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2026-03-08
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), the parent company of Swissinfo, has weathered another challenge to its television and radio licence fee. On Sunday, Swiss voters clearly rejected a proposal to reduce funding for the licence fee. But the broader struggle over public broadcasting has yielded few winners — except one. Our analysis of Sunday’s vote. …
US Treasury Secretary: US-Swiss relations are ‘back on track’
2026-01-19
Relations with Switzerland are back on track after a rough period, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared on Monday on his arrival in Davos for the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “After a turbulent period in recent months, relations between Switzerland and the …
Hundreds join anti-WEF protest march in Switzerland
2026-01-17
Around 600 opponents of the World Economic Forum (WEF) have joined a two-day protest march to Davos, which will host the WEF annual meeting next week. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Around 600 people set off from Küblis in southeastern Switzerland on Saturday for the mountain resort of Davos. …
ICE shooting, Fed probe, and withdrawal from international organisations
2026-01-14
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 was a where-to-begin situation this week: US involvement in Iran, Venezuela and Greenland was all making Swiss …
The remarkable tale of a Swiss village in Rhode Island
2025-11-23
There is an unusual farmstead in the US state of Rhode Island that would not look out of place in Italian-speaking Switzerland. The story of the ‘Swiss village’ in Newport is a surreal journey that spans architectural splendour, philanthropy and genetic research. During the so-called Gilded Age in the United States in the late 19th …
Swiss regulator warns of mortgage market risk
2025-11-22
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) fears that financial centre risk is becoming increasingly tense. Developments in the mortgage market are particularly worrying. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Prices have continued to rise and the risk of a correction is correspondingly high,” warned Finma director Stefan Walter in an …
Novartis extends mid-term growth targets
2025-11-20
Novartis is extending its medium-term outlook by one year. Over the period 2025-2030, the Swiss pharma giant aims to achieve annualised, currency-adjusted growth of around 5 to 6%, compared with more than 6% over the period 2024-2029. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Management is aiming to restore the core operating …
French court rejects immediate Nestlé Perrier ban
2025-11-19
Nestlé may continue to sell Perrier in France as natural mineral water for the time being. A court in Nanterre has rejected a temporary ban on sales requested by consumer protection organisations. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The judgement, which is available to the news agency AWP, rejected all of …
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