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The Swiss chalet kit: a little-known success story of the Industrial Age
2026-03-05
Between 1850 and 1920, the Swiss chalet enjoyed its golden age, embraced first by aristocrats and later by the bourgeoisie. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, kit‑built chalets were exported worldwide. Historian Pauline Nerfin revisits this little‑known story in her University of Geneva thesis. The chalet craze dates back to the 18th century, when the Lake …
Lausanne creative studio picked to design new Swiss banknotes
2026-03-04
The Lausanne design studio Emphase has won the Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) competition to create the new banknote series. Their design on the concept “Switzerland and its altitudes” was selected over five other submissions, the SNB announced on Wednesday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The SNB has commissioned the …
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 …
UBS boss Sergio Ermotti plans to step down in April 2027
2026-01-13
Race for coveted role comes as bank fights Swiss government over threat of more stringent capital buffers. UBS chief executive Sergio Ermotti is planning to step down in April 2027, firing the starting gun on the race for one of the biggest jobs in global banking. Ermotti, who returned to run UBS in 2023 following …
Swiss Alpine solar farms show promise – and limits
2026-01-12
Switzerland is developing large solar farms in the mountains to increase the generation of renewable power, especially in winter. They are being rolled out under the federal “Solar Express” scheme, launched in 2022, which has met with mixed success. An analysis by Swiss public TV, SRF. The Swiss government launched the “Solar Express” initiative (see …
Most Swiss political parties object to proposal to tax electric vehicles
2026-01-11
The Swiss government’s proposal to impose a new tax on electric vehicles by 2030 is causing an uproar. The political parties, the Transport and Environment Association and the Touring Club of Switzerland (TCS) are all calling for changes or to reject the proposal. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The consultation …
Swiss again European train champions
2025-11-20
Every Swiss resident travelled an average of 2,519 kilometres by train last year, surpassing the 2019 record of 2,505 kilometres. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On average, everyone in Switzerland used the train 71 times in 2024. Compared with the previous year, the number of kilometres travelled (+2.2%) and the …
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