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Swiss hotel sector expects difficult summer season
2026-04-23
The Swiss hotel industry expects a difficult summer season due to the war in the Middle East. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For weeks now there have been cancellations, fewer new bookings and an increasing tendency to make last-minute reservations, Hotelleriesuisse reported today. As a result, the outlook is “clearly …
Swiss tax revenues get bump from OECD minimum tax rate
2026-04-23
Tax revenues generated by the OECD minimum tax rate for large corporations, which has been in force since 2024, have risen significantly. However, according to an analysis by consulting firm Deloitte, these revenues are likely to fall short of the federal government’s expectations in the coming years. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in …
Swiss government wants UBS to increase its capital by $20 billion
2026-04-22
The Swiss government has approved a tightening of the screws for systemically important banks. They will have to cover all holdings in foreign subsidiaries. Parliament will debate this law, which targets UBS in particular, from the summer session onwards. The Swiss government wants to avoid another banking collapse. At present, UBS, Switzerland’s only too-big-to-fail bank, …
Switzerland’s nuclear revival on track in parliament
2026-04-21
A Swiss parliamentary committee has supports the lifting of a ban on the construction of new power plants as part of the debate on the “Stop the blackout” initiative. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House of Representative’s energy committee decision followed in the footsteps of the Senate. The popular …
Swiss stock market takes slight tumble as war in Middle East escalates
2026-03-02
The war in the Middle East is leading to losses on the world’s major stock exchanges at the start of the week. However, the Swiss Market Index (SMI) did not fall quite as sharply in early trading as its key European counterparts. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On the …
Swiss cantons strengthen tax attractiveness for companies
2026-01-15
Companies in Switzerland will benefit from tax relief between 2023 and 2025 as a result of changes to tax law. As a result, the cantons are strengthening their tax appeal for companies. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In many international locations, companies are now being taxed more heavily. This …
Explainer: Will Swiss supermarkets be inundated with cheap, hormone-filled beef after US tariff deal?
2025-11-20
The US has reduced tariffs on Swiss exports from 39% to 15% but has wrangled duty-free access for American meat, fish and chicken in return. Should Swiss consumers be worried? The announcement on August 1 of a 39% tariff on all Swiss imports into the United States sent shockwaves through Switzerland. It came as a …
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