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Pacifists make a move to end arms exports

This content was published on Sep 21, 2007 The action coincided with the handing in of signatures for a people’s initiative which will give Swiss voters the final say on the issue. The backers of the initiative chose World Peace Day to hand in 109,000 signatures they had collected, and celebrated with a flag-waving rally on Parliament Square. “Swiss weapons kill – worldwide,”…

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Swiss slowly pack their bags and leave the Alps

This content was published on Sep 21, 2007 As more and more Swiss decide to pack their bags and leave the mountains, foreigners are taking their place to look after and farm the picture-postcard alpine pastures. The Oltscheren Alp in the Bernese Oberland rises like a fortress at the end of the valley. Wooden farmers’ huts are dotted here and there. Cows graze…

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Nestlé appoints Bulcke as its new CEO

This content was published on Sep 20, 2007 Bulcke, aged 53, took the business world by surprise. The expectations were that Chief Financial Officer Paul Polman would replace Brabeck, who is to remain chairman of the board. There was a cool response to the news at the stock exchange with Nestlé’s share price dipping by 3.59 per cent to close on Thursday at…

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second test podcast for the rubric

This content was published on Sep 20, 2007 Here come the lead 2 of the broadcast two and this is not bold…Here come the lead 2 of the broadcast two and this is not bold…Here come the lead 2 of the broadcast two and this is not bold…Here come the lead 2 of the broadcast two and this is not bold…not bold ends……

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Swiss work to bridge Africa’s digital divide

This content was published on Sep 20, 2007 The Connect Africa initiative will officially be launched in Rwanda next month and aims to make internet connectivity widely and cheaply accessible. Walter Fust, director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), said “the continent should no longer be marginalised” in its access to the worldwide web. The head of the SDC made…

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Mid-sized banks rediscover former swagger

This content was published on Sep 17, 2007 Institutions such as Julius Bär, Vontobel and Sarasin together with newcomer EFG are reaping the rewards of aggressive international expansion in emerging markets and staff hiring sprees. The sector has dragged itself back to prosperity since the dotcom bubble burst in 2001-2, but there could be a danger they overreach themselves as the revival costs…

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Swiss financiers seek to tempt hedge funds

This content was published on Sep 15, 2007 With only four out of around 9,500 hedge funds domiciled in the country, the moneymen fear a bonanza is slipping from their grasp. Surprisingly though, these specialists are pointing the finger at the tax and regulatory systems. Hedge funds are investment vehicles with membership restricted in many cases to very wealthy individuals or organisations with…

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“Neglected” youth to get more development aid

This content was published on Sep 14, 2007 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) said on Friday that it would direct a fifth of its resources to this population group, saying they had not received enough assistance in the past. Addressing the SDC’s annual conference in Geneva, Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey said the success of future development efforts depended on engaging…

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World’s longest lift put on hold

This content was published on Sep 13, 2007 Despite a promise to contribute SFr20 million ($16.8 million) to the project, which would have included the longest lift in the world – 800 metres from top to bottom – the local authorities have said they now consider the risks too high. The station was supposed to connect an isolated and economically depressed area of…

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