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2026-03-27
Terrorism in the Sahel is destabilising West Africa, with armed groups linked to al‑Qaeda and Islamic State exploiting deep poverty to recruit new fighters. In northern Benin, however, women’s cooperatives are turning to the shea tree to build economic opportunities – an initiative supported by Switzerland. The tree towers several metres above the women beneath …
Universal Postal Union orchestrates global postal network from Bern
2026-03-23
In Bern, a little-known organisation coordinates much of the world’s postal traffic. The Universal Postal Union (UPU), a UN agency, oversees a global infrastructure through which millions of letters and parcels pass every day. Just a few tram stops from the Federal Palace, the UPU coordinates the operation of a postal network that covers almost …
Epstein files, Fed chair nominee – and a new nuclear arms race?
2026-02-04
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. It doesn’t happen often, but this week Swiss newspapers congratulated US President Donald Trump on making a half-decent …
Swiss solar rail project sharing know-how with France
2026-02-02
Swiss solar energy start-up Sun-Ways has teamed up with French state-owned rail operator SNCF to partner in the world’s first removable solar power plant installed on an active railway line. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In April 2025, Sun-Ways installed solar panels between the tracks of a railway line near …
Swiss wine growers seek to limit European imports
2026-02-01
Swiss vineyards are pushing for tighter limits on foreign wine as they struggle with falling consumption, foreign competition and questions over quality – a move that could unsettle EU producers, for whom Switzerland is a critical export market. Several producer groups and the Swiss farmers’ union want to restore a system tying an importer’s right …
Value added tax: the Swiss government’s all-purpose tool
2026-01-28
Switzerland has the lowest VAT rate in Europe. Now the Swiss government wants to increase it from 8.1% to 8.9% to pay for national defence. An explainer on the Swiss peculiarities of the most commonplace of all taxes. Why does the Swiss government want to increase VAT? The Swiss government wants to increase VAT by …
Zurich airport set to break pre-Covid passenger record
2025-12-11
Switzerland’s largest airport, Zurich, is on course to break pre-Covid record passenger numbers, with 30 million passing through in the first 11 months of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Passenger traffic between January to November was up 4.2% on the same period last year, according to a press …
AI blamed for falling Swiss job vacancies
2025-10-23
The expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) may explain a slowdown in the Swiss labour market, says staffing firm Adecco. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a regular analysis by Adecco, the number of vacancies fell by 0.2% in the second quarter compared to the previous three months and by …
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