The Federal Finance Administration (FFA) plans to issue bonds with a face value of CHF 4 billion in 2025. Taking account of bonds maturing in 2025, the volume of Confederation bonds outstanding will ...

Neuchâtel, 26.11.2024 - In 2023, the transport performance of goods transport dropped considerably compared with the previous year by both road (–6.1%) and rail (–5.7%). At 15.5 billion ...

Bern, 25.11.2024 - Alexandre Fasel, the state secretary of the FDFA, met today in Bern with South Africa's deputy minister of foreign affairs responsible for cooperation and international relations, ...

Indicators that point to human trafficking, such as unusually large sums of cash being distributed among several accounts, rent payments for several properties or the use of prepaid cards. Practical ...

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Federal Councillor Baume-Schneider presented the interim report on Switzerland's National Action Plan for the implementation of ...

Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin's trip is aimed at fostering and deepening bilateral economic and scientific relations with the Netherlands. The Netherlands and Switzerland are among the most ...

Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 25.11.2024 - A new European research project, TIMBERHAUS, aiming at promoting timber construction in Europe, was launched in Copenhagen in early November. The goal is ...

Neuchâtel, 25.11.2024 - In 2023, the number of recipients of new pensions paid by the occupational pension plan (2nd pillar) fell compared with previous years. The number of new recipients of a ...

Swissmint produces exclusive limited-edition collector coins under the name "Swiss special coins". The 20-franc silver coin celebrates the tradition of St. Nicholas, who is celebrated every year on 6 ...

Bern, 25.11.2024 - In view of its further steps in digitalisation, Swissmedic issued a public tender for its IT service needs. In the context of this tender process, the therapeutic products agency ...

In the 3rd quarter 2024, total employment (excluding agriculture) in Switzerland rose by 1.2% compared with the same quarter of the previous year (seasonally adjusted, +0.2% over previous quarter).

Bern, 15.11.2024 - On 15 November 2024, Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and his counterparts from Costa Rica, Iceland and New Zealand signed the Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability ...