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Federal Council supports the continuation of international monetary assistance
During its meeting on 2 October 2026, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on the continuation of international monetary assistance. Switzerland should continue to be able to provide internatio...
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FDF and SNB enter into new profit distribution agreement. Agreement covers financial years 2026 to 2030
The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) and the Swiss National Bank have signed an agreement on the SNB’s profit distributions for the years 2026 to 2030. The modalities remain unchanged. Provided ...
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FDFA State Secretary Alexandre Fasel holds political consultations with Germany in Bern
State Secretary Alexandre Fasel today received his counterpart from the German Federal Foreign Office, Géza Andreas von Geyr, for political talks. Their discussion centred on the close relations be...
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Issue of Confederation bonds on 14th October 2026
Optional auction date will be maintained.
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New special coin issue: Swissmint's 120-year-old building depicted in gold
On 17 September 2026, Swissmint will issue the new special coin “120 years of the Swissmint building”, which skilfully showcases the architectural highlights of this federal building in Bern.
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Administrative assistance in accordance with FATCA: notification of receipt of FATCA group requests pursuant to Article 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act
The Federal Tax Administration has published FATCA group requests pursuant to Article 12 paragraph 1 FATCA Act.
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Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter to attend meeting of EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council
On 19 September 2026, Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter will attend the informal meeting of the EU's Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Ireland. The purpose of the meeting is t...
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Issue result for Confederation bonds
The Swiss Confederation issued two bonds by auction on 09.09.2026: 0.875%, maturity 24.06.2041 (reopening) and 0.5%, maturity 30.05.2058 (reopening). The issuance volume (excluding own holdings) am...
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New Confederation bonds
The Swiss Confederation is offering two bonds on a public tender system on 09.09.2026: 0.875%, maturity 24.06.2041 (reopening) and 0.5%, maturity 30.05.2058 (reopening).
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Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Publication notice: FFA working paper “Low fertility rates: A fiscal policy perspective”
The fertility rate in Switzerland is at its lowest level on record. Persistently low fertility rates are slowing the growth of the domestic working-age population and speeding up the ageing of the ...
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Publication notice: The FFA publishes the financial statistics for 2025
The general government, comprising the Confederation, cantons, municipalities and social security schemes, is expected to generate a financing surplus of around CHF 4 billion in 2025. The general g...
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Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter attends meeting of the finance ministers of the German-speaking countries
Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter will attend this year's meeting of the finance ministers of German-speaking countries in Liechtenstein on 24 August 2026. The main focus will be on long-term ...
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Federal Council brings Federal Act on the International Automatic Exchange of Information on Salary Data into force
During its meeting on 19 August 2026, the Federal Council decided to bring the Federal Act on the International Automatic Exchange of Information on Salary Data into force with effect from 1 Januar...
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Hand-over of keys to Agroscope’s new laboratory building in Posieux: a milestone for the national research campus
On Friday 14 August 2026 the canton of Fribourg officially handed over the keys to Agroscope’s new laboratory building in Posieux to the Swiss Confederation. The ceremony was attended by Presi...
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Federal Council rejects financial centre initiative
The Federal Council will recommend that Parliament reject the popular initiative “For a sustainable and future-oriented Swiss financial centre (financial centre initiative)” without a direct or ind...
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Too-big-to-fail regulations: Federal Council launches consultation on amendments to Banking Act and Liquidity Ordinance
During its meeting on 12 August 2026, the Federal Council launched the consultation on amendments to the Banking Act and the Liquidity Ordinance. The proposed measures complete the overall package ...
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Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Switzerland and Austria sign protocol of amendment to double taxation agreement
On 30 July 2026 in Vienna, Switzerland and Austria signed a protocol amending the agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) with respect to taxes on income and capital. The protocol impl...
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Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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Issue result for Confederation bonds
The Swiss Confederation issued two bonds by auction on 08.07.2026: 2.25%, maturity 22.06.2031 (reopening) and 2.50%, maturity 08.03.2036 (reopening). The issuance volume (excluding own holdings) am...
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New Confederation bonds
The Swiss Confederation is offering two bonds on a public tender system on 08.07.2026: 2.25%, maturity 22.06.2031 (reopening) and 2.50%, maturity 08.03.2036 (reopening).
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Optimising financial market regulation: FDF establishes external working group
The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) intends to submit a report to the Federal Council by the end of 2027 on optimising Swiss financial market regulation. To support this work, a working group c...
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Course listings (ICTax)
The Federal Tax Administration has updated the course listings and bonus shares 2025 and 2026.
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Cross-agency targeted campaign “Peptides 2026”
On 22 June 2026, Swissmedic, together with the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS), and Swiss Sport Integrity (SSI) conducted a targeted campaign against illegally imported pepti...
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