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2026-04-13
Following a complaint lodged by Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter, the Bern public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation over insult and defamation. A user of the social network X prompted the AI Grok chatbot to conjure insults against the minister. The Bern public prosecutor’s office confirmed to news agency Keystone-SDA that it had launched …
Swiss mountain top revolving restaurant to be replaced
2026-04-10
The revolving panorama restaurant at the top of the Stanserhorn mountain in Switzerland is to make way for a new building. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The revolving restaurant at 1,898 metres, which opened in 2001, will be replaced with a CHF34 million new project. The new building, designed …
Swiss commercial vehicle market sees early year growth
2026-04-09
The Swiss market for new commercial vehicles experienced growth again in the first quarter of 2026, following a fallow 2025. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The share of all-electric vehicles in sales has continued to rise. From January to March 2026, a total of 9,406 commercial vehicles were put …
Freeze forces SWISS to cancel dozens of flights
2026-01-08
Swiss International Air Lines has cancelled 57 flights since the beginning of the year due to the weather. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The airline expects further cancellations in the coming days due to the current weather conditions in Europe. A total of around 7,430 passengers were affected by the …
Swiss inflation slowed sharply in 2025
2026-01-08
Inflation slowed to 0.2% in Switzerland last year, as an acceleration in rents was offset by a fall in energy costs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This trend could encourage the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to maintain the monetary status quo. Inflation accelerated by an average of 0.2% in 2025, …
Swiss consumers buying fewer new cars
2026-01-07
The Swiss are buying fewer cars and the vehicle fleet is ageing, according to the vehicle importers’ association Auto-Swiss. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Specifically, according to data released on January 2 by Auto-Swiss, the importers’ association, but with little media coverage apart from the Tages-Anzeiger, 233,700 new cars will …
Vaccine maker Janssen closes plant in Bern
2025-12-31
Vaccine developer Janssen is closing its plant in Bern-Bümpliz. It is still unclear whether the site will be sold to a third party. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Johnson & Johnson, to which the company belongs, is continuing to examine various options for the Bern site. This includes selling it …
What lies ahead for Switzerland: an economic outlook for 2026
2025-12-30
Next year the Swiss economy will face downward pressure from weaker domestic demand and ongoing uncertainty related to US import tariffs. The Swiss economy remained stable in 2025 with wage growth and domestic demand offsetting the negative impact of the tariffs imposed on Swiss exports to the United States. Domestic demand is expected to grow …
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