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Lifting the lid on a peculiar Swiss passion
2026-04-25
If you’ve ever ordered a coffee in Switzerland, the chances are you got a little creamer on the side. Did you carefully pocket the colourful foil top, the Kaffeerahmdeckeli? Probably not. For many Swiss, however, collecting these is almost an addiction – at least it used to be. “The collectors of coffee creamer lids were …
Switzerland signs investment protection deal with Saudi Arabia
2026-04-23
During a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Swiss President Guy Parmelin signed a new agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments. Parmelin had travelled to the Kingdom to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Swiss President held bilateral talks with the …
Swiss aviation fuel reserves below mandatory levels
2026-04-22
Swiss fuel reserves lag below regulatory limits in the midst of an oil supply squeeze caused by the Middle East conflict. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The target for the range of compulsory stocks of aviation petrol is three months, or 90 days, of average sales over the last three …
Vontobel warns that Switzerland must avoid ‘over-regulation’
2026-03-09
Vontobel has warned that Switzerland must avoid “over-regulation” as the government prepares to unveil sweeping reforms to its too-big-to-fail regime in the wake of Credit Suisse’s collapse. Co-chief executive Christel Rendu de Lint, who leads one of Switzerland’s larger listed banks and asset managers with CHF241 billion ($311 billion) in assets under management, said safeguarding …
Trump’s peace is not working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2026-01-15
The American president has declared peace but violence and greed still prevail in the resource-rich Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The civilian population continues to pay the price for conflicting geopolitical interests. Despite the precarious security situation, Switzerland has stepped up its humanitarian aid. “Bombs are still falling, and we don’t know who is …
Swiss multinationals create more jobs than foreign firms
2025-11-27
In 2024, large Swiss corporations generated more jobs than foreign corporate groups. However, the majority of turnover is still generated by groups from abroad. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is the conclusion of an analysis published on Thursday by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). According to this, around …
Beer sales decline again in Switzerland
2025-11-26
The downturn in the Swiss beer market continues. In the last brewing year 2024/25 (as of end September), beer sales including non-alcoholic beers shrank by 1.8% to 4.72 million hectolitres. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The boom in craft beers is declining. On the other hand, demand for traditional …
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