https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Switzerland's economy abruptly went into reverse in the third quarter, contracting by 0.2 percent, with exports tumbling and even the country's vaunted financial sector seeing growth halt. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181129/surprise-as-swiss-economy-stumbles-in-third-quarter Thu, 29 Nov 2018 11:33:38 +0100 surprise-as-swiss-economy-stumbles-in-third-quarter Switzerland’s economy ground to a halt in the third quarter of this year, according to figures released from Bern on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151201/swiss-economy-grinds-to-standstill-in-third-quarter Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:33:34 +0100 swiss-economy-grinds-to-standstill-in-third-quarter Domestic spending kept Switzerland’s economy expanding in the second quarter as government figures released on Friday showed a surprise upturn in growth. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150828/swiss-economy-shows-surprising-growth-in-q2 Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:03:36 +0200 swiss-economy-shows-surprising-growth-in-q2 The Swiss economy is expected to grow at a slightly slower pace than previously expected this year as it makes a “painful” adaptation to the strong franc, a group of experts for the federal government said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150616/experts-revise-swiss-economic-growth-downward Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:50:44 +0200 experts-revise-swiss-economic-growth-downward The Swiss economy contracted by 0.2 percent in the first quarter of this year, the national statistics agency said Friday, as the sharp appreciation of the franc hammered the country's key export sector. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150529/strong-franc-hammers-swiss-economy-in-q1 Fri, 29 May 2015 11:34:22 +0200 strong-franc-hammers-swiss-economy-in-q1 Sluggish economies and global conflicts are taking their toll on world commerce, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Tuesday as it slashed its trade growth outlook for 2015. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150414/wto-slashes-global-growth-forecast-for-2015 Tue, 14 Apr 2015 19:49:48 +0200 wto-slashes-global-growth-forecast-for-2015 The Swiss economy grew by two percent in 2014, up from 1.9 percent in the previous year, according to initial figures released by Bern on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150303/economic-growth-in-2014 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:09:24 +0100 economic-growth-in-2014 Investment sentiment in Germany, Switzerland's biggest trade partner, rose for the third month in a row in January, shrugging off the market turmoil sparked by the Greek political crisis and the Swiss franc shock, a survey found on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150120/german-investor-confidence-sentiment-bucks-concerns Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:47:00 +0100 german-investor-confidence-sentiment-bucks-concerns Economists say the Swiss economy will slow down significantly but fall short of a recession this year following Thursday’s decision by the central bank to scrap its franc-euro exchange rate peg. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150116/swiss-economy-to-avoid-recession-economists Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:42:00 +0100 swiss-economy-to-avoid-recession-economists The Swiss federal government's experts' group says Switzerland's economic prospects remain favourable in a "risky environment" although it cut its growth forecast for 2015. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141218/forecast-cuts-swiss-economic-growth-for-2015 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 14:21:00 +0100 forecast-cuts-swiss-economic-growth-for-2015 Ending months of deadlock, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization agreed on Thursday to implement the first global trade reform agreement in its 19-year-history. https://www.thelocal.ch/20141127/wto-agrees-to-implement-landmark-trade-deal Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:13:00 +0100 wto-agrees-to-implement-landmark-trade-deal The Swiss economy ground to a halt in the second quarter of this year with the country’s GDP (gross domestic product) unchanged from the first three months of 2014, government figures released on Tuesday show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140902/swiss-economy-slows-down-in-second-quarter Tue, 02 Sep 2014 12:46:00 +0200 swiss-economy-slows-down-in-second-quarter The Swiss economy continued to show strength in the first three months of this year, growing 0.5 percent from the previous quarter, government figures released on Wednesday show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140528/swiss-economy-maintains-strength-in-first-quarter Wed, 28 May 2014 11:54:00 +0200 swiss-economy-maintains-strength-in-first-quarter Russia on Thursday accused the United States at a World Trade Organization session in Geneva of breaching the rules of global commerce by slapping sanctions on its banking sector over the Ukraine crisis. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140508/russia-complains-of-us-banking-sanctions-at-wto Thu, 08 May 2014 22:56:00 +0200 russia-complains-of-us-banking-sanctions-at-wto Global commerce is set to grow by 4.7 percent this year, the Geneva-based World Trade Organization said on Monday, with recovery in rich economies expected to mitigate risks in developing nations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140414/global-economy-picking-up-speed-wto-report Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:04:00 +0200 global-economy-picking-up-speed-wto-report Economic growth in Switzerland is expected to accelerate this year and next driven by a robust domestic economy and an improved climate in Europe and the rest of the world, says a federal government report released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140318/swiss-economic-growth-to-accelerate-panel-of-experts Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:52:00 +0100 swiss-economic-growth-to-accelerate-panel-of-experts Switzerland’s economy is expected to show robust growth in 2014 with immigration responsible at least in part, say forecasters who only disagree on how great the expansion will be. https://www.thelocal.ch/20131210/outlook-for-swiss-economy-in-2014-brightens Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:47:00 +0100 outlook-for-swiss-economy-in-2014-brightens The Swiss economy grew 0.6 percent in the first three months of the year, official data showed on Thursday, beating expectations and confirming Switzerland's spot among the soundest economies in struggling Europe. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130530/swiss-economic-growth-outpaces-expectations Thu, 30 May 2013 15:42:00 +0200 swiss-economic-growth-outpaces-expectations The Swiss economy should grow by one percent this year, UBS economists say in a forecast issued on Thursday hedged by concerns about global uncertainty. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130131/swiss-economy-to-grow-one-percent-ubs-says Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:41:00 +0100 swiss-economy-to-grow-one-percent-ubs-says