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Swiss wage negotiations weighed by tariff fears

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

Trade barriers and anaemic inflation in Switzerland will weigh heavily on wage negotiations for 2026, UBS bank warned in its annual survey of employers. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Nominal wage increases are likely to remain the norm, but are likely to plateau at around 1%, compared with 1.4% in …

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Swiss economic forecast improves despite tariffs

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

The Swiss economy is once again looking to the future with optimism despite the tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The business situation improved markedly in October, according to the business trend indicator calculated by the ETH Zurich's Centre for Economic Research (KOF). …

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Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut boosts profits after price hikes

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut saw its profits increase in the 2024/25 financial year (to the end of August), despite a selling less chocolate. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Revenues rose by 42.4% to CHF14.79 billion, boosted by price increases, the cocoa products processor and trader reported on Wednesday. Sales …

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Paris trial probes Lafarge terror financing charges

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

The terrorist financing trial of cement maker Lafarge, which is a subsidiary of the Swiss company Holcim, has begun in Paris. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The first hearing focused on legal issues, in this case priority questions of constitutionality. The former directors of Lafarge's cement plant in Jalabiya, Syria, …

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Chocolate bounty: Ghana at war against cocoa smugglers 

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

The disconnect between high global cocoa prices and the price paid to farmers has resulted in unprecedented cocoa smuggling across Ghana’s borders. In mid-September, a minibus travelling from Ghana’s capital Accra was intercepted further north-east in the town of Sagakope by the Sogakope District Police and the National Anti-Cocoa Smuggling Taskforce. The vehicle was stopped …

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Trump holds trade talks with Switzerland

2025-11-05

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2025-11-05

United States President Donald Trump has met with high-ranking representatives of Switzerland to discuss trade issues. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Trump announced the talks on his Truth Social platform. US trade representative Jamieson Greer will continue discussions with the Swiss leadership. "I want to congratulate everyone present on a …

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Can New Alzheimer’s Drugs Really Make a Difference? Listen to The Swiss Connection Science Podcast

2025-11-04

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Alzheimer’s disease is more than age-related memory loss—it’s a serious brain disorder. ⁠ ⁠ In the latest episode of the Swiss Connection Science podcast, Swissinfo healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluess explores the science, hope, and controversy surrounding new Alzheimer’s drugs like Leqembi and Kisunla. ⁠ ⁠ With billions invested and global regulatory decisions diverging, what do these treatments mean for patients and healthcare systems? ⁠ ⁠...

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Cracking the Alzheimer’s Code

2025-11-04

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Send us a text (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/910414/open_sms) Alzheimer’s disease is more than age-related memory loss—it’s a serious brain disorder. In this episode of the Swiss Connection Science podcast, Swissinfo healthcare reporter Jessica Davis Pluess explores the science, hope, and controversy surrounding new Alzheimer’s drugs like Leqembi and Kisunla. With billions invested and global regulatory decisions diverging,...

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All aboard? Let the yodelling begin with ‘Sämi the singing driver’

2025-11-03

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Bus driver and yodeller Sämi Zumbrunn turns every ride into an unforgettable experience. Who better to act as ambassador for a Swiss tradition that could soon be on the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list? We meet him in the Bernese Oberland. Visit Swissinfo to read 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...

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Construction workers go on strike in French-speaking Switzerland

2025-11-03

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2025-11-03

Construction workers' strikes took place in French-speaking Switzerland on Monday, after the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino and Bern in recent weeks. According to the unions Syna and Unia, close to 7,000 people demonstrated in Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg and La Chaux-de-Fonds. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The national workers' umbrella …

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Employment prospects brighten slightly in Switzerland

2025-11-03

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2025-11-03

In Switzerland, the outlook for employment has improved slightly. The indicator from the KOF economic research centre at the federal technology institute ETH Zurich shows job gains in the construction industry and the services sector. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The employment indicator stood at 0.7 points in the …

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Kuehne+Nagel acquires Irish aviation firm Eastway

2025-11-03

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2025-11-03

The Swiss-based logistics group Kuehne+Nagel is buying the Irish company Eastway Global Forwarding, which was previously family-owned and specialises in logistics services for the aviation industry. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Headquartered in Limerick, Eastway has a network spanning 130 countries, Kuehne+Nagel said in a statement on Monday. The …

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Coop overtakes Migros in battle of Swiss food retailers

2025-11-03

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2025-11-03

Swiss retailer Migros is marking its 100th anniversary this year, but there is not much reason to celebrate. According to the SonntagsZeitung, the cooperative giant is continuing to lose market share in its core business, while Coop is growing. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In an article published on …

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Switzerland optimistic about COP30 climate meeting

2025-11-02

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2025-11-02

Despite the delicate geopolitical context, the Swiss government is optimistic about the upcoming 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Brazil, which opens on November 10. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox "The fact that so many countries are cooperating despite all the difficulties is already a success," Swiss …

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Critics of inheritance tax initiative to spend millions on campaign

2025-10-31

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2025-10-31

The opponents of the Swiss initiative to tax million-franc inheritances are spending big on the referendum campaign. The various committees have budgeted CHF3.67 million ($4.57 million) for the no campaign – many times more than those in favour. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is shown by figures from the …

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SNB posts nine-month profit of CHF12.6 billion

2025-10-31

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2025-10-31

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) made a profit in the first nine months of 2025. This was thanks to the profitable third quarter following a loss in the first half of the year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to a statement on Friday, profit for the nine-month period totalled … Continue reading...

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SWISS grounds its Airbus A220-100s

2025-10-30

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2025-10-30

Faced with engine maintenance problems and a shortage of spare parts, Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) decided to take all nine of its relatively small Airbus A220-100s out of service with immediate effect for one and a half years. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was indicated by Chief Financial …

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Nestlé rejects allegations of human rights violations in supply chain

2025-10-30

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2025-10-30

Swiss food giant Nestlé has rejected accusations by human rights and environmental organisations regarding violations of the German Supply Chain Act. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A Nestlé spokeswoman told the news agency AWP on Thursday that Nestlé had either not been directly involved with the companies concerned or …

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Fewer retailers accept cash in Switzerland

2025-10-30

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2025-10-30

For the most part, the Swiss population can still choose between paying with cash, payment cards and payment apps when shopping and visiting restaurants. However, cash is less and less accepted in retail trade and on public transport. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Overall, cash is accepted by fewer …

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Swiss economic outlook is improving, says thinktank

2025-10-30

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2025-10-30

Switzerland's economic outlook continued to improve in October, according to the KOF Institute's Economic Barometer. While expectations are improving overall, there are divergences between sectors. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox After falling in August as a result of the introduction of 39% tariffs on Swiss imports into the United …

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