Zurich refuses to take in injured children from Gaza, citing security concerns

GENEVA The Zurich cantonal government has decided not to take in injured children from Gaza, citing security concerns and the high cost of care, according to local media. The decision followed an earlier proposal by Health Director Natalie Rickli...

Swiss cannibalises A220-100s for engines to keep A220-300 fleet flying

Swiss has taken the drastic step of grounding its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s to serve as engine donors to keep its A220-300s flying because of ongoing availability issues with the jets’ Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines. Zurich-headquartered...

Zurich Insurance Launches AI Lab with ETH Zurich and University of St. Gallen

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) has launched the Zurich AI Lab, an initiative led by Group CEO Mario Greco to explore the use of AI in transforming the insurance...

Swiss elevator manufacturer Schindler looks forward to CIIE as it marks 45 years in China

Crypto bros: bad for the Swiss franc, great for bond issuers

Switzerland’s stability has made it a much-desired destination for capital, as well as people. This is often a headache. Though Credit Suisse’s demise was a reputational hit for a country that has thrived on banking, this has been, so far,...

Swiss economic outlook is improving, says thinktank

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Zurich government rejects proposal to take in Gaza children

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SWISS to reduce flight destinations from Geneva

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AI boom sparks concern over data-centre power and water use in Switzerland

Artificial intelligence is not only consuming attention—it is also consuming electricity and water. A surge in AI activity has driven up demand for data-centre capacity across Europe, and the Swiss are increasingly uneasy about its environmental...

Switzerland joins additional measures in 18th EU sanctions package against Russia

GENEVA, October 30. /TASS/. Switzerland’s government (the Federal Council) has decided to join the additional measures in the 18th package of EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus, according to a statement on the government’s website. "The...

Zurich Insurance launches AI Lab to drive innovation in insurance industry

Zurich Insurance Group has launched the Zurich AI Lab, a new initiative aimed at advancing the use of AI within the insurance sector. The project is led by Group CEO Mario Greco. The Zurich AI Lab will focus on developing scalable AI solutions to...

Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Switzerland’s Angry Strings

There may be no more beautiful place in the world than Basel, Switzerland, and indeed, the bluegrass band that calls itself Angry Strings knows that all too well. The city is located on the Rhine River which divides Germany and France, and that’s...

Swiss Govt expresses readiness to support ‘Borno Model’ on post-conflict recovery

The Swiss Government has expressed readiness to support the Borno Government’s post-conflict recovery initiative known as the ‘Borno Model’. By: Hamza Suleiman The Swiss Government has expressed readiness to support the Borno Government’s...

Swiss Gunvor Group may acquire Lukoil's Burgas-based refinery in package deal with the Russian company

The Russian oil company Lukoil has announced that it has accepted an offer from the Swiss Gunvor Group to acquire the international assets of LUKOIL International GmbH. Lukoil's subsidiary owns all of the group's assets abroad. Lukoil has pledged...

Switzerland tightens Russia sanctions in finance and oil sectors

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Switzerland's Cicor to buy TT Electronics in £287m deal

Under the terms of the acquisition, Cicor will pay 100p per share in cash and 0.0028 new Cicor shares. The price, which values TT Electronics - a manufacturer of electronic components - at 155p per share, is a premium of about 64% to the closing...

From JP Morgan to Zurich: How HBZ’s Sheheryar Rasul is redefining value for the ultra-wealthy

Image credit: Supplied As global wealth shifts generations, Sheheryar I. Rasul, Group Wealth Management head and country head, Switzerland Habib Bank AG Zurich, explains how trust, technology, and cultural insight are reshaping client...

How A German Tailor And Indian Spices Shaped Hiltl — The World’s Oldest Vegetarian Restaurant In Zurich Where You Pay By Weight, Not Menu

No Meat? No Problem! Inside Hiltl, Zurich’s 19th-Century Restaurant That’s Still Setting Veggie Trends In the heart of Zurich, where sleek banks and chocolate boutiques dominate the streets, stands an institution that’s quietly rewritten Europe’s...

New App Store prices for Poland, Switzerland, and Türkiye coming November 17

Today, Apple informed developers that prices for apps and In-App Purchases will be adjusted in Poland, Switzerland, and Türkiye starting next month. Here are the details. To keep prices consistent with the realities of multiple countries, the App...

Swiss/French border to shift - a little

Thursday, 30 October 2025 06:30 Geneva border marker Switzerland and France are tweaking their shared border a little. On Tuesday in Bern, the two countries signed three agreements to officially adjust boundaries around Geneva, specifically in the...