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The Swiss railways goodwill ambassador

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 The train steward, Kwasi Nyankson, was not the attraction passengers expected when they boarded the train for the scenic two-hour journey over the Brünig Pass. The train leaves Interlaken and snakes along the shore of Lake Brienz before climbing over the Brünig Pass on its way to Lucerne. Their necks craned out the windows, tourists…

New magazine makes its debut to guide investors

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 The magazine, aimed at investors, is being produced by Zurich’s “Handelszeitung” publishing house, which is majority-owned by the Axel Springer group. With a minimum of 80 pages, “STOCKS” will offer readers assessments about national and international shares, and about market sectors. Earlier this week, a study showed that one in three Swiss now owns shares,…

Swisscom announces strategic partnership

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 A statement on Friday said the transfer would make it possible for Bluewin and PubliGroupe to expand their joint range of online directory services substantially. Swisscom Directories and Publidirect were created at the beginning of 1999 from the partnership between Swisscom and PubliGroupe. Swisscom Directories offers address and telephone directories online and in print. In…

Carlsberg swallows Feldschlösschen drinks

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 A statement from Feldschlösschen headquarters at Rheinfelden on Friday said that Carlsberg was acquiring the entire beer, mineral water and soft drinks businesses. Carlsberg is also acquiring the Feldschlösschen wine activities with the exception of the Emil Nüesch Wine Cellars in Balgach, for which a separate owner is being sought. Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann shareholders approved the sale…

Carlsberg swallows Feldschlösschen drinks

This content was published on Nov 3, 2000 A joint statement issued on Friday said Carlsberg was buying out the beer, mineral water and sugared drinks divisions of Feldschlösschen. The Swiss company, based in Rheinfelden, is seeking an alternative buyer for its Emil Nuesch subsidiary in Balgach. Developing story swissinfo with agencies

Diax stays out of German hands

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 The paper said on Thursday that the collapse in negotiations leaves Deutsche Telekom without a partner in the Swiss third generation mobile phone licence (UMTS) auctions, which start on November 13. Diax, which is number two in the Swiss mobile telecommunications market, has 700,000 mobile phone customers and 300,000 fixed line customers in the Swiss…

Swissquote buys InvestServices.com

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 InvestServices.com specialises in the analysis of financial products, particular shares and investment funds, via the Internet. In a statement on Thursday, Swissquote said that it will take over the data bases, customers and domain name of InvestServices.com as well as part of its staff. “By acquiring the business operations of InvestServices.com, we are underscoring our…

Novartis AstraZeneca deal gets US go-ahead

This content was published on Nov 2, 2000 Novartis will have to sell its worldwide foliar fungicide business based on the strobilurin chemical class to Germany’s Bayer while Zeneca will sell its worldwide corn herbicide business based on the active ingredient acetochlor to the US group, Dow Agro Sciences. The combined business of AstraZeneca and Novartis will form a new Swiss-based company called…

Swissair to crack down on air rage

This content was published on Nov 1, 2000 Swissair said on Wednesday it had opted for this solution, following a crackdown on “air rage” led by a number of American companies. Legally, there is no problem for an airline to have its crew subdue a passenger in this way. A spokesman said the company did not want to introduce the new measure immediately,…

Cost of property increases threefold

This content was published on Nov 1, 2000 The survey, released on Wednesday, shows that costs are likely to increase further over the next year, and house prices are set to rise for the next decade. Increasing consumer confidence and relatively low mortgage rates are the primary reasons given for an increasing number of Swiss buying rather than renting their homes, and seeking…

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