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2026-03-19
Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis will visit Angola, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso next week. Discussions with his counterparts will focus on trade and economic relations, as well as scientific and international cooperation, the government said on Thursday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox From March 23-27, the foreign minister …
Lonza to relocate around 40 jobs from Switzerland to India
2026-03-18
The Swiss biopharmaceutical contract manufacturer Lonza plans to relocate around 40 jobs, including some from Visp in canton Valais, to the Indian city of Hyderabad by the end of 2026. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Lonza is extending its centralised services model, which currently covers finance, human resources, IT and …
US oil buoys Swiss fossil fuel needs amid Middle East conflict
2026-03-17
The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted the global movement of oil and gas. Although Switzerland does not directly depend on the Persian Gulf for its energy supply, an extended Middle East conflict and high energy prices will have consequences for the Alpine country. The price of oil – and even more so that …
WEF founder wants to keep Forum in Switzerland
2026-03-14
Klaus Schwab wants to keep the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. He argued in an interview with the NZZ that a neutral platform is needed in neutral Switzerland. In his view, the WEF property in Cologny, near Geneva, ought to be transferred to public ownership. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox …
Swiss to relaunch auction for ‘SO 1’ number plate
2025-12-05
The Swiss online auction for the number plate “SO 1” will be reorganised. This is due to problematic bids that were received late on Thursday evening. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The State Chancellery of canton Solothurn announced on Friday that serious offers of up to CHF357,000 ($444,000) had been …
World fights nicotine addiction but Switzerland continues to drag feet
2025-12-04
Geneva is home to the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO), yet Switzerland has not ratified the global convention on tobacco control and remains one of the countries where the tobacco industry has most influence. The 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) …
Nestlé to cut thousands of jobs in next two years
2025-10-16
The new CEO of the Swiss food giant Nestlé, Philipp Navratil, announced the company plans to cut 16,000 jobs globally over two years. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The cuts will include 12,000 management positions, Nestlé said on Thursday. This measure alone should reduce the cost base by CHF1 …
EU fines Richemont brand Chloé €20 million
2025-10-14
The European Union has imposed fines totalling €157 million on the luxury houses Gucci (Kering), Chloé (Richemont) and Loewe (LVMH) for breaches of competition rules. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The European Commission has accused the three companies, based in Italy, France and Spain respectively, of restricting the ability …
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