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The French hotel chain will occupy five floors of the tower in Lugano's sports and events hub at Cornaredo. Confirmation comes from Federico Haas of Hotellerie Suisse. The tower, acquired in May by the UBS Living Plus fund, is due for completion in early 2029.
At the forum on Ligurian ports and European corridors, Ports of Genoa president Paroli called for a synchronised logistics chain, cited 3.6 billion euros in investments and put the Terzo Valico rail link into operation in 2028. Assarmatori: Italy has paid more than 1.4 billion euros under shipping ETS with no benefits.
The city executive’s answer to the Zoppi motion: 1,093 listings out of some 42,600 homes, 41.6% of beds in the centre. No immediate rule tightening: annual monitoring, and an Urban Statistics study due in October.
Between March 2025 and March 2026, single-family homes lost 1.9 percent and apartments 2.6 percent, while prices keep rising elsewhere in the country. The median transaction price, however, holds stable at 940,000 francs.
The Council of State has presented the 2027 budget: the operating deficit respects the deficit brake, but the 2028-2030 financial plan points to a shortfall that could approach 500 million francs.
Inaugurated yesterday in Piazza Indipendenza, the hub backed by Dagorà, lastminute.com and Alpha Square with the A++ Group offers over 10,000 square metres for artificial intelligence and digital technologies. The goal is to revive the border town after the banks left.
The supervisory authority concluded on 29 September 2026 its fifth enforcement proceeding in less than ten years against the bank: serious shortcomings in credit-risk management and anti-money laundering. In Lugano, the group's third-largest Swiss location with 130 staff, Riccardo Corzani has headed the branch since 1 September.
The Swiss National Bank kept its policy rate unchanged at its 24 September 2026 meeting, even as inflation rose to 0.8%. The franc weakened past 0.83 per dollar, with traders exploiting its role as a carry-trade funding currency.
For the first time since 2019-2020, advertised rents fall across Switzerland, and Ticino leads the decline. In Lugano, listing volume drops 16 percent and ads stay online longer than the national average.