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How a project in Peru supports sustainable cocoa – and serves Swiss interests
2026-01-13
Cocoa is in high demand and production is booming. In Peru, Switzerland is helping farmers grow cocoa more sustainably, while also ensuring Swiss chocolate producers have easy access to it. But funding for such projects in Latin America is shrinking. Luis Beltrán Vásquez, 78, has spent his entire life farming in Peru, mostly by raising …
Explainer: Swiss to vote on initiative to cut media licence fee
2026-01-12
On March 8, the Swiss will vote on an initiative that wants to almost halve the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)’s television and radio licence fee for households and exempt companies from paying it. Critics say the cuts would be too drastic, arguing that national cohesion and democracy are at risk. The initiative is one of …
UBS chair talked to Scott Bessent about moving bank to US
2025-11-17
UBS chair Colm Kelleher and US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent have privately discussed moving the bank’s headquarters to the US, as the Zurich-based lender explores contingency plans to leave Switzerland if the government does not back down on new capital rules. Kelleher and Bessent held talks in recent months about what a move to the …
US tariff negotiations reaffirm Switzerland’s role as a gold hub
2025-11-17
Refined gold was a major part of the negotiations that saw United States tariffs on Switzerland lowered to 15%. Here’s how the Swiss came to dominate the sector. It is difficult to fathom the enormous quantity – and value – of gold that arrives in Switzerland every year. In 2023, Switzerland imported approximately 2,372 tonnes …
Fribourg and Geneva residents triumph at Fondue World Championship
2025-11-16
Around 200 participants took part in the Fondue World Championship held in Tartegnin, canton Vaud, on Saturday. Swiss residents from Geneva and Fribourg took the top awards. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The competition was won by Benedikt Wüthrich from the Auboranges cheese dairy in canton Fribourg in the professional …
New RTS TV and radio studios inaugurated at EPFL campus
2025-11-14
The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and its French-language service RTS have inaugurated a new TV and radio production site near Lausanne in western Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new building, located on the campus of the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), took place …
Nestlé appoints new Nespresso head
2025-09-26
Nestlé has appointed Alfonso Gonzalez Loeschen as CEO of Nespresso and member of the Executive Board. He will succeed Philipp Navratil, who was appointed as new group CEO following a scandal at the food giant. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Loeschen, who is currently head of Nespresso North America and …
Swiss Senate backs foreign investment controls
2025-09-24
Switzerland’s Senate has backed plans to control foreign investment in Swiss companies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox After the House of Representatives, the Senate adopted the government bill to this effect on Wednesday by 27 votes to 11, against the advice of its committee. The project aims to introduce a …
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