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The Swiss Confederation issued two bonds by auction on 08.10.2025: 0.25%, maturity 23.06.2035 (reopening) and 0.50%, maturity 30.05.2058 (reopening). The issuance volume (excluding own holdings) amounts to a total of 340.890 million francs.

Jean-Luc Morchetti will take over the management of the Central Compensation Office (CCO) in Geneva on 1 February 2026. He will succeed Adrien Dupraz, who has headed the CCO since 2020.

The Swiss Confederation is offering two bonds on a public tender system on 08.10.2025: 0.25%, maturity 23.06.2035 (reopening) and 0.50%, maturity 30.05.2058 (reopening).

The current revision of the system of national accounts (SNA) also involves the data and time series on the public finances of the Confederation, cantons, muncipalities and social security funds (general government sector of the SNA). The Federal Finance Administration has revised the national and international indicators accordingly.

Optional auction date will be maintained.

The Swiss Confederation issued two bonds by auction on 10.09.2025: 0.50%, maturity 27.06.2032 (reopening) and 0.50%, maturity 28.05.2040 (reopening). The issuance volume (excluding own holdings) amounts to a total of 356.805 million francs.

The Swiss Confederation is offering two bonds on a public tender system on 10.09.2025: 0.50%, maturity 27.06.2032 (reopening) and 0.50%, maturity 28.05.2040 (reopening).

Effective immediately, the 2026 budget is available in electronic format on the website of the Federal Finance Administration (FFA). The hard copy will be released in mid-September.

The Federal Council was informed about the current extrapolation on August 13, 2025. According to this first extrapolation, the Confederation is anticipating a financing deficit of CHF 200 million for this year. A deficit of CHF 800 million had been budgeted. The improvement can be explained primarily by much higher tax receipts.

The Swiss Confederation issued two bonds by auction on 09.07.2025: 0.50%, maturity 27.05.2030 (reopening) and 0.25%, maturity 23.06.2035 (reopening). The issuance volume (excluding own holdings) amounts to a total of 443.210 million francs.

The Swiss Confederation is offering two bonds on a public tender system on 09.07.2025: 0.50%, maturity 27.05.2030 (reopening) and 0.25%, maturity 23.06.2035 (reopening).

Parliament has decided not to pursue the originally planned privatisation of the space company Beyond Gravity. At its meeting on 20 June 2025, the Federal Council drew up an action plan to enable the company to develop further under these new conditions. The Federal Council will now review the strategic objectives without delay, and create a statutory basis for holding a financial interest in the company accordingly. Ownership control will pass from the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) to the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS).