AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCatholic Church Crisis in Écône: Pope Leo XIV made a final, urgent plea to the SSPX (Lefebvrists) not to consecrate bishops without papal approval in Switzerland, warning the move would be “schismatic” and trigger automatic excommunication. Cultural Repatriation: Switzerland returned 18 Benin artefacts to Nigeria, the first step in a wider Benin Initiative Switzerland plan to transfer more pieces. Wealth Snapshot: UBS data says Swiss adults are the world’s wealthiest on average, with about 944,000 dollar millionaires concentrated among a small share of the population. Swiss Business & Tech: GWF AG bought UK water-tech firm i2O Water to expand pressure-management and leakage-reduction solutions for utilities. Swiss Politics: A referendum campaign challenges a parliamentary move that would let sector-wide collective labour agreements override cantonal minimum wages, with unions warning it hits low-paid workers hardest. Health & Pharma: Lausanne-based AC Immune reported interim 12-month Phase 1b/2 ABATE trial data for its ACI-24 Alzheimer’s immunotherapy. Climate Watch: Another burst of extreme heat is forecast for western Europe early next week, with Switzerland among the affected areas.
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