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Akriti Seth
Akriti Seth is a Zürich-based editor with more than a decade of experience, anchored by foundational training at Bloomberg. As a journalist, she covers global affairs, financial markets and technology. Her career has taken her from television studios to digital newsrooms. She has reported as an on-air correspondent for Channel NewsAsia and covered markets, corporate finance and business strategy for Informa UK. Her work has appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine, Hindustan Times, Yahoo Finance, TradingView, the Crypto Council for Innovation, DailyCoin, Tech Panda and more. She founded Helvetica Times to bring independent, English-language journalism to Switzerland — serving the expats, international professionals and global readers who want Swiss news reported with clarity and rigor.
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- 175
- On staff since
- 2026
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- Zürich
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Business
Partners Group Shares Plunge As Profit Falls And CEO Steps Aside
Partners Group now expects performance income to represent around 20%–25% of total revenue in 2026.
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Business
AI Could Cut Swiss Office Demand By 7.9%, Raiffeisen Says
The impact will depend on whether AI replaces employees or supports them.
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Breaking News
Temperatures Set To Meet Switzerland’s Heatwave Threshold This Week
Switzerland is set for another sunny, dry and unusually warm stretch.
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Business
Lindt & Sprüngli Protects Jobs By Cancelling Ski Weekend, Christmas Party
Crucially, Lindt explicitly stated that no operational layoffs are currently planned.
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Breaking News
Data Leak Exposes 1320 UBS Employees Facing Layoffs
For the UBS staff whose data was exposed, the incident compounds an already difficult situation.
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Business
Vontobel Leaves Zurich After A Century, Consolidating 1500 Jobs In Baar
Vontobel's relocation should force Zurich authorities to reconsider their tax and building regulations.
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Crime
What Is SwissNovaChat Debt Collection Scam? Cybersecurity Agency Issues Warning
BACS, the Federal Office for Cybersecurity, first flagged the two SwissNovaChat Debt Collection Scam websites publicly on 6 April 2026.
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Climate
Did MeteoSwiss Fail Again? No, SRF Meteo Did
The damage was severe: about 40 people injured and dozens of flight cancellations at Zurich Airport.
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Crime
Switzerland’s Worst Gun Attack Since 2001: One Dead In Aarau Rave Shooting
Swiss authorities are likely to face pressure to review security protocols for large public events, particularly those attracting thousands of attendees in…
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Local
More Refugees In Canton Zurich Gain Access To Job Market, New Report Shows
Among people from the asylum and refugee sector, the number receiving employment support rose by roughly a third, to 1,624 people.
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Business
Switzerland Job Cuts: Swiss Life Braces For Major Layoffs As McKinsey-Driven Overhaul Nears
The company is using natural attrition to keep job losses "as low as possible," filling internal-service vacancies "very selectively" since the start…
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Business
UBS Switches To Indian IT giant HCLTech, Putting Swiss Jobs At Risk
The bank recently announced plans to create around 3,000 new IT jobs in Hyderabad, India, as it expands its technology footprint there.
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Business
Repair Costs For Parking Damage In Switzerland Jump By 45%
Replacement parts are also more expensive.
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Business
Zurich Insurance Denies Comment On Report Of 500 Jobs At Risk
The potential job reductions could take place at Zurich’s headquarters on Mythenquai in Zurich.
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Breaking News
Switzerland Job Cuts: Raiffeisen To Cut Up To 180 Positions Despite Strong Growth
Despite Raiffeisen attracting CHF 3.3 billion in net new money into investment, the bank is making 180 positions redundant.
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Breaking News
Swiss Flight From Chicago To Zurich Forced To Divert Due To Chemical Odour Onboard, Passengers Examined
Swiss said it could not yet determine with certainty what caused the pungent odor in the economy cabin.
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Crime
Fraud Calls In Switzerland Drop 75% After Caller ID Rules Extend To Mobile Numbers
Jobseekers were singled out as a specific target, lured with fake "dream jobs" or fraudulent investment opportunities.
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Breaking News
IWC Confirms 18 Job Cuts In Schaffhausen, Union Says Wider Layoffs Feared
Allegedly CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr, who drives two expensive company vehicles, said that executive team members declined to accept pay reductions, and that…
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Breaking News
Zurich Confirms Foreign-Sounding Names Cost You The Interview: Then Rejects The Fix
Asian and African job seekers face up to 19% worse odds in Switzerland. Zurich just voted to do nothing about it.
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Business
UBS Ramps Up Bitcoin ETF Bet With 24-Fold Surge In Call Options
Notably, Bitcoin saw quite a rally in the last five days, from $65k all the way to $79k.
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Crime
Will The Basel Police Officer Accused Of Sexism, Racism And Nazi Salute Be Fired?
City Police takes the fight to Basel Police Ofiicer accused to Federal Court.
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Breaking News
Zurich To Test 35-Hour Working Week For City Employees
Meanwhile, the Green Party City Councillor warns of a "hyper-elaborate experiment that stresses everyone out."
