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Ticino farmer goes for the exotic

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 To mark the United Nations “International Year of Rice”, swissinfo visited a farmer in Ascona to find out about rice growing, Swiss style. Ticino’s Mediterranean climate – it lies south of the Alps and is the country’s sunniest canton – has proved to be ideal for the cultivation of rice. The grain has also been…

Software gives legal boost to Olympic dreams

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 Software produced by Fribourg-based Dartfish is used by 90 per cent of United States athletes at the Games and has been credited with improving results. The name may not mean much to television viewers, but sports fans around the world have probably seen Dartfish technology at work. Its original broadcast product, SimulCam, has been around…

Swiss revive British motoring tradition

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 Plenty of events are held in Switzerland each year giving vintage car owners an excuse to take their old Rolls-Royces, Austin Healeys and Jaguars out of the garage. Claudia Riederer climbs into her sports car and starts the engine. “That’s music isn’t it?” she says, before driving off through the Engadine valley. Sitting behind the…

Prime Forestry plants for people, planet and profit

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 Investors who’ve had their fingers burnt with stocks and property can buy saplings in Panama, and reap the returns when the trees are fully grown. Investors do not put their money into the company itself. They buy teak trees that grow in Prime Forestry’s plantations. “We have 3,000 hectares, at the moment,” says the group’s…

Swiss vodka sets out to rival Russian

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 The new designer product, called Xellent, comes from the Willisau distillery in central Switzerland, famous for its fruit liqueurs such as Kirsch and Williams – the one with the whole pear in the bottle. Vodka is one of the few spirits gaining popularity among consumers internationally – there are 3,000 different brands. The distillery is…

Rescued cows live out their days in clover

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 They are benefiting from a unique partnership between animal rights groups and farmers to provide a home for cows past their prime. Kassja, Sara and friends continue to chew the cud in the shade of the farm’s apple trees, unbothered by the cameras and microphones. They have been the focus of numerous stories in the…

Trade unions call for pay rise

This content was published on Aug 3, 2004 The calls come as economic indicators predict that Switzerland will enjoy a period of solid growth and low inflation in the second half of the year. Last week the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research forecast that the rise in exports of goods and services should continue until at least the end of this year.…

Swiss share price wobbles as cost-cutting looms

This content was published on Aug 2, 2004 Reacting to reports that up to 1,000 employees could be laid off, Swiss said it had ruled nothing out and was examining all areas of its business to reduce costs. During morning trading, shares in the airline fell by as much as 17.6 per cent to SFr7 ($5.46), down from Friday’s close of SFr8.50. The…

Builders steel themselves for higher prices

This content was published on Aug 2, 2004 In parts of Europe, including Switzerland, soaring steel prices are hurting the construction industry and threatening to put some firms out of business. China’s rapidly expanding economy is sucking in raw materials at an explosive rate. In the first six months of the year, the price of steel rocketed by 60 per cent as China…

Press praises Swiss role in shaping WTO deal

This content was published on Aug 2, 2004 Five days of talks concluded on Sunday with a landmark agreement to put global trade liberalisation talks back on track. The framework accord foresees the gradual phasing out of protective tariffs and subsidies for farmers. The Zurich-based “Tages-Anzeiger” said Switzerland – which celebrated National Day on Sunday – had more than one reason to be…

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