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Switzerland’s 2026 OSCE Chairpersonship to focus on Dialogue, Trust and Security

Switzerland’s 2026 OSCE Chairpersonship to focus on Dialogue, Trust and Security

VIENNA, 18 September 2025 – Today, Switzerland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis outlined the country’s priorities as the incoming 2026 OSCE Chair-in-Office to the Permanent Council. Switzerland has set out its...

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Swiss Foreign Minister Federal Councillor Cassis to outline Switzerland’s priorities as incoming OSCE Chairpersonship

Swiss Foreign Minister Federal Councillor Cassis to outline Switzerland’s priorities as incoming OSCE Chairpersonship

VIENNA, 17 September 2025 – Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, who heads Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, will be outlining the country’s priorities as the incoming OSCE Chair-in-Office for 2026 on Thursday, 18 September 2025....

Owner:  Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2025 to Be Held on 23-24 September, with Macao Serving as Host City for Third Consecutive Year

Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2025 to Be Held on 23-24 September, with Macao Serving as Host City for Third Consecutive Year

MACAU, September 17 - The Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum 2025 (GLSTF 2025) will be held at MGM Cotai in Macao on 23-24 September under the theme “From Forest to Home – An International Dialogue on Emerging Consumer Trends and Supply...

Owner:  Macau Government
UNITAR Office in New York and Permanent Mission of Switzerland Host 2025 Joint Briefing on Budgetary Matters

UNITAR Office in New York and Permanent Mission of Switzerland Host 2025 Joint Briefing on Budgetary Matters

Day one continued with presentations by Mr. Lionelito Berridge, Secretary of the Fifth Committee, and Ms. Felista Ondari, Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ). A subsequent panel...

Owner:  United Nations
Swiss Travel to U.S. Plummets Drastically in 2025
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Swiss exports to the US fell sharply after tariffs came into force

Swiss exports to the US fell sharply after tariffs came into force

Swiss exports to the US fell to their lowest level since 2020 in August, when heavy US tariffs came into force, AFP reported. The Alpine country's exports to the US fell to 3.1 billion Swiss francs (about $3.9 billion) in August, a 22.1% decline...

Owner:  Lyubcho Neshkov
Switzerland’s strangest votes: from women’s rights to cows’ horns
Swiss watch exports to US take tumble amid high tariffs

Swiss watch exports to US take tumble amid high tariffs

Customs duties of 39% on Swiss products imported into the United States came into force on August 7. Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British)...

Owner:  Swiss Government
Swiss Watch Exports Slump Globally in August

Swiss Watch Exports Slump Globally in August

PARIS — Swiss watch exports cooled significantly in August. Shipments of wristwatches fell 16.4 percent, reaching 1.57 billion Swiss francs or $1.98 billion, and over 13 percent in units in the month, according to figures published Thursday by the...

Owner:  Jay Penske
Swiss doctors develop implant for spinal cord injury patients

Swiss doctors develop implant for spinal cord injury patients

One patient who received the implant says "her life has changed completely". Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial...

Owner:  Swiss Government
Swiss Exports to US Collapsed in First Month of 39% Tariff

Swiss Exports to US Collapsed in First Month of 39% Tariff

Compared to July, Switzerland exported 8.6% fewer watches. (Bloomberg) -- The highest US tariff among developed nations dealt a severe blow to Swiss exports, according to the first reading since the 39% levy took effect. Foreign sales to America,...

Owner:  Apollo Global Management
After Zurich, St. Gallen votes to relegate French to secondary school
UBS could exit Switzerland over capital reforms, warns Cevian; Mediobanca’s Nagel to step down as MPS takes control
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