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        <title><![CDATA[Bastian Benrath-Wright - Economy/Government Reporter Switzerland]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Bastian Benrath-Wright is an economy and government reporter for Bloomberg News in Zurich. He also works on digital money and financial regulation.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Campaign to Force SNB Holdings Has Failed, Reuters Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:09:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland’s Population Cap Idea Splits Voters Down the Middle]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[WEF Should Be Led by Person Without Corporate Links, Schwab Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:24:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss-EU Deal Needs Change of Constitution, Bern Lawmakers Say]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The Federal Palace, Switzerland&apos;s parliament building, in Bern, Switzerland, on Monday, March 20, 2023. UBS Group AG shares slumped Monday as investors digested the news of its historic acquisition of rival Credit Suisse Group AG and began to assess the job of integrating the troubled Swiss lender.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hantavirus Ship Heads for Canary Islands as Patients Evacuated]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 08:23:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Inflation Jumps to Fastest Since 2024 on War Fallout]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Lawmakers Ponder Less Capital Backing for UBS, Delay Bill]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:39:38 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The headquarters of UBS Group AG in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The Zurich-based bank said net income in the third quarter of the year was $2.5 billion, compared with a consensus for $1.4 billion.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[UBS CEO Attends Swiss Parliament as Capital Debate Kicks Off]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Karin Keller-Sutter Photographer: Pascal Mora/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Switzerland Is Weighing a 10 Million Population Cap]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Switzerland’s population has grown by about 10% over the past decade Photographer: Christian Ender/Getty Images</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Majority Wants to Cap Population at 10 Million, Poll Shows]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Minister Says Lawmakers Fear UBS Will Cut Party Funding]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-28/ubs-using-party-funding-to-press-swiss-lawmakers-minister-says</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:37:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNB Chief Economist Lenz to Retire, With Brown Set to Take Over]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:35:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Schlegel Says Vigilant SNB Unrestricted on Rates, Interventions]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UBS Standoff With Switzerland Escalates as Reforms Shape Up]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:14:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UBS Faces $20 Billion Hike in Capital Needs as Swiss Split Grows]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/swiss-give-ubs-capital-concessions-ahead-of-main-parliament-test</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A Swiss flag near a UBS Group AG bank branch in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. UBS Group AG is finally about to find out just how many billions of dollars Switzerland will strip from its capital buffers. Photographer: Pascal Mora/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Switzerland Set to Soften Some UBS Capital Rules, TP Reports]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:30:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UBS Set for Long-Awaited Clarity on Switzerland’s Capital Rules]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A UBS bank branch at the former Credit Suisse headquarters in Zurich.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swiss Real Wages Jump Most in Almost Two Decades]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNB’s Schlegel Stresses Higher Willingness on FX Interventions]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bastian Benrath-Wright]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Martin Schlegel, president of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), during the bank&apos;s rate announcement news conference in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. The Swiss National Bank restated its heightened readiness to sell the franc as officials held back again from the more drastic step of cutting borrowing costs into negative territory. Photographer: Pascal Mora/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SNB Backs Measures to Boost Competition on Cashless Payments]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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