Global trade

China and US agree to lower tariffs after talks in Geneva

China and USA optimistic after customs talks in Geneva

This content was published on May 12, 2025 According to the Chinese delegation, China and the US reached a “series of important agreements” during their trade talks in Geneva.

A passer-by walks in front of a graffito of Berlin-based artist Eme Freethinker that shows US President Donald J. Trump next to the writing 'Made in China' at the Mauerpark in Berlin, Germany, 28 April 2025. The United States of America and China are in a fight about tariff policies.

Foreign Affairs

China–US tariff talks place Swiss diplomacy on centre stage

This content was published on May 9, 2025 Trade talks this weekend in Geneva between China and the US are seen as a diplomatic win for Switzerland that's been increasingly sidelined in international affairs.

Global trade

Chinese biotechs eye Swiss collaboration as relations with US sour

This content was published on May 8, 2025 With growing uncertainty in the US, Chinese companies are swooping in to present themselves as stable, open partners to the Swiss biotech sector.

Outdoor apparel companies have long relied on PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, to make products water-resistant.

International Geneva

PFAS regulation: ‘forever chemical’ banned under global treaty

This content was published on May 8, 2025 International negotiations in Geneva have led to a major breakthrough: the addition of a new "forever chemical" to the Stockholm Convention's blacklist

Sustainable gold: Valcambi leaves the Swiss Better Gold Association

Global trade

Valcambi withdraws from Swiss Better Gold Association

This content was published on May 7, 2025 The Swiss refinery said it's no longer appropriate to collaborate with the organisation, which aims to improve working and living conditions in mining communities.

Pharma supply chains

US tariffs pressure Swiss pharma powerhouse

This content was published on Apr 25, 2025 Looming US pharma tariffs could challenge the status quo in pharmaceutical hubs like Switzerland as investment shifts to the US.

An anti-war protest in Zurich two weeks after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 6 March 2022.

Swiss diplomacy

What’s behind Switzerland’s caution over unfreezing Russian assets to aid Ukraine?

This content was published on Apr 10, 2025 It's unlikely Switzerland will unlock the Russian assets it holds to fund the war in Ukraine anytime soon.

Agribusiness

The vanilla connection – from Madagascar fields to Swiss flavors

This content was published on Apr 8, 2025 Why is vanilla so expensive? Our documentary follows the volatile journey of vanilla from the lush fields of Madagascar to Switzerland.

Global trade

UAE vs. Switzerland: rivalry or synergy in commodity trade?

This content was published on Mar 24, 2025 Dubai is rising as a commodities trading hub. What does it mean for Switzerland?

International Geneva

Can the WTO live up to its mission?

This content was published on Mar 12, 2025 Trade tensions are on the rise since US President Donald Trump took office and started rolling out tariffs. What can Geneva's WTO do about it?

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