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Could direct democracy trip up Swiss trade deals?
2026-02-20
As global trade rules fray, countries are scrambling to shore up export markets and diversify partners. For highly globalised, export-dependent Switzerland, there could be an added complication: the ballot box. The clock is ticking. By March 31, Swiss authorities hope to finalise a deal with Washington capping US tariffs at 15%. Yet even if they …
Pharma company CSL Behring plans Swiss job cuts
2026-02-16
Australian pharmaceutical company CSL Behring is planning to cut jobs at its site in the city of Bern. The company confirmed a report in the Capital to the news agency Keystone-SDA. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This “further development” is necessary “in order to be successful in the long …
Swiss banks stop exchange of Bulgarian lev as euro introduced in 2026
2025-12-30
When the euro is introduced in Bulgaria on January 1, 2026, it will be difficult to exchange the previous Bulgarian national currency, the lev, in Switzerland. Local banks have stopped the exchange. The banks are no longer able to resell the lev banknotes on the interbank market, Zürcher Kantonalbank explained on Tuesday in response to …
More women on the boards of Swiss listed companies
2025-12-29
The number of women on the boards of directors (BoDs) of companies listed on the Swiss stock exchange will increase in 2025. This is the result of a data analysis by the economic news agency AWP. After a 2024 characterised by an above-average number of changes in the Boards of Directors of the 212 companies …
Swiss stock exchange anticpates CHF300 million loss
2025-11-06
SIX, the operator of the main Swiss stock exchange, will close the year CHF300 million in the red. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The main reason for this is the investment in the financial services provider Worldline. According to the press release, this led to a negative accounting effect of …
Switzerland tops Global Innovation Index
2025-09-16
Switzerland remains the most innovative country in the world, according to an index published on Tuesday by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva. The country comes out ahead of Sweden and the United States, while China has entered the top ten for the first time. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in …
UBS allegedly considering moving headquarters to the US
2025-09-15
Rumours of UBS moving to the United States have resurfaced, just as the Swiss Senate is due to take up the issue of tightening capital requirements for institutions considered “systemic” in Switzerland on Monday. Already a dominant player on the Swiss banking scene at the time, Switzerland’s number one bank became even bigger on March …
With US in retreat, can Switzerland maintain fight against kleptocracy?
2025-09-11
The tough task of stopping illicit financial flows and returning stolen assets is being complicated by slow progress and waning US leadership. When public officials steal millions from state coffers, it’s ordinary people who suffer. In Nigeria, for example, patients seeking treatment at understaffed hospitals fail to receive proper care, said David Ugolor, executive director …
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