All issues

Switzerland is losing a minister who couldn't give a speech in English. The rest of the West should stop laughing and start taking notes.

19 Oct 2026

Ramon Vega wants Infantino's chair. Switzerland worked out more than a century ago that the chair is the problem.

12 Oct 2026

Central banks are hiking into an oil shock. The Swiss National Bank raised its growth forecast and went to lunch.

5 Oct 2026

Switzerland was asked to hand Russia a veto over its own sanctions. It said no by 42 points, then went to lunch.

28 Sep 2026

The Swiss research behind Gravis deserves more attention than its unicorn label.

21 Sep 2026

Any other government would have thrown a parade. Bern issued a caveat.

14 Sep 2026

Washington tariffs, Brussels subsidises, Bern raises prices. One of these is a strategy.

7 Sep 2026

Predictability a regulator can revise in July, effective August, is a mood, not a policy.

31 Aug 2026

Paris pledged €109B. Delhi's stage produced $250B. Geneva has budgeted CHF6M and told its sponsors they get nothing for it.

24 Aug 2026

A Swiss bank has crowned Switzerland the richest country on earth again, using a number that describes precisely nobody.

17 Aug 2026

Swiss holiday home prices keep climbing while glaciers melt.

10 Aug 2026

The Swiss founding story: less fact, more creative paperwork.

3 Aug 2026