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2026-02-10
Stadler Rail has signed a contract with Turkish railway company TCDD Tamaclk for the delivery of 35 diesel-electric locomotives for freight services. They will be manufactured at the Thurgau-based group’s plant in Valencia, Spain. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The EURO4001 locomotive “has been specially designed for transporting heavy goods …
Julius Bär boss wants Swiss register of ‘black sheep’ bankers
2026-02-08
Stefan Bollinger, CEO of Zurich-based private bank Julius Bär, has called for a Swiss register of bad bankers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The advantages of registering financial market players are obvious,” Bollinger told the NZZ am Sonntag. + Swiss finance shrinks as regulations tighten “This prevents black sheep from …
Switzerland considers AI data ‘theft’ defence
2025-12-19
Journalists, authors and artists are in uproar about artificial intelligence (AI) harvesting copyrighted content. Switzerland has turned to legislators to find the right balance between fostering technological innovation and protecting intellectual property. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Parliament is debating a measure that would limit AI companies from scraping media …
UBS plans January job cuts: media report
2025-12-18
Swiss bank UBS is preparing to start the next wave of layoffs in mid-January, Bloomberg claims based on sources inside the bank. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the agency, another termination phase is planned for mid-2026, when the IT systems taken over as part of the acquisition of …
Switzerland is recruiting 85,000 foreign workers – the fake news that never dies
2025-12-17
A fake news story that has gone viral claims that Switzerland is facing a severe labour shortage and is recruiting massively abroad. Swiss public broadcaster RTS investigated the origins of these false claims that keep resurfacing. It’s a news story that has been causing a stir on social media for weeks. The claim: Switzerland is …
Swiss authorities raise 2026 economic growth forecast
2025-12-15
Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has slightly raised its 2026 economic growth forecast following the recent agreement to lower US import tariffs on Swiss products. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to rise by 1.4% this year and 1.1% in 2026, …
Swiss Post expects a ‘significant’ decline in profits
2025-10-26
According to interim CEO Alex Glanzmann, Swiss Post is expecting a significant drop in profits compared to last year. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “We are expecting a low three-digit million figure”, said Glanzmann in an interview with Swiss German-language newspaper SonntagsBlick. Swiss Post generated a Group profit of …
US court ruling on tariffs weakens US negotiating position with Switzerland
2025-08-31
According to the head of the Swiss-US Chamber of Commerce, the ruling by the US Court of Appeal on the tariffs weakens the US government’s negotiating position vis-à-vis Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland has sent its optimised offer to Washington. “The goal is clear: the tariff of 39% …
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