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Politics
Switzerland’s Individual Taxation Reform: A Timeline Now Set For 2032
The Federal Council announced on 19 August 2026 that individual taxation will take effect on the latest date permitted by law: 1…
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Climate
Thawing Permafrost Puts Swiss Village Kandersteg On Alert Over Rock Collapse Risk
Kandersteg, home to around 1,300 people in the canton of Bern, sits in a classic Alpine setting of jagged peaks, glaciers and…
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Climate
Lake Zurich Boat Services Cancelled: Water Level Drops To Lowest In 74 Years
The Lake Zurich Navigation Company (ZSG) suspended its Limmatboat sightseeing tours in mid-August, and further services are now being cancelled.
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Local
What Switzerland Hopes To Achieve At The Geneva AI Summit 2027
Switzerland aims to develop partnerships, initiatives and joint approaches that will have a lasting impact beyond the Geneva AI Summit 2027.
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Local
Zurich Housing Vacancy Rate Remains Below 1% Across Canton
More than 75% of vacant homes in the canton are rental properties.
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Politics
Swiss Voters To Decide On Neutrality In September 2026
"Switzerland should not join any military or defence alliance, nor should it cooperate with any such alliance," the proposal says.
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Breaking News
Migros Issues Another Product Recall As Chicken Date Error Raises Safety Concerns
The chicken recall follows other Migros product withdrawals earlier this year.
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Crime
Police Seek Witnesses After Man Found Seriously Injured In Zurich
Authorities have not released further details about the man’s condition or the nature of his injuries.
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Breaking News
Switzerland Drought Strains Waterways And Farms As Government Rejects State Of Emergency
Switzerland could be heading for its second-worst glacier melt on record.
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Breaking News
Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse To Appear Over Switzerland On August 28
In Zürich, the penumbral phase will begin at 3:23 AM CEST. The visibly darker partial phase will start at 4:33 AM.
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Breaking News
Switzerland Confirms Plan To Raise VAT By 0.5% To Fund Defence Spending
The funds are primarily intended to cover the extra costs associated with Patriot missile systems and the acquisition of US-made F-35 fighter…
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Politics
Switzerland Explores Defence Cooperation With Japan Amid Fighter Jet Speculation
Is Bern looking to widen its network of armament partners beyond Europe?
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Breaking News
Zurich Unemployment Rate Rose To 2.9% In July 2026
Some improvement in business conditions is emerging for the third quarter, particularly in the wholesale sector.
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Local
Zurich’s 60th Limmatschwimmen: Ticket Sales Open For Record Anniversary Swim
Marking the 60th edition, organizers are introducing a new category called ewz-Limmatstrom for Limmatschwimmen, an exclusive group that will be the first…
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Science
Solar Eclipse Glasses Sell Out Across Switzerland: Here’s A Quick Solution
There are safe projection methods for people who cannot obtain certified solar eclipse glasses.
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Business
What Is The Pierin Vincenz Case? Defence Seeks Dismissal As Zurich Appeal Trial Begins
At the opening of the appeal, Vincenz’s lawyer asked the Zurich High Court to dismiss the case. Defence lawyers have also argued…
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Science
Solar Eclipse 2026: Where To Watch The Moon Cover 90% Of The Sun In Switzerland
The eclipse will still be in progress when the Sun sets in Switzerland, so hills, buildings, trees or mountain ridges blocking the…
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Lifestyle
Zurich Street Parade 2026: 900,000 Celebrate As Police Make 46 Arrests
Zurich Street Parade 2026 recorded 906 medical treatments before the last medical post closed shortly after midnight.
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Local
Swiss Post To Raise Letter Prices From 2027 While Parcel Rates Stay Frozen
Swiss Post will also introduce a new category for bulky letters, aimed at making it easier for customers to send small goods.
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Local
Swiss Heatwave Sends Zurich Badi Attendance Toward All-Time Record
Zurich public swimming areas near record after 2.26 million visits during the relentless Swiss Heatwave.
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Health
Basel Legionella Outbreak Reaches 28 Cases As Prosecutors Open Negligent-Homicide Probe
The death reported in Basel involved a 69-year-old man with several pre-existing conditions.
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Crime
Zurich Police Arrest Suspect After Luxury Watch Is Stolen From Fitness Centre Locker
Luxury-watch theft has been a recurring issue in Zurich in recent years. The city police began recording watch thefts separately in August…
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Politics
Zurich-Built Anti-Drone Air-Defence System Skyranger Is A Concrete Swiss Plan To Stop Drones
Zurich-Built Anti-Drone Air-Defence System Skyranger is built by Rheinmetall Air Defence in Zurich’s Oerlikon district.
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Climate
Why Zurich Still Has So Little “Real” Air Conditioning
Zurich permits cooling, but it pushes residents and building owners toward passive measures first.
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Business
UBS Hit With Record $125 Million US Fine Over Repeated AML Failures
Is the bigger risk that regulators now see UBS as a repeat offender that had years to fix the problem and did…
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Climate
Switzerland Battles Fresh August Heatwave As Zurich Braces For 35°C Again
This is Switzerland's fourth significant heatwave of the season.
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Breaking News
Everything You Need To Know About Zurich Street Parade 2026
Adam Beyer will kick off the Zurich Street Parade 2026, the Parade's 33rd edition.