The Swiss railway manufacturer Stadler, has won a contract to make 530 sleeping train carriages for Kazakh Railways.
The order is worth over 2 billion francs.
The first carriages should be delivered in 2030 – there’s also the option to order more.
Not all the manufacturing will be in this country, Stadler is due to take over a factory in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
It has already shut down a plant in Belarus following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Thousands of Swiss nationals stuck in middle east
Bern says it’s not able to repatriate thousands of Swiss citizens who are either resident in the middle east - or stranded as their flights have been cancelled.
Anti-war demonstrators in Geneva
Around a hundred people gathered in Geneva yesterday evening to protest the war in Iran.
Parmelin signs EU deal
Swiss President Guy Parmelin met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels yesterday to advance a new package of bilateral agreements between Switzerland and the EU.
Parliament moves closer to end murder loophole
Switzerland is moving closer to abolishing the 30 year statute of limitations for murder.
Water worker buried alive
A worker has died after being buried alive in canton Fribourg.
Petition for quiet cars on trains
A woman from Biel in canton Bern has launched an online petition calling for quiet carriages in second class on Swiss trains.
