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2025-11-26
The Swiss trade deal with the United States is said to have improved the outlook for the Swiss economy. Financial analysts surveyed by Swiss bank UBS are once again much more optimistic about the prospects for the Swiss economy. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The CFA indicator, which is …
Thousands go onion-crazy in Swiss capital
2025-11-24
Bern’s traditional annual onion market, known as the Zibelemärit in Swiss German, got off to a busy start in the early hours of Monday morning despite bad weather conditions. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the festival in the Swiss capital. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The …
Swiss construction firms probed for price fixing
2025-11-20
The Swiss Competition Commission (Comco) has opened an investigation into six firms suspected of fixing prices for tenders in the Swiss canton of Jura. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox For several years, these companies were alleged to have colluded in public and private tenders for civil engineering and building work, …
Swiss army knife maker relieved by US tariff cut
2025-11-19
The CEO of Swiss army knife maker Victorinox as reacted with relief to the reduction in United States tariffs on Swiss products to 15%. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This creates a more manageable framework for exports, Carl Elsener told the AWP news agency on Wednesday. Thanks to this reduction, …
Ban social media for minors, says top Swiss school principal
2025-10-06
Young people need to be better protected in their use of social media, said Thomas Minder, president of the Association of School Principals in German-speaking Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “Social media should be banned for minors,” Minder said in an interview published in Tamedia newspapers on Tuesday. Adults …
Swiss gold exports might not face US tariffs after all
2025-08-09
Gold exports to the United States may not be taxed after all. The White House plans to issue an executive order in the near future to clarify misinformation about the taxation of gold bullion, in particular. This announcement of a future clarification decree, transmitted on Friday by news agency AFP, follows information from US customs …
Swiss lift manufacturer Schindler receives order for Bogotá Metro
2025-08-07
Swiss multinational Schindler has secured an order in Colombia. The company from canton Lucerne will supply all the lifts and escalators for the first line of the new elevated railway system in the capital Bogotá. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Schindler announced on Thursday that it is the sole bidder …
Emmi to raise price of Gruyère cheese in the US again
2025-08-05
In the wake of the 39% tariffs decided by the United States against Switzerland, Emmi will again raise the prices of AOC quality cheeses such as Gruyère for the US market. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox As a decentralised company, Emmi mainly produces locally and is therefore not directly affected …
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