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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 …
Swiss Senate rejects cuts to Swissinfo’s finances
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The Swiss government has proposed dozens of cost-cutting measures under a vast savings package aimed at keeping the federal budget in check. One of the proposed measures involves cutting the federal contribution to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation’s (SBC) foreign mandate, which includes Swissinfo. On Wednesday, the Senate narrowly rejected this cut. The federal contribution to …
Consumer groups warn against risks of influencer marketing
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So-called influence marketing – the promotion of products on social media by influencers – has become very important, but it is very opaque and presents considerable risks. This is according to a study – also carried out in Switzerland – by the European consumer federation BEUC, which is calling for stricter rules. +Get the most …
‘Snow Compass’ guides Swiss resorts through declining snowfall
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The winter season got off to a good start in Switzerland with heavy early snowfalls in several ski resorts. But the long-term picture remains far more complex. As the Swiss Alps warm, resorts are being pushed to rethink their strategies and those at lower altitudes must look for alternatives to skiing. A new scientific online …
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