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2026-05-19
Swiss air traffic control company Skyguide intends to reduce its workforce by up to 220 positions by the end of 2027. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The company is responding to rising costs by opening a consultation procedure with its employees. The Geneva-Cointrin site and the Dübendorf airfield are in …
UBS: the bank that outgrew a country
2026-05-18
UBS chair Colm Kelleher was driving back to Zurich from Bern in March 2023 when his phone rang. The Irish banker was heading home after a weekend of tumultuous negotiations that had culminated in a historic $3.25 billion (CHF2.55 billlion) deal to rescue UBS’s rival Credit Suisse. On the other end of the line was …
Fuel prices continue to rise in Switzerland
2026-03-26
The war in Iran has driven fuel prices in Switzerland even higher. Within a week, the price of petrol rose by a further 5 centimes per litre. This is shown by analyses from the Touring Club Switzerland (TCS). Whereas a litre of unleaded 95 cost an average of CHF1.82 ($2.29) across Switzerland a week ago …
Geneva Airport faces growing losses from Middle East conflict
2026-03-25
Geneva Airport has reported a drop in profit in 2025 and growing financial losses due to the Middle East conflict and reduced flights. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The management company Genève Aéroport closed last year with a turnover of CHF539 million ($681 million), up 1% on the previous …
Novartis begins construction of new research centre in San Diego, US
2026-02-09
The Swiss pharma company Novartis has begun work on a new global biomedical research centre in San Diego, United States. The 43,300 m2 facility will be operational in 2029 and house around 1,000 employees. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The new centre is a key pillar of the pharmaceutical group’s …
WEF launches investigation into CEO over Epstein relationship
2026-02-05
The World Economic Forum has launched an independent investigation into its CEO Borge Brende. The aim is to clarify his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after it became known that Brende had been in contact with him. Brende is said to have attended three dinners at which Epstein was also present, the Italian news …
Desperate to save their children, parents become unexpected drug developers
2025-12-18
Ignored by the pharma industry, a growing number of parents are taking drug development for their children’s ultra-rare diseases into their own hands. One couple in Switzerland shares what it takes to keep hope alive. February 2, 2025, was the most frightening day of Mariann Vegh’s life. She had just returned from a walk in …
Swiss Federal Railways says timetable change was successful
2025-12-15
Swiss Federal Railways says the timetable change introduced on Sunday morning went well and no operational problems have been reported. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The first test with commuters on Monday morning also went well,” Federal Railways spokesperson Jean-Philippe Schmidt told the Keystone-ATS news agency on Monday. The …
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