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Swiss business unfazed by US election outcome

This content was published on Nov 12, 2006 Experts say they have observed an increasing interest by Swiss firms in the US market over the past six months. For Mario Brossi from Location Switzerland, the country’s foreign investment agency in North America, there are only two possible scenarios and neither of them will affect the Swiss business community. If President Bush and the…

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Bührer motivated to lead business federation

This content was published on Nov 12, 2006 Bührer, a member of the centre-right Radical Party in the House of Representatives, told swissinfo he wants to continue to be a bridge-builder between business and politics. The 58-year-old politician from the northern canton of Schaffhausen, explains how he also wants to change strategy, after threats by some economiesuisse members to pull out, notably the…

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Calls for reforms to deal with ageing society

This content was published on Nov 11, 2006 Jean-Pierre Roth also urged politicians to move ahead with reforms of the education and social security systems to remain competitive in a global environment. “Future growth depends to a large extent on current reforms,” Roth said in a speech at Geneva University. It was part of a week-long series of conferences on the “Opportunities and…

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New Comco director calls for action

This content was published on Nov 10, 2006 Rafael Corazza, who recently joined the Federal Competition Commission (Comco), wants to take a much closer look at the awarding of public contracts and the possible collusion between cartels. Corazza told journalists in Bern