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Switzerland is set to sign a free trade agreement with Mercosur, boosting access to a 270-million-strong market and reducing tariffs on 95% of exports.

Business environment

Switzerland enters free trade deal with Mercosur to boost exports

7 July 2025

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (June 2025)

25 June 2025

With continued leadership in government efficiency and infrastructure, Switzerland has been named the world’s most competitive economy in the 2025 edition of the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking.

Switzerland tops IMD’s 2025 World Competitiveness Ranking

17 June 2025

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (May 2025)

28 May 2025

In collaboration with MITdesignX, Institut Le Rosey is launching a new start-up acceleration program in Rolle, aiming to support early-stage ventures with global impact.

MITdesignX brings global accelerator to Le Rosey in Rolle

19 May 2025

Four innovative Geneva-based start-ups have received funding from the FONGIT Innovation Fund (FIF), highlighting the canton’s continued support for impactful technologies in life sciences and sustainable mobility.

Business environment

Geneva-based start-ups awarded FIF funding to accelerate innovation in health and mobility

5 May 2025

Top Stories Western Switzerland

Top Stories from Western Switzerland (April 2025)

23 April 2025

Lausanne and Geneva rank among the world’s smartest cities in IMD’s 2025 Smart City Index, highlighting Switzerland’s leadership in urban innovation.

Lausanne and Geneva in the top 10 of IMD’s 2025 Smart City Index

23 April 2025

Switzerland will deepen its integration into European research networks by joining four major international infrastructures spanning environmental science, linguistics, astrophysics, and social sciences.

Switzerland expands international research cooperation with four new ERIC memberships

9 April 2025

Switzerland is on track to rejoin key EU research and education programs, following the initialing of a new agreement that restores access to flagship initiatives like Horizon Europe and Erasmus+.

Switzerland regains access to major EU programs under new agreement

9 April 2025

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