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2026-04-25
Robert Piconi, the Chair and CEO of Energy Vault, says high oil prices could actually be good news. Energy Vault, a firm specialised in energy storage solutions for renewable sources such as solar and wind, is something of an exception for a Swiss-born company. It listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in 2022 …
Swiss arms exports jump 43% to CHF948 million
2026-03-10
Swiss firms exported war materiel worth CHF948.2 million ($1.2 billion) in 2025 – 43% more than the previous year. Sixty-four countries bought ammunition, armoured vehicles and weapons produced by Swiss companies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The top five nations importing war materiel were Germany (CHF386.4 million), the United States …
‘Today liberal-progressive Switzerland triumphed over conservative Switzerland’
2026-03-08
Four very different vote proposals – and above all the SBC licence fee initiative: what lessons can be drawn from the results? Political scientist and pollster Martina Mousson from gfs.bern explains what was remarkable about Sunday’s votes. Swissinfo: Did anything surprise you today? Martina Mousson: The most exciting thing at the beginning was how the …
World’s first e-skis: genius or joke?
2026-03-07
It might sound like an April Fool’s gag, but a Swiss company is very serious about its e-skis – the world’s first battery-powered skis. However, initial reactions suggest it will be an uphill battle winning over purists. “The idea came about during Covid, when the ski lifts were closed,” software and technology entrepreneur Nicola Colombo …
Swiss consumer group warns of rise in dropshipping scams
2026-01-15
More than 1,500 complaints relating to dropshipping have been lodged in Switzerland, according to the German-language consumer protection organisation Konsumentenschutz. These fake online shops are particularly annoying for consumers. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In total, the organisation received 8,640 requests for advice, complaints and reports relating to dropshipping, …
Local Aargau government calls to preserve pharma jobs after Novartis cuts
2025-11-26
The local government of the Swiss canton Aargau has expressed regret at the decision by Swiss pharma giant Novartis to cancel 550 jobs in the canton. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “A job reduction of this magnitude hits the canton and Fricktal (region in Aargau) hard as a location …
Swiss workers suffer from emotional exhaustion
2025-11-20
Swiss workers are increasingly emotionally exhausted after, finding it difficult to switch off, according to the Working Conditions Barometer from the trade union umbrella organisation Travail.Suisse. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A barometer is carried out every year by Travail.Suisse and the Bern University of Applied Sciences. For the 2025 …
Swiss Stadler Rail creates 200 US jobs
2025-11-19
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail is expanding its factory in the United States, creating some 200 new jobs in Salt Lake City. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This brings the company’s total US workforce to almost 800, it told AWP on Wednesday. Demand in the US continues to grow, particularly …
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