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI), this year’s Black Friday has become a burden for the Swiss retail trade. Disillusionment now prevails …
Swiss economic forecast improves despite tariffs
2025-11-05
The Swiss economy is once again looking to the future with optimism despite the tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The business situation improved markedly in October, according to the business trend indicator calculated by the ETH Zurich’s Centre for Economic Research (KOF). …
UBS to appeal AT1 bond court setback
2025-10-29
Swiss bank UBS intends to appeal against the Federal Administrative Court’s verdict that the write-down of Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds had no legal basis. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox UBS joins Finma, which announced in mid-October that it intended to bring the case before the Federal Supreme Court. With …
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