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Davos turns into ‘Little America’

This content was published on Jan 19, 2026 As the weeklong annual meeting of the WEF starts in Davos, an explainer on what everyone will be talking about.

Despite its steadily declining use in everyday transactions, cash remains popular among the Swiss population.

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Swiss to vote on preserving cash as a payment system

This content was published on Jan 19, 2026 On March 8, the Swiss will decide whether the availability of cash should be enshrined in the constitution. An explainer.

Parmelin: 'Crans-Montana, consequences for a long time to come'

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Swiss president: Switzerland is ‘almost permanently in crisis mode’

This content was published on Jan 18, 2026 Switzerland is "almost permanently in crisis mode", according to President Guy Parmelin.

The WEF has not yet begun, but the announcement that Donald Trump will be attending is already putting the spotlight on the next edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Swiss Abroad

The week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 17, 2026 The world’s attention is turning to Davos and the World Economic Forum annual meeting, and the visit of US President Donald Trump.

Picture of the Week

This content was published on Jan 17, 2026 The sight of this Siberian tiger on the catwalk at Zurich Zoo did not go unnoticed by visitors.

Six Swiss cantons call for rail network expansion

This content was published on Jan 17, 2026 Six Swiss cantons - Basel City, Basel Country, Geneva, Ticino, Valais and Vaud - have submitted a joint request to the Federal Council demanding urgent investments in rail services and infrastructure to deal with an overloaded network.

Swiss oddities

Switzerland, home of the original Jurassic park

This content was published on Jan 17, 2026 The name of the period in the Mesozoic Era originates in the mountain range dividing Switzerland and France.

Swiss Abroad

Swiss at heart, not on paper: the challenges of naturalisation from abroad

This content was published on Jan 17, 2026 Kendall Gewalt had always assumed she was Swiss. Only as an adult did she discover she wasn’t.

Guy Parmelin has completed his first foreign trip as Swiss president, travelling to Austria which is traditionally the first official visit by all Swiss government ministers who hold the rotating presidency role. Parmelin was received at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace on Thursday, January 15 by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.

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Picture of the day

This content was published on Jan 16, 2026 Guy Parmelin has completed his first foreign trip as Swiss president, travelling to Austria which is traditionally the first official visit by all Swiss government ministers who hold the rotating presidency role. Parmelin was received at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace on Thursday, January 15 by Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.

Switzerland Today

This content was published on Jan 16, 2026 The Crans-Montana fire continues to reverberate beyond Switzerland’s borders, shaping how the country is perceived abroad. The diplomatic aftershocks include scaled-back events around the Winter Olympics in Italy.

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