Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Meet Switzerland’s first female bread sommelier

2025-12-12

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2025-12-12

Gabi Meier is Switzerland’s first female bread sommelier – and the first woman to join Basel’s historic bakers’ guild. In her bakery in Basel’s Neubad neighbourhood, Meier shapes 150 small, elongated dough pieces with swift, precise movements. They will become "Grättimänner", as they are called locally. The 42-year-old has been working with dough since childhood …

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Stadler Rail wins billion-franc night train order from Kazakhstan

2025-12-12

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2025-12-12

Stadler Rail is building almost 600 carriages for night trains in Kazakhstan, which is increasingly attractive for Swiss companies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It's shift change time at the Stadler Rail factory in Astana, Kazakhstan. A good 400 employees have recently been working here on almost 600 carriages for …

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Swiss energy provider profits harmed by nuclear plant shutdowns

2025-12-11

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2025-12-11

Profits at Swiss energy provider Axpo slumped due to unplanned shutdowns at two nuclear power plants. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite this, Switzerland's largest energy company is reporting a good result. Total operating performance fell by 3.1% to CHF7.4 billion in the 2024/25 financial year to the end of …

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Zurich airport set to break pre-Covid passenger record

2025-12-11

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2025-12-11

Switzerland's largest airport, Zurich, is on course to break pre-Covid record passenger numbers, with 30 million passing through in the first 11 months of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Passenger traffic between January to November was up 4.2% on the same period last year, according to a press …

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Swiss interest rates remain at 0%

2025-12-11

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2025-12-11

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has left its key interest rate unchanged at zero percent. This level is unlikely to change significantly in the foreseeable future. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the SNB, the current key interest rate supports economic growth, meaning it is expansionary. At the same …

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How we use AI responsibly

2025-12-11

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2025-12-11

Swissinfo’s mission is to deliver high-quality, multilingual content to our users. We are committed to providing accurate and accessible content. To support this mission, our editorial team sometimes uses AI-tools to support producing and publishing articles. For example, using automatic translation allows us to deliver news more quickly and allows us to publish more in-depth …

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US tariff reduction will save Swiss firms: business federation

2025-12-11

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2025-12-11

The Swiss Business Federation economiesuisse is relieved about the reduction in United States tariffs for Switzerland. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is a real relief for the Swiss economy, the association wrote in a statement on Wednesday. "Thanks to the US tariff agreement and the reduction of tariffs to …

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Switzerland gains retroactive US tariff cuts

2025-12-11

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2025-12-11

Tariffs imposed on Swiss goods by the United States will fall from 39% to 15% with retroactive effect from November 14. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The basis for this is the declaration of intent signed by Switzerland, the US and Liechtenstein on that day. The US limited the flat-rate …

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Trump Accounts for babies, national security strategy, and chlorinated chicken

2025-12-10

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2025-12-10

Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday we look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Here’s a big question to get things going: is Europe facing “civilizational erasure”? The United States thinks so …

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Gotthard work will delay Swiss trains in January

2025-12-10

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2025-12-10

Due to construction work in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, Swiss train passengers will have to accept longer journey times in the second half of January 2026. Almost all trains will then travel via the mountain route. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox As Swiss Federal Railways announced, work will be carried …

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US Senator demands details of rumoured UBS relocation plan

2025-12-10

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2025-12-10

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to UBS bank Chair Colm Kelleher asking for details of any discussions he may have had with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over a potential relocation of the bank to the US. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In a letter dated December 9 and …

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EU rail expansion bypassing Switzerland

2025-12-10

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2025-12-10

The European Union is planning a vast expansion of its high-speed rail network, which would not pass through Switzerland. At the same time, Swiss Federal Railways is developing direct connections to Europe. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This weekend, the timetable change takes effect. For international services, Swiss Federal Railways …

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Swatch confirms Italian competition probe

2025-12-10

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2025-12-10

Swatch Group says that the Italian competition authority (AGCM) had carried out inspections at the company's premises in Italy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swatch confirmed to AWP that the AGCM suspects the Biel-based watchmaker of engaging in anti-competitive practices. In particular, investigators suspect Swatch Group of imposing sales prices …

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Swiss insurance group Helvetia Baloise to cut 2,600 jobs

2025-12-09

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2025-12-09

The newly merged insurance group Helvetia Baloise is expected to cut between 2,000 and 2,600 jobs over the next three years. The Group informed employees on Tuesday about the planned scope of the redundancies. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was explained by a company spokesperson at the request of …

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Swiss employers cautiously optimistic for 2026

2025-12-09

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2025-12-09

Swiss employers are cautiously optimistic about the start of 2026. Despite ongoing economic uncertainty, recruitment plans remain stable overall. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox However, many companies are planning their personnel decisions more carefully with a view to the first quarter of the coming year or are postponing some of …

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Modest economic growth forecasted for Switzerland in 2026

2025-12-09

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2025-12-09

Economic research institute BAK Economics continues to forecast only modest growth of 0.9% for Switzerland in the coming year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Persistent uncertainty and a weak global investment cycle are likely to dampen the export and capital goods industry, the Basel-based institute indicated on Tuesday. In concrete …

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Is offering a Rolex to a foreign official considered bribery under Swiss law?

2025-12-09

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2025-12-09

The Swiss criminal code forbids the bribery of foreign officials. Swissinfo examines whether this rule would apply to top Swiss executives who brought valuable gifts on a recent visit to the White House. A meeting in the Oval Office between American President Donald Trump and executives from Swiss companies has stirred a debate over corruption …

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Swiss key interest rate expected to remain at zero percent

2025-12-08

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2025-12-08

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is likely to continue its current zero interest rate policy on Thursday. Most economists do not expect the key interest rate to change in 2026 either. In a survey conducted by the news agency AWP, there is a broad consensus among the experts surveyed: the key interest rate is likely … Continue...

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Swiss hotel industry heading for new highs after strong summer

2025-12-08

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2025-12-08

The Swiss hotel industry remains on course for a record year. After another increase in overnight stays in October, the industry can look back on a consistently strong summer season. In October, the number of overnight stays climbed by 4.1% year-on-year to 3.47 million, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) on Monday. Swiss …

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Are traditional Swiss livestock breeds at risk of extinction?

2025-12-08

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2025-12-08

Breeding associations warn that Switzerland’s new animal breeding ordinance could jeopardise rare livestock breeds – and potentially push some closer to extinction. The Bündner Oberländer sheep, for example, has a long and fragile history. Its predecessor, the Tavetsch sheep, virtually died out in Switzerland decades ago. The current breed was rebuilt from the few surviving …

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