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2026-04-10
A strike by Lufthansa flight attendants also impacted air traffic in Switzerland. There were eight flight cancellations in Basel, four in Geneva and six in Zurich on Friday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox At the end of the Easter travel wave, Lufthansa cabin crew went on strike, leading to …
Iran war: Switzerland expects bumper tax from oil traders
2026-04-09
The Swiss canton of Geneva and the federal government expect a tax windfall from commodity traders as the Iran war drives up oil prices. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Oil traders in Geneva, who handle a third of global oil trade, often book increased profits during periods of turbulence, …
Salvage begins of Swiss train derailed by avalanche
2026-02-20
The recovery of a Swiss train, which was derailed by an avalanche on Monday, is underway. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Railway company BLS hopes that the route between Goppenstein and Hohtenn in canton Valais should soon be running again on a single-track after the weekend. An easing of …
Links between universities and tobacco industry a threat to Swiss research, NGO warns
2026-02-19
An investigation by the Transparency and Truth initiative of the NGO OxySuisse reveals links between the tobacco industry and several Swiss universities. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox OxySuisse said it had identified 29 collaborations at 16 academic institutions (universities, federal institutes of technology, universities of applied sciences and university …
Smartphones, streaming, AI: digital tech’s outsized climate impact in Switzerland
2026-01-03
Everyday devices and online services sap the planet’s natural resources and contribute to climate change. But there are ways to make digital life greener. More than six billion people – three quarters of the world’s population – are now online. In high-income countries like Switzerland, virtually the entire population has internet access. The Swiss spend …
Swiss banks stop exchange of Bulgarian lev as euro introduced in 2026
2025-12-30
When the euro is introduced in Bulgaria on January 1, 2026, it will be difficult to exchange the previous Bulgarian national currency, the lev, in Switzerland. Local banks have stopped the exchange. The banks are no longer able to resell the lev banknotes on the interbank market, Zürcher Kantonalbank explained on Tuesday in response to …
More women on the boards of Swiss listed companies
2025-12-29
The number of women on the boards of directors (BoDs) of companies listed on the Swiss stock exchange will increase in 2025. This is the result of a data analysis by the economic news agency AWP. After a 2024 characterised by an above-average number of changes in the Boards of Directors of the 212 companies …
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