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Battle is on to preserve legacy of dying Swiss shoe brand Bally

Several pairs of red women's shoes lined up on a display shelf

This content was published on Aug 21, 2026 Can 40,000 historic Bally shoes be saved with the company on the verge of going bust?

CSL Behring is cutting fewer than ten per cent of its jobs

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Pharma firm CSL Behring cuts around 10% of workforce in Bern

This content was published on Aug 20, 2026 The Australian pharmaceutical group CSL Behring has cut just under 10% of the workforce in Bern.

The insurance sector is doing well in Switzerland

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Swiss insurers’ profits jumped in 2025

This content was published on Aug 20, 2026 Swiss insurers’ 2025 profit jumped 136% to CHF24.4 billion, driven by investment gains.

Travailsuisse is calling for a 2 per cent pay rise for 2027

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Swiss unions seek 2% pay rise, employers back 1%

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Trade union umbrella group Travail.Suisse on Monday called for a general wage increase of 2% next year. The Swiss Employers' Union (UPS), however, said an average pay rise of around 1% would be more in line with the economic outlook.

Press: Nestlé faces the prospect of losing its Russian business

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Report: Nestlé could lose control of five Russian subsidiaries

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Nestlé risks losing control of part of its Russian business after a local logistics company reportedly asked President Vladimir Putin to place five of the Swiss group's subsidiaries under temporary state administration.

Sandoz is expanding its generic medicines business

Pharma supply chains

Sandoz expands biosimilars business with Chinese biotech deal

This content was published on Aug 17, 2026 Sandoz has signed a multi-million-dollar agreement with Chinese biotech company Shanghai Henlius Biotech, stepping up its expansion in biosimilars, the generic versions of complex biological medicines.

A new school term that is likely to be disrupted by the strike

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Geneva strike to disrupt start of school year

This content was published on Aug 14, 2026 Start of new school term in Geneva likely to be disrupted by public sector strike.

ILO: AI makes it harder for young people to enter the labour market

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AI inhibits job prospects of young people, says Geneva-based ILO

This content was published on Aug 12, 2026 AI makes it harder for young people to land first job, according to the International Labour Organisation.

Pensions: pension payments are falling, covering an ever-smaller proportion of the final salary

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Just one-quarter of Swiss believe old-age pension will be secure in 20 years

This content was published on Aug 6, 2026 The Swiss pension system is showing signs of increasing fragility, according to a study published on Thursday by the consultancy firm VermögensZentrum (VZ).

Shopper walking with a bag on high street

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Retailers urge policy relief for bricks-and-mortar shops as online sales boom

This content was published on Aug 6, 2026 While online retail in Switzerland continued to grow, parts of the non-food bricks-and-mortar sector saw a decline in turnover in the first half of 2026.

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