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Franc and prices

Euro-franc exchange, inflation and purchasing power: what a Swiss salary is really worth.

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• Open Call 2026: training and funding for social startups

  Startups with social and environmental impact can apply to Social Business Earth’s Open Call 2026 until January 15, 2027.

• Inflation at 1% in September 2026, national premiums 4.4%

  In 2025, inflation in Switzerland was 0,2%, while in September 2026 it reached 1% year on year.

• 358 confirmed redundancies: first hypothesis 450 jobs

  On Friday morning Sunrise announced in a statement that it will cut 358 jobs.

• Federal Council: Parmelin among eight names in the running

  On Friday morning, October 23, 2026, the race to succeed Guy Parmelin on the Federal Council had reached eight names.

• EUR/CHF exchange rate around 0,92 on October 23, 2026

  On October 23, 2026, the EUR/CHF pair stood at approximately 0.92; in more immediate terms, this equates to around 1.09 euros for one Swiss franc.

• BNS: policy rate unchanged and moderate inflation

  On September 24, the Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate at 0 percent.

• Buying used goods in Switzerland: warranty and rules

  In principle, a one-year warranty, unless explicitly excluded, applies to the purchase of a used item at a flea market in Switzerland.

• Tamedia, over 100 take to the streets in Zurich against 34 full-time job cuts

  On Tuesday at noon, more than 100 Tamedia employees gathered outside the publishing house's headquarters on Werdstrasse in Zurich.

• Finma approves the first Swiss Bitcoin ETF

  In Zurich, Finma authorized a fund open to the public that invests directly in Bitcoin, the first of its kind.

• Swiss watches: exports at 2,2 billion in September, +11,7%

  In September 2026, exports rise by 11,7% to 2,2 billion francs; 1,4 million pieces (+19,9%).

• E-commerce: Switzerland launches consultation on the ACE

  In Bern, on October 14, 2026, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the Plurilateral Agreement on Electronic Commerce (ACE).

• Federal Council has transmitted the Switzerland-EU package

  On March 13, 2026, the Federal Council submitted the Switzerland-EU package to Parliament.

• Social assistance for Ukrainian refugees: mixed opinions

  BERN - The draft submitted for consultation on the amendment of Asylum Ordinance 2 provides for the cantons to determine the amount of social assistance intended for Ukrainian refugees benefiting from S status.

• UN modifies sanctions list: SESAM updated

  On October 16, 2026, the UN made a change to a sanctions list.

• Switzerland, instructions for use: politics, institutions and the environment

  This week's news do not amount to a single national decision: they bring together politics, institutions, security, relations with the EU, energy, and the environment.

• AI lends its voice to scammers: how to defend yourself against suspicious calls

  An Italian bank is alleged to have lost 95 million euros.

• Stadler Rail tests the first narrow-gauge hydrogen train

  Almost four kilometers between Hemishofen and Ramsen, in the canton of Schaffhausen, host the new test phase of Stadler Rail.

• Wolves, easier culls: environmentalists opposed, farmers in favor

  The Federal Council proposes culling throughout the year.

• Wolf: easier culls, consultation closes today

  The Federal Council proposes making wolf culls easier.

• Three million digital letters in six months

  La Posta presented the first interim report on the digital letter, recording seven million digital mailings in six months, three million of which were letters.

• Secondhand markets: warranty, sidewalk and counterfeit goods across the border

  Gabriela Baumgartner's explanations (Radio SRF 1, October 5, 2026) start from a concrete misconception: an item with the word «free» written on the sidewalk is not automatically a lawful gift. The market also includes flea markets, second-hand shops and online platforms.

• Climate change: billions in costs for Switzerland by 2060

  Moreover, the researchers did not take the interdependencies between the various hazards into account in the models. If the effects reinforce one another, total costs for Switzerland could therefore be significantly higher than those calculated.

• Exchange of information with 113 countries on 4 million accounts

  On October 15, 2026, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration (AFC) announced the exchange of information relating to financial accounts with 113 States.

• Production and import prices rise in September

  In September, producer and import prices in Switzerland rose by 0.3% compared to August.