In Switzerland, mortgages are divided into two parts. The first part (up to 65% of the property value) does not necessarily ...

Welcome to our selection of some of the biggest – and most colourful – stories in Switzerland over the past seven days.

Two surveys show that most Swiss favour at least a partial removal of bank customers’ right to confidentiality. The studies, ...

A jittery week ended with losses in stocks as investors weighed geopolitical and trade developments, chipmakers sank while a ...

The Swiss government is seeking closer collaboration with other European nations in defense procurement, following warnings ...

At the town of Gbapleu, a rope tied between two metal barrels separates Ivory Coast from Guinea. A thin trickle of traffic ...

Swiss energy provider BKW Group abandons planned photovoltaic energy plant, partly due to opposition from environmentalists.

A small Swiss mountain village has become the focus of scientific attention thanks to Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom.

The first decommissioning of a nuclear power plant in Switzerland, at Mühleberg, is halfway complete. Work on the 11-year ...

Action must be taken to prevent child abuse in churches, schools and associations but creating a national law is out of the ...

Asian equities rose and the dollar declined, after the White House said President Donald Trump would decide within two weeks ...