Swiss Post resumes shipping parcels to US for business customers
2025-09-18
From Monday, Swiss Post will once again be able to send some parcels from business customers to the United States. The prerequisite for this is a billing relationship. Swiss Post announced on Thursday that it will once again provide Swiss businesses, such as online retailers, with a postal shipping service that complies with the new …
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Nestlé Chairman Paul Bulcke steps down earlier than planned
2025-09-17
There is another major departure from the management of the Nestlé food group. Chairman of the Board of Directors Paul Bulcke is now stepping down early. His departure follows the dismissal of Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe at the beginning of September. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The pressure on 71-year-old …
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Swatch CEO expects spike in demand due to US tariffs
2025-08-06
Nick Hayek called the 39% tariff imposed by the US on Switzerland as “arbitrary” and “unjustified”. However, he said that these tariffs will boost the watch group’s business. “I am convinced that Donald Trump wants to reach an agreement and show it to his voters in the United States. I am confident that the 39% …
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SWISS sees its operating profit fall mid-year
2025-07-31
SWISS Airlines saw its adjusted operating profit fall by more than a quarter in the first six months of the year, to CHF195.1 million ($240 million). Caution is called for in the second half of the financial year, the Lufthansa subsidiary said on Thursday. In the first half of the year, operating income remained virtually …
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Glencore sees copper production plummet in first half of year
2025-07-30
Commodities giant Glencore has published its production report for the first half of the year, which was marked by a sharp fall in copper volumes. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Steelmaking coal, meanwhile, rose sharply following the takeover of Canada’s Elk Valley Resources (EVR). From January to June, copper production …
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He can’t go home: a Belarusian author on lost roots and life in Switzerland // On the Record
2025-07-30
Sasha Filipenko, one of the most prominent Belarusian writers living in exile, speaks to Swissinfo in this episode of On the Record about freedom, censorship, and life under Alexander Lukashenko’s dictatorship. He discusses Putin’s Russia, his parents being held hostage in Belarus, prisoners reading his books, and how he survives in Switzerland as a writer. Filipenko’s novels have been translated into dozens of languages, and his voice is listened to across Europe and beyond. #Putin #War #Lukashenko
Original full version in Russian available at &t=1766s
Journalist: Elena Servettaz
Camera: Michele Andina, Vera Leysinger
Video editor: Michele Andina
Sub Editor: Virginie Mangin
Voice over: Thomas Stephens, Virginie Mangin
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Nestlé leans on price increases to offset lower sales
2025-07-24
Nestlé continued to grow in the first half of 2025 – but high costs put some pressure on profitability. Business in China also weakened. The Swiss food giant is sticking to its margin targets for the year as a whole. Sales for the period from January to June totalled CHF44.2 billion – around 1.8% less …
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