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Finance sector looks to regain lost ground

This content was published on Sep 13, 2007 The Swiss financial sector has slipped from second to sixth place internationally in the past two decades, according to the strategy’s authors, who believe that the reforms could add up to 80,000 new jobs and SFr70 billion ($60 billion) to the economy. The master plan was presented in Zurich on Thursday by the newly restructured…

Election hopefuls go under the hammer

This content was published on Sep 12, 2007 With October’s parliamentary elections just around the corner, voters are getting the chance to bid for a day-out with a candidate of their choice via online auctioneers eBay, with the proceeds going to the Swiss Red Cross. While some of the lots are pretty straightforward, such as paint-balling, hiking, cultural visits and cycle tours, others…

Swiss bourse prepares to defend itself

This content was published on Sep 12, 2007 The move is aimed at boosting Switzerland’s appeal as a global financial centre and comes as foreign bourses join forces in response to shareholder demands. The unlisted group, owned by Swiss banks, said it had appointed Urs Rüegsegger as its group chief executive. He had previously been the head of St Gallen cantonal bank. Peter…

All good things come in trees

This content was published on Sep 8, 2007 After last year’s garden theme, the NIKE cultural preservation centre, which organises the Swiss events, is focusing on one of the world’s most versatile materials. swissinfo visited three locations that have made very different use of wood. “The aim of the days is to make the public aware of the problems of preserving national architectural…

Alone but never lonely at new hotel

This content was published on Sep 7, 2007 Located in the lakeside town of Spiez, the Single Hotel Eden is the brainchild of a woman who wants to do for mature travellers what backpacker lodgings have long done for young people. After checking in, guests receive more than a single room with a spectacular mountain and lake view. The individual quarters are larger…

Gotthard railway celebrates 125 years

This content was published on Sep 6, 2007 She was speaking in the southern town of Bellinzona in the presence of 200 guests from Switzerland and abroad at the beginning of four days of official celebrations. “The opening of the Gotthard tunnel not only showed the world the know-how of Swiss engineers, but also permanently shaped the history and identity of Switzerland,” she…

Energy boom lifts ABB forecast

This content was published on Sep 5, 2007 The four-year targets supersede 2005-9 goals of five per cent sales and ten per cent margin increases. A priority for the group will be improving business ethics, chief executive Fred Kindle told swissinfo. The Swiss-Swedish company specialises in electrical equipment such as transformers and motors for power plants, and the oil, gas, mining and alternative…

How to Change Your Email Address

This content was published on Sep 5, 2007

Coal: Masquerade

This content was published on Sep 5, 2007

Migros gets green light to buy discount chain

This content was published on Sep 4, 2007 Both accepted the shackles imposed by the Federal Competition Commission but criticised the seven-year compliance period. The merger further consolidates a market recently infiltrated by German rivals. Migros will now purchase 70 per cent of Denner’s shares with the remainder being retained by the family of the discount chain’s CEO, Philippe Gaydoul. When the deal…

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