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2026-05-08
Most people in Switzerland are considered middle class, yet financial insecurity is common: roughly one in four people in the lower middle class could not meet an unexpected CHF2,500 bill ($3,200), according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The findings are based on the FSO’s …
Europe’s night-train revival on ‘shaky ground’
2026-03-19
Taking a night train across Europe is romantic and climate-friendly, and demand is strong. Yet the much-touted revival of overnight lines is hampered by ageing rolling stock, patchy funding and overstretched infrastructure. Night trains combine nostalgia with climate-consciousness. A passenger who chooses to cross the continent in a sleeper car produces 28 times fewer emissions …
Swiss Swatch group suffers huge profit slump
2026-01-30
Swiss watch manufacturer Swatch suffered a near 90% slump in net profits last year as sales in Asia plunged, particularly in China. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The group reported net profits of CHF25 million, down from CHF219 million in 2024. + Chinese slump hits luxury watch industry Sales …
Switzerland eases arms export rules as its industry is shunned by Europe
2026-01-29
The pendulum on Switzerland’s sale of weapons to countries embroiled in conflict has swung in favour of its defence industry, as Europe rearms at a rate not seen since the Cold War. Swiss officials insist such exports are compatible with neutrality. Over the course of 2022, Germany twice asked Switzerland to allow it to re-export …
Stadler Rail wins billion-franc night train order from Kazakhstan
2025-12-12
Stadler Rail is building almost 600 carriages for night trains in Kazakhstan, which is increasingly attractive for Swiss companies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It’s shift change time at the Stadler Rail factory in Astana, Kazakhstan. A good 400 employees have recently been working here on almost 600 carriages for …
Swiss energy provider profits harmed by nuclear plant shutdowns
2025-12-11
Profits at Swiss energy provider Axpo slumped due to unplanned shutdowns at two nuclear power plants. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite this, Switzerland’s largest energy company is reporting a good result. Total operating performance fell by 3.1% to CHF7.4 billion in the 2024/25 financial year to the end of …
US Senator demands details of rumoured UBS relocation plan
2025-12-10
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to UBS bank Chair Colm Kelleher asking for details of any discussions he may have had with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over a potential relocation of the bank to the US. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In a letter dated December 9 and …
Swiss key interest rate expected to remain at zero percent
2025-12-08
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is likely to continue its current zero interest rate policy on Thursday. Most economists do not expect the key interest rate to change in 2026 either. In a survey conducted by the news agency AWP, there is a broad consensus among the experts surveyed: the key interest rate is likely …
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