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A British High Court has ordered Samsung to pay Swatch Group $11.6 million over counterfeit digital watch faces that imitated ten Swiss brands. The article should examine the trademark dispute, the court’s damages award and what the ruling means for brand protection in app marketplaces.
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External audits covered sustainability reports from 43 of Switzerland’s largest listed companies in 2025, a record high. The story should assess whether rising audit rates are improving accountability or primarily responding to investor and regulatory pressure.
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Syngenta
Basel-based Syngenta increased first-half EBITDA by 2% despite a 2% decline in turnover to $12.2 billion. The agribusiness group attributed the improvement to higher-value sales and stronger profitability, while lower-margin grain trading in China weighed on revenue.
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Kühne Foundation
The transfer of Klaus-Michael Kühne’s estimated $49 billion fortune to a Swiss foundation will reshape ownership of a major logistics and industrial empire. The foundation is set to control interests including Kühne+Nagel, raising questions about governance and the future direction of the businesses.
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sanctions
The United States has sanctioned Switzerland-based Wellbred Trading as part of an expanded crackdown on an oil-trading network linked to Iranian businessman Hossein Shamkhani. The measures add a Swiss entity to a multinational group of companies targeted by Washington.
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Kühne+Nagel
Klaus-Michael Kühne, the billionaire majority shareholder and long-standing board member of Kühne+Nagel, has died aged 89. He helped turn the family logistics company into a global group and held interests in several major transport and industrial businesses.
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Roche
Roche subsidiary Genentech has secured worldwide rights, outside South Korea, to develop and market Hanmi Pharmaceutical’s experimental obesity treatment HM17321. The agreement could be worth up to $2.3 billion, although the drug remains in early-stage clinical trials.
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Sonova
Swiss hearing-aid maker Sonova is launching a new Phonak EON range using an in-house AI chip and neural network to separate speech from background noise. The company says the devices are smaller, lighter and more energy-efficient than the previous generation, highlighting Switzerland’s role in specialised medical technology.
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Switzerland-China relations
Switzerland and China have concluded negotiations to expand their free-trade agreement, with 99.8% of current Swiss exports eventually set to enter China duty-free. The deal also aims to improve market access for Swiss investors and adds provisions on labour and environmental issues.
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healthcare
Basel-based Roche achieves breakthrough as its artificial intelligence-powered kidney disease assessment tool gains CE marking, targeting early diagnosis for 700 million patients globally.
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watches
Historic watch manufacturer Corum transitions back to Swiss ownership through a management buyout from Chinese owners, signaling a significant shift in the luxury watch industry.
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