Power generator continues to invest in flexible energy production
Alpiq achieved an adjusted operating result of CHF 572 million in 2025. In the previous year, the figure was CHF 962 million. The unplanned outage at the Gösgen nuclear power…
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Building materials industry records profitable growth
The building materials group Holcim achieved solid growth in the 2025 financial year. Organic sales rose by 2.9 per cent to a total of CHF 15.72 billion. Holcim attributes the…
Property portfolio grows despite stable income
PSP Swiss Property has announced its financial figures for the 2025 financial year. Net profit rose by 8.9 per cent to CHF 408.5 million, and the dividend will be increased…
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Transformation programme proves effective at access technology specialist
Dormakaba, a company operating in the locking technology sector, will see declines in total revenue and profit in the first half of the 2025/26 financial year. However, organic growth will…
Orientation in a tight property market
The Swiss property market remains characterised by scarcity, rising prices and bubble concerns. At the same time, the need for reliable advice is growing. In its latest ranking, the business…
Timber construction as an investment
Timber construction not only scores points ecologically, but increasingly also from an investor's perspective. It offers cost certainty, shorter construction times and reduces regulatory and market-related risks, despite higher construction…
PropTech Switzerland 2025
Small, highly specialised and fast-growing. The Swiss PropTech scene is one of the most innovative technology fields in the property industry in Europe. With strong roots at ETH and EPFL,…
Rental prices rise only modestly in January
The Homegate rental index for advertised rents measures a 0.2 per cent increase in rents across Switzerland for January. Half of the cantons reported a negative rental trend for January.…
Defect rights and builders’ liens – important changes
On 1st January 2026, a partial revision of warranty law in the Swiss Code of Obligations (CO) will come into force, strengthening the rights of builders and property buyers. At…
Canton of Zurich continues to grow
At the end of 2025, 1.63 million people lived in the canton of Zurich, around 13,000 more than a year earlier. Growth remains clearly positive, but is slowing down and…
Swiss companies start the year on a more optimistic note
The business situation in the Swiss private sector improved noticeably at the start of 2026. Companies are more confident about the coming months than they were at the beginning of…
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Densification of housing stock is unpopular with the population
According to a survey by Comparis, almost two-thirds of people in Switzerland feel the housing shortage. Experts believe that taller buildings in cities could provide a solution. However, women in…
Antitrust law with scope for cooperation
During its 2025 winter session, Parliament passed the revision of the Cartel Act. The aim is to protect competition, but economically sensible cooperation should no longer be subject to general…
Where real estate loses its appeal
Over the next 20 years, the Swiss real estate market is likely to split along clear demographic fault lines. With ten cantons under particular pressure and eleven cantons as clear…
Air transport between growth and climate costs
Civil aviation in Switzerland generated direct added value of CHF 9.8 billion in 2024. Total added value amounts to CHF 24.8 billion. Zurich is the most accessible region in Europe.…
Senior citizens sell their homes late and downsize only slightly after moving out
The Zurich Cantonal Bank's real estate barometer has analysed voluntary moves out of owner-occupied homes. It is striking that moves usually involve couples, do not involve a change of location,…
Regional strength compensates for weakness in the Asian market
Sika AG, a company active in the specialty chemicals sector, achieved preliminary sales of CHF 11.2 billion in the 2025 financial year. In local currencies, this corresponds to growth of…
Prices for detached houses and condominiums continue to rise
The Raiffeisen Transaction Price Index reports continued strong price momentum for single-family homes and condominiums. Prices for single-family homes rose by 0.2 per cent compared to the previous quarter, while…