Swiss International Air Lines cancelled flights from Zurich to Paris and Nice on Thursday because of an air traffic controller strike in France. Swiss International Air Lines cancelled flights fr...
UBS Chair Colm Kelleher said that the Swiss government’s proposal to require the bank to hold substantially more capital is the “wrong remedy” to the failings that brought down Credit Suiss...
UBS boss Sergio Ermotti already sees “a lot of progress” in the integration of Credit Suisse into UBS. However, significant restructuring measures and optimisations are still needed before th...
Hedge fund Appaloosa LP became the latest to sue over the $17 billion wipeout of high-risk bonds last year that was part of the deal to save Credit Suisse bank from a full-scale collapse. Hedge f...
Change is afoot in the upper echelons of Novartis, with Giovanni Caforio set to be elected as the next chair of its board of directors at the 2025 Annual General Meeting. He will replace current ...
As the global debate intensifies over whether multi-million-dollar drugs are worth the money, big pharma needs to improve transparency over the pricing and therapeutic value of potentially life-s...
Zolgensma, a one-off treatment for infants born with a rare and often fatal genetic disease, came to the market five years ago at an eye-watering $2.1 million. But its Swiss manufacturer Novartis...
The incoming president of the Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Anna Fontcuberta i Morral, is concerned about Switzerland's exclusion from the Horizon Europe research programme, es...
Economics Minister Guy Parmelin has signed a partnership agreement that will see Switzerland contribute around CHF10 million ($11 million) to the Global Partnership in Public Finance (GPFP) initi...
How did Rolex conquer the world? It was all primarily down to skilful marketing, says a new book. The author, Swiss historian Pierre-Yves Donzé, says his task of charting this success story was ...
People in Switzerland drank slightly less wine in 2023 than in the previous year. However, Swiss-made wines increased their market share. Overall, wine consumption fell by 1.3 million litres to 2...
The Swiss steel industry faces a severe crisis. An investigation by Swiss public television, RTS, reveals that Switzerland's last two steelworks are encountering significant financial challenges....
Multimillionaires around the world could see some bargain prices for luxury Alpine chalets in Switzerland this year, according to UBS bank. “We expect a slight decline in prices in the luxury s...
Inflation is nearly under control but some manufacturers are down in the dumps – these are the sector-by-sector highlights of the Swiss economy for the first three months of 2024. 1) Inflation ...
A year ago Credit Suisse staff were stunned by the sudden demise of their bank. Many are now fighting for their careers with 3,000 Swiss posts set to be axed by their new employer UBS, starting t...
The Swiss government has started the ball rolling on mission impossible: reducing the threat UBS poses to the Swiss economy without rendering the bank ineffective on the global stage. Since takin...
Sales of organic produce increased to CHF4.08 billion ($4.46 billion) in Switzerland last year, with organic farmers achieving a retail market share of 11.6%. This compares to CHF3.87 billion in ...
Night trains are regaining popularity, but the Basel-Amsterdam route reveals the railway's struggle to meet growing demand. Marleen Hengeveld often travels by night train from Switzerland to her ...
The railway and ski lift operator Jungfraubahn posted record profits last year after seeing a strong influx of tourists headed for the “top of Europe”. Sales in 2023 jumped by 40.7% on the pr...
The number of bankruptcies in Switzerland has increased for three consecutive years for the first time since records began. A total of 15,447 bankruptcy proceedings were opened in 2023 – 2.9% m...
Residential buildings in Swiss cities should be made one or two storeys taller wherever possible to create more living space, according to the centre-right Radical-Liberal party. Do you want to r...
After a record year in 2023, the Swiss hotel industry is enjoying a positive early start to the year, mainly thanks to large numbers of foreign visitors. Do you want to read our weekly top storie...
France wants Switzerland to help foot the bill for building six new nuclear power plants by 2050, reports the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here....
Doubts are growing about immigration in Switzerland, as demonstrated by vocal interventions in politics and business. “I have never seen immigration come under so much pressure from right to le...
Small breweries, which have been very popular in Switzerland in recent years, are now falling victim to the tough economic climate. Rising costs of raw materials are weighing heavily on the beer ...
Salaries and bonuses for the executives of large Swiss companies rose again last year. Although multi-million salary packages have been the subject of public criticism for years, shareholders wav...
There will be a changing of the guard at the top of Swiss Re by the middle of the year. The reinsurer's Board of Directors has appointed Andreas Berger as Group CEO who will start on July 1, 2024...
Professor Debjani Bhattacharyya shares with SWI swissinfo.ch her insights on India’s upcoming elections. The tension between federal states and the central government is a hot topic. The free t...
A fierce debate is raging in Switzerland about the wisdom of having a single giant bank. Some argue the country will benefit from an enlarged UBS, while others say it threatens the economy. UBS h...
The Swiss branch of the popular high-street fashion retailer Esprit has gone bust, it was announced on Tuesday. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. According to an officia...