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Switzerland’s wine-making president pushes to restrict imports
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Effort to boost local producers draws ire from foreign rivals and domestic merchants. Switzerland is proposing to restrict wine imports under a plan from the country’s president, a trained winemaker with a family vineyard near Lake Geneva. Guy Parmelin wants to restrict merchants from buying foreign wine unless they also buy or process Swiss grapes, …
Swiss apricot farmers grapple with frosty conditions
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Fruit growers in canton Valais in southern Switzerland are anxiously watching the weather as frost threatens the region’s apricot trees. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The first torches were lit around 11pm,” Jean-Noël Devènes, a fruit grower in Baar, near Nendaz, told the Keystone-SDA news agency. He described a “nasty …
Swisscom profits shrink after Vodafone Italia integration
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The biggest acquisition in Swisscom’s history is having an impact on the company’s results. Profits at the Swiss telecoms firm plummeted due to the costs of integrating the acquired Vodafone Italia. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Net profit fell by 17.6% to CHF 1.27 billion last year, announced Swisscom. …
When Swiss food start-ups fail
2026-02-11
Switzerland promotes itself as a global hub for food technology and innovation, but it is not always easy for start-ups to gain a foothold. Swissinfo spoke to four food entrepreneurs who took the plunge. Switzerland has topped the global innovation rankings by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the last 15 years. A large …
UBS plans January job cuts: media report
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Swiss bank UBS is preparing to start the next wave of layoffs in mid-January, Bloomberg claims based on sources inside the bank. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the agency, another termination phase is planned for mid-2026, when the IT systems taken over as part of the acquisition of …
Switzerland is recruiting 85,000 foreign workers – the fake news that never dies
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A fake news story that has gone viral claims that Switzerland is facing a severe labour shortage and is recruiting massively abroad. Swiss public broadcaster RTS investigated the origins of these false claims that keep resurfacing. It’s a news story that has been causing a stir on social media for weeks. The claim: Switzerland is …
Swiss appliance manufacturer V-Zug to cut costs
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Following the slump in profits in the first half of the year, Swiss household appliance manufacturer V-Zug is resorting to more stringent cost-cutting measures. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Group expects sales and profits to plummet in 2025 Net sales for the current financial year are expected to …
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