Economists are downgrading their predictions for growth for this year and 2026.
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs says a ‘general climate of uncertainty’ is limiting investment decisions. But it doesn’t believe there will be an escalation in the trade war.
It’s now predicting a growth rate of 1.4% this year – down point 1 percent and a similar fall for 2026 at 1.6%.
It also says it expects a significant slowdown in the United States, but a timid recovery in the EU.
Cable car crashes to the ground, killing a woman.
A cable car crashed to the ground in central Switzerland yesterday morning and a woman died.
Dengue virus found in Basel
The Dengue virus has been detected for the first time in Switzerland, in mosquitoes found in Basel.
More vacant shops in Geneva
Vacant shopfronts are on the rise in Geneva, with commercial vacancies now at their highest level since 1994.
Men on trial for blackmailing suspected pedophile
Two men, aged in their twenties, are on trial in Fribourg for attempting to lure a suspected child molester online.
Small exception for cross border student ban
Geneva’s State Council has slightly eased rules on cross-border students, allowing children already in primary school to stay until the end of elementary education.
Swiss 'sex map' shows Bern most experimental
A new study is shedding light on our intimate habits.
