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Trump effect dampens Swiss wanderlust to US
2025-09-10
The Swiss are travelling less to the United States in the wake of the impact caused by President Donald Trump, says the Swiss Travel Federation (FSV). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the first six months of 2025, travel in the US fell by 6% compared to the same period …
Swiss economics minister pays short-notice visit to US
2025-09-05
Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin travelled to the United States at short notice on Friday to hold ministerial level talks. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The economics ministry has not yet commented on further details of the trip. + What do the 39% US tariffs mean for the Swiss economy? …
Swiss government calls for counter-proposal to the Responsible Business Initiative
2025-09-03
The federal government wants to counter the new Responsible Business Initiative with an indirect counter-proposal. The future regulations should be based on new provisions currently being discussed in the European Union. The national government does not want to go any further. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Wednesday, it set …
Swiss machinery sector continues to suffer from shrinking demand
2025-08-26
The Swiss machine and engineering industry remains caught in a downward spiral. In the current year, the number of orders have continued to fall, as has turnover. The industry association Swissmem assumes that the order situation will deteriorate even further. The main reason for this is the US tariff hike at the beginning of August. …
Chinese firm Baidu to launch European robotaxi business in Zurich
2025-08-25
The Chinese technology group Baidu is set to establish a presence in Zurich to launch driverless vehicles in Europe. This was announced by Yong Gessner, the European head of Baidu’s Intelligent Driving Group, in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on Monday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Gessner told the newspaper …
Patience key in Swiss-US tariff dispute: John Bolton
2025-08-21
In the ongoing dispute over United States tariffs, Switzerland should grit its teeth and wait, according to former National Security Advisor John Bolton. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Bolton, who served during President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, gave his comments to the Blick newspaper. “With counter-tariffs, …
Swiss pharma firm Sandoz invests $440 million in Slovenia
2025-07-02
Sandoz is expanding its presence in Slovenia. The Basel-based generics giant has launched the construction of a new biosimilars production centre in Brnik at a cost of $440 million (CHF349 million). +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The announcement brings current and planned investments in the small Alpine country to more …
Nestlé fined by Swiss canton for illegally filtered water
2025-06-25
Nestlé has been fined CHF500,000 ($620,000) in its home canton of Vaud for the unauthorised use of activated carbon filters in the production of mineral water. The filters were used to produce Henniez water from 2008 to 2022. This was announced by the Vaud public prosecutor’s office on Wednesday. The use of activated carbon filters …
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