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 weapons exports have seen a 38 percent increase in 2020, according to official government figures. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201020/swiss-weapons-exports-up-38-percent-despite-pandemic Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:32:32 +0200 swiss-weapons-exports-up-38-percent-despite-pandemic 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 Swiss exports matched and surpassed their recent growth, with pharmaceuticals leading the charge. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180719/swiss-exports-hit-new-quarterly-record Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:39:36 +0200 swiss-exports-hit-new-quarterly-record Global exports of Swiss watches plummeted in March, amid a dramatic contraction of sales in main markets Hong Kong and the United States. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160421/swiss-watch-exports-take-sharp-plunge Thu, 21 Apr 2016 20:52:32 +0200 swiss-watch-exports-take-sharp-plunge Fewer Swiss people than ever are eating their country's most famous product - and the chocolate makers' union fears things will only get worse. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160302/the-swiss-are-falling-out-of-love-with-chocolate Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:52:46 +0100 the-swiss-are-falling-out-of-love-with-chocolate Switzerland posted a record trade surplus in 2015 of 36.6 billion Swiss francs ($36.1 billion, 33 billion euros), despite declines in exports, as imports were made cheaper by the strong franc, the government said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160126/strong-franc-propels-swiss-trade-surplus-to-record Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:11:17 +0100 strong-franc-propels-swiss-trade-surplus-to-record Swiss imports and exports rose in November from the same month a year earlier, although the watch industry was among those continuing to see declines, according to figures released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151222/pharma-exports-rise-offsets-watch-sales-slump Tue, 22 Dec 2015 13:11:15 +0100 pharma-exports-rise-offsets-watch-sales-slump Swiss exports stagnated last month but a drop in imports left Switzerland with a record balance of payments surplus of 4.2 billion francs, the federal customs administration (FCA) reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151119/swiss-set-record-trade-surplus-as-imports-slump Thu, 19 Nov 2015 11:07:28 +0100 swiss-set-record-trade-surplus-as-imports-slump Swiss exports tumbled in August for a second consecutive month, slipping 4.5 percent to 14.2 billion francs from the same month a year earlier, government figures released on Tuesday showed. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150922/swiss-exports-continue-downward-spiral Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:35:39 +0200 swiss-exports-continue-downward-spiral One person was killed and seven others injured in a blast on Sunday at a Swiss-owned weapons factory in Montenegro, police said. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150706/blast-kills-one-at-swiss-owned-montenegro-plant Mon, 06 Jul 2015 02:15:12 +0200 blast-kills-one-at-swiss-owned-montenegro-plant The strength of the franc against the euro continues to impact Swiss trade, driving exports down 11 percent in May from the same month a year earlier, figures released by the government on Thursday show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150618/weak-euro-takes-toll-on-swiss-exports Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:36:10 +0200 weak-euro-takes-toll-on-swiss-exports Swiss exports and imports dropped significantly in April because of lower prices linked to the strong franc, the Federal Customs Administration (FCA) said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150528/strong-franc-hurts-swiss-exports-and-imports Thu, 28 May 2015 11:49:20 +0200 strong-franc-hurts-swiss-exports-and-imports Swiss exports dipped in the first quarter as the the impact of the stronger franc began to bite but the currency effect also weakened imports leaving Switzerland with a positive trade balance of 8.2 billion francs, figures released on Thursday show. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150423/swiss-exports-dip-as-higher-franc-bites Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:27:08 +0200 swiss-exports-dip-as-higher-franc-bites Russia has acquired high-tech camouflage netting from Switzerland for a record €85 million, having placed the order before Bern imposed sanctions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, reports said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150309/swiss-make-record-military-sale-to-russia Mon, 09 Mar 2015 10:13:57 +0100 swiss-make-record-military-sale-to-russia The export of Swiss military weapons, munitions and equipment jumped 22 percent last year, according to government figures released on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150226/swiss-military-weapons-exports-soar-in-2014 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:31:34 +0100 swiss-military-weapons-exports-soar-in-2014 Switzerland’s exports hit a record in 2014, expanding by 3.5 percent from the previous year to reach 208 billion francs ($225 billion), according to government figures released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150203/swiss-exports-hit-new-record-in-2015 Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:21:00 +0100 swiss-exports-hit-new-record-in-2015 Swiss watch exports barely budged in March compared to the same month a year earlier but remained at “very high” levels, according to figures released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130423/stable-watch-exports-remain-at-very-high-levels Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:43:00 +0200 stable-watch-exports-remain-at-very-high-levels Switzerland's watch exports dipped 2.5 percent to 1.6 billion francs ($1.69 billion) in February from the same month a year earlier, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130321/swiss-watch-exports-dip-in-february Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:55:00 +0100 swiss-watch-exports-dip-in-february Swiss watchmakers posted record exports last year of 21.4 billion francs ($23.5 billion), which was nearly 11 percent more than a year earlier, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130205/swiss-watch-industry-exports-hit-new-record Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:33:00 +0100 swiss-watch-industry-exports-hit-new-record Despite a soaring franc and a troubled global economy, Switzerland registered a record trade surplus of 24.4 billion francs last year, the federal customs administration (EZV) says. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130205/switzerland-posts-record-trade-surplus-for-2012 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:15:00 +0100 switzerland-posts-record-trade-surplus-for-2012