Real wages rise in 2024

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Real wages rise in 2024

(14.05.2025) Overall, Swiss workers were better paid in 2024 than in 2023. The Swiss nominal wage index rose by 1.8% year-on-year. Real wages, adjusted for inflation, increased by 0.7%, according to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

Employment rebounds slightly

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Employment rebounds slightly

(07.05.2025) The labor market is showing resilience at the start of the year. In the first quarter of 2025, the number of job vacancies rose by 2% compared to the previous quarter, according to the Swiss Job Market Index compiled by Adecco and the University of Zurich.

Switzerland signs free trade agreement with Malaysia

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Switzerland signs free trade agreement with Malaysia

(30.04.2025) The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – of which Switzerland is a member – signed a free trade agreement with Malaysia on April 11. In 2024, the trade in goods between Switzerland and Malaysia amounted to over 1.4 billion francs, according to economiesuisse.

The economic situation remained mixed at the start of 2025

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The economic situation remained mixed at the start of 2025

(16.04.2024) Uncertainty continued to weigh on Swiss industrial activity in March. Raiffeisen Bank’s SME Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell by two points to 47.9, after coming close to the expansion threshold in February (49.9).

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