AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSwiss Economy & Finance: UBS tripled its Bitcoin ETF stake via BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust to about $90M (2.5 million shares), showing growing institutional appetite. Crypto & Retail Banking: Swissquote cut full-year guidance after crypto income plunged 66% in the first half, with crypto trading volumes down 60%. Health Policy: Swiss drugmakers are holding back new medicine reimbursement applications, warning that lower Swiss prices could hurt U.S. returns under Trump-era “most-favoured-nation” pricing. Environment: Glaciologist Matthias Huss says dozens of small Swiss glaciers could vanish this summer, with melt among the worst on record. Sports (Swiss spotlight): Audrey Werro’s 800m semi-final fall was overturned on appeal, sending her to the final after judges reinstated her. Business & Tech: MUFG plans a proof of concept to move Japanese government bond repo settlement onchain using Switzerland-based Secured Finance tech. Public Safety: A Gunvor Energy facility in Rotterdam saw an explosion during tank maintenance, killing one and injuring six; Swiss-based Gunvor is linked to the site.
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