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The study indexed New York's salaries at 100 for comparison purposes. Zürich achieved a salary index of 476, while Geneva came in at 457.
The UK-Swiss trade deal also aims to scrap mobile roaming fees for travellers between both the countries.
Petrol and diesel prices rose during the weekend, with diesel now selling at CHF 2.00 per litre.
Given geopolitical and economic uncertainties, increased price fluctuations are expected in H2 2026.
AI jobs in Switzerland rose from approximately 16,000 in 2024 to 25,000 in 2025.
With nearly 55% voting against the proposal to limit the country's population to 10 million, Swiss Voters reject population cap in blow to People's Party's anti-immigration agenda.
Aargau loses out on 1,000 existing jobs as Hitachi Energy chooses Otelfingen for new Swiss campus.
Within Switzerland's startup ecosystem, Zurich ranks tenth, a respectable result within Europe but well outside the global elite.
For Switzerland, US tariff threats are especially sensitive because the US is one of its most important export destinations, particularly for pharmaceuticals, machinery, precision instruments and high-value industrial goods.
Cross-border wealth booked in Hong Kong reached $2.95 trillion, world’s top cross-border wealth hub, at the end of 2025, just ahead of Switzerland’s $2.94 trillion.
A dip in Swiss SME Confidence indicates a deterioration in the business climate for the manufacturing sector.
Zürich suffered the heaviest net corporate emigration of any Swiss canton in 2025, losing a net 252 companies. Bern was the second-largest loser at 117.
Zürich has also lost its crown as the world's most expensive city to Hong Kong.
For renters, the practical consequence is that the current pause in rent growth may not last long. The dampening effect from the lower reference interest rate will soon wear off, while higher energy prices linked to the Iran war could push construction costs up again.
Zurich’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.9% in April 2026 as construction and trade hiring surged. Discover how Middle East tensions are affecting the Swiss job outlook.
However, Raiffeisen report also found that Swiss dependencies persist and the transformation to a more energy-independent Switzerland remains incomplete.
Switzerland's flag carrier nearly ninefold its first-quarter operating result year-on-year, but warns that sharply rising fuel costs will weigh on Q2 performance.
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