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Category Archive: 3) Swiss Markets and News

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Swiss tech sector feels the squeeze of Trump’s tariffs

2025-11-14

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2025-11-14

The Swiss tech industry remains under heavy pressure. On top of global political uncertainty and a strong Swiss franc, US tariffs are making life difficult for companies, it was reported on Friday. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Turnover rose by 3% in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the …

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Swiss economics minister praises ‘very good’ tariff talks with US

2025-11-14

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2025-11-14

Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin was upbeat on Thursday after his visit to Washington to discuss tariffs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "We had a very good discussion and were able to clarify almost all the points," he told Swiss public radio SRF. "As soon as these points have been …

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Swiss ninth in international patents applications

2025-11-13

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2025-11-13

International patent applications reached a new record in 2024, rising to 3.7 million, up 4.9% year-on-year. Switzerland is ninth on the global list. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox China is once again the country from which the largest number of applications comes, the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) indicated today …

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Swiss property market experiences strong upswing

2025-11-13

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2025-11-13

The Swiss property market recovered significantly in 2025 after a two-year correction phase. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Prices for residential investment properties rose by 5.2% year-on-year in the second quarter, while prices for commercial properties rose by 4.1%, as the consultancy firm Wüest Partner reported on Thursday. + Zurich: …

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Swiss minister lands in Washington for tariff talks

2025-11-13

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2025-11-13

Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin has touched down in Washington to hold talks with United States trade representative Jamieson Greer. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The talks are "ongoing", ministerial spokesperson Markus Spörndli told Keystone-SDA on Thursday morning. However, a conclusion to the tariff negotiations on Thursday is "somewhat unlikely". …

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Swiss parliamentary committee backs weapons exports to conflict zones

2025-11-12

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2025-11-12

Swiss defence companies should be permitted to supply weapons to countries involved in armed conflict, a parliamentary committee has recommended. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The House of Representative's Security Policy Committee (SIK-N) approved the corresponding amendments to the War Material Act by 16 votes to 9. The next decision …

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Should Switzerland replace compulsory military service with ‘citizen service’?

2025-11-09

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On November 30, the Swiss will vote on an initiative to reform military service. The idea is to introduce compulsory civic service for all Swiss nationals residing in the country. Visit Swissinfo to read more about what’s at stake in the vote.⁠ --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more...

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Over 100 kilos of chocolate consumed at Swiss chocolate festival

2025-11-09

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2025-11-09

Nearly 10,000 people discovered the magic of chocolate at the 12th edition of Chocolatissimo in Neuchâtel in western Switzerland. An evening out, film screenings, tastings of all kinds of delicacies, workshops for children: the public made the most of the many activities on offer, the organisers said in a press release on Saturday. During the …

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Stadler Rail plans to appeal Siemens’ big Swiss rail contract

2025-11-09

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2025-11-09

Stadler Rail has raised the prospect of a legal appeal against the Swiss Federal Railways' CHF2.1 billion order for new double-decker trains from Siemens. Stadler chairman Peter Spuhler claims it was a wrong decision in an interview with the Sonntagszeitung newspaper. Spuhler explained that Swiss Federal Railway's valuation matrix would be "seriously analysed" and an …

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Almost half of Swiss medium-sized firms affected by global ESG rules

2025-11-09

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2025-11-09

Close to 42% of medium-sized companies in Switzerland with 50 to 249 employees are directly affected by international Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) regulations. This is the result of a new study by the University of Applied Sciences Graubünden. Among smaller SMEs with 10 to 49 employees, the proportion is 39%. They are also increasingly …

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Tariffs: Swiss minister talks with US trade representative

2025-11-08

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2025-11-08

Economics Minister Guy Parmelin had talks with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer today. According to Parmelin, the dialogue was constructive. During the videoconference, which lasted about half an hour, the two interlocutors discussed bilateral trade and investment, Parmelin explained. According to him, there is a new climate in relations between Bern and Washington. However, when …

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Young Ukrainians seek Swiss protection, road deaths, Chefs lose residency over language test

2025-11-07

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A rise in young Ukrainian men applying for protection in Switzerland, a spike in road deaths and Michelin-starred Thai chefs expelled over a failed German test. Here are three stories from Switzerland this week. Visit Swissinfo for more. --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss perspective on international events. For more articles,...

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Gunvor drops $22 billion bid for Lukoil assets after US moves to block deal

2025-11-07

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2025-11-07

Treasury calls Swiss trader ‘Kremlin’s puppet’ and says it would block its licence to operate. Swiss commodity trader Gunvor said on Thursday that it was scrapping its $22 billion bid to buy Lukoil’s overseas assets after the US moved to block the deal. The Treasury said in a post on X on Thursday that it …

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Swisscom profits hit by Vodafone Italia integration

2025-11-06

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2025-11-06

Swisscom suffered a slump in profits in the first nine months of the year. The integration of the acquired Vodafone Italia is primarily to blame, which caused the result to plummet. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Net profit fell by 23% to CHF988 million between January and September, as Swisscom …

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Swiss women forced to pay for hormone therapy after price dispute

2025-11-06

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2025-11-06

A well-known brand of hormone replacement therapy, Estradot, will no longer be covered by insurance in Switzerland. The reason: the health authorities and the drugmaker couldn’t agree on a price. In September, Simone Kobler, a gynecologist specialised in women’s hormonal health in northern Switzerland, received some frustrating news. Estradot, the oestrogen replacement therapy in the …

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Gunvor warns of fuel shock as $22 billion Lukoil deal prompts concern over Russia ties

2025-11-06

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2025-11-06

The Swiss trader’s audacious swoop on Russian group’s overseas assets revives industry speculation over Kremlin links. Europe faces job losses and disruption to its fuel supplies if Gunvor’s bold deal for $22 billion of overseas assets owned by Russia’s Lukoil is blocked, the head of the Swiss commodity trader has warned. The move to snap …

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Swiss stock exchange anticpates CHF300 million loss

2025-11-06

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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 …

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Top Swiss business leaders meet Trump in Washington

2025-11-06

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2025-11-06

The heads of six large Swiss companies took part in trade talks with United States President Donald Trump in Washington. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The business leaders reaffirmed their conviction that a bilateral trade agreement would significantly strengthen economic exchanges, to the benefit of both countries. + How US …

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Swiss investigation finds Israel used misleading 3D images in military videos

2025-11-05

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Israel introduced a new form of propaganda in its war in Gaza that relied heavily on 3D images combined with real drone footage. ⁠ ⁠ An international investigation, involving Switzerland’s public broadcaster SRF found that some of the images used to illustrate hospitals and buildings in Gaza – allegedly hiding command centres of the Palestinian militant group Hamas – are intended to look real but key elements were entirely fabricated.⁠ ⁠ Visit...

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Swiss PostBus tests automated taxis

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

In December, PostBus Switzerland will be trialling a new public transport service with self-driving cars around Altstätten in canton St Gallen. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The trial operation will be expanded later. Permanent operation could start in 2027. + Switzerland gears up for driverless transport era Following the announcement …

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