AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublic Health: A Swiss woman evacuated from Nigeria after contracting Ebola has recovered and been discharged from a Geneva hospital. Nigeria says all 62 contacts completed monitoring without infection, but surveillance continues. Swiss Business: Basel-based Windward Bio was valued at $1.07 billion after its Nasdaq debut, raising $175 million for its drug-development work. Economy: Swiss producer and import prices posted their steepest annual rise since May 2022. New EU jobless-benefit rules are also expected to add costs for Switzerland, including for cross-border workers. Markets: The Swiss Market Index climbed to a record above 15,200 points. Luxury: Richemont reported a sharp rise in first-half profit, but Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels sales grew slower than expected, fuelling concerns about demand. Technology: A prolonged Microsoft outage disrupted Outlook and Teams across more than 70 countries, threatening knock-on effects for businesses and public services.
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