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When ranked by score, Switzerland ranked 6th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [5] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180). [ 6 ]
The Swiss sovereign money initiative of June 2018, also known as Vollgeld, [note 2] [note 3] was a citizens' (popular) initiative in Switzerland intended to give the Swiss National Bank the sole authority to create money. [2] On 10 June 2018, the initiative was defeated in the vote, with 76% per cent of voters rejecting it. [3] [4]
The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Switzerland a "full democracy" in 2022. [5] [needs update] According to Freedom House, an American NGO, Switzerland is among the freest countries in the world, with a 2020 score of 39/40 on political rights and 57/60 on civil liberties (for a combined score of 96/100). [20]
Readers may want to stock up on Toblerone bars, high-end watches, and emmental cheese—at least if recent rumors that the Swiss government is preparing its population for a potential nuclear ...
Switzerland's upper house of parliament on Monday rejected a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.58 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine contained in a broader financial package on the grounds that the ...
On trade, Switzerland has a surplus with the U.S: In 2022, Switzerland imported goods worth 37.5 billion (just over 40 billion in US Dollars as per the average 2022 exchange rate) Swiss Francs from the US and exported goods worth CHF 62.4 billion Swiss Francs (worth around 65 billion US dollars as per the average 2022 exchange rate), making the ...
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Europe in 1910 with World War I alliances highlighted. Switzerland (yellow) found itself surrounded by members of opposing alliances. During the First World War, Switzerland sustained its policy of neutrality despite sharing land borders with two of the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) and two of the Allied Powers (France and Italy).