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SMEs feel cool export climate

This content was published on Oct 11, 2011 Osec Business Network Switzerland and Credit Suisse, which produced the report, said the small and medium-sized enterprises were feeling the result of the slowdown in the global economy and the strong Swiss franc. Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) of SMEs questioned expected growth to slow due to the strong Swiss franc. This stood at…

Swiss skills win medals galore in London

This content was published on Oct 10, 2011 Sunday night’s glittering closing ceremony at London’s O2 Arena was a blaze of colour, noise and energy as 950 young competitors and thousands of supporters and delegations from all over the world watched the best teams receive their rewards. Only the heavily-industrialised nations, Korea and Japan, could outshine Switzerland’s impressive line-up of six gold, five…

Swiss seek improved trade with Brazil and Chile

This content was published on Oct 10, 2011 After visits to India and Russia in the first half of 2011, he is off to Brazil and Chile this week accompanied by a large business delegation. One of the main aims of the visit from October 12-18 is to stimulate negotiations for a free trade agreement with Mercosur, the trade block of South American…

Swiss regulator prepares for euro debt crisis

This content was published on Oct 9, 2011 In an interview with the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper, Patrick Raaflaub said the UBS and Credit Suisse had above average amount of capital in an international comparison, but it was not clear how quickly this capital could be mobilised to soften the shock of a new financial crisis. He described the situation at the global…

Basel commuter line operating again after crash

This content was published on Oct 7, 2011 The incident occurred around 6pm on Thursday near Olten station in northern Switzerland when two trains arriving and leaving within one minute of each other collided sideways. The force of the collision caused the derailment of two wagons and the engine on one of the trains. One of the two drivers was airlifted to hospital…

Old age catches up with the Zytglogge

This content was published on Oct 7, 2011 The Zytglogge has tolled every hour since its bell was cast and mounted in the clocktower in 1405 – until recently that is. City of Bern authorities said in a statement on Friday that the clock has recently sometimes had problems in striking the quarter hour, and whenever this happened, it caused the hour to…

Media “focus on entertainment over news”

This content was published on Oct 6, 2011 It found that disasters, football and scandals dominated reporting in 2010 – ahead of the Swiss diplomatic spat with Libya, cabinet elections and the UBS tax crisis. The report into media quality in Switzerland is the second of its kind, with last year’s inaugural study causing a furore after it suggested that the popularity of…

Bern and London sign tax accord

This content was published on Oct 6, 2011 Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf and British exchequer secretary David Gauke put pen to paper on a deal that would compel Swiss banks to pay backdated income on the long-standing accounts of British tax cheats. From 2013, banks would then collect taxes from British account holders in exchange for the continued anonymity of clients. Switzerland…

Swiss taxis rated “good” despite blips

This content was published on Oct 6, 2011 Touring Club Switzerland carried out tests in Geneva and Zurich as part of a study of taxis in 22 European cities. Inspectors looked at the state of taxis, driver professionalism and their willingness to follow passengers’ requested routes. Geneva and Zurich taxis were rated “good” and “satisfactory” by the investigators, ranking 12th and 15th place.…

Nespresso rival fights back in patent battle

This content was published on Oct 5, 2011 The Ethical Coffee Company (ECC) has threatened legal action after Coop refused to stock coffee capsules compatible with Nespresso machines. A court banned two other distributors from selling the capsules earlier this month. German retailer Media Saturn has vowed to appeal against the court order after selling some 50,000 ECC capsules in its Media-Markt and…

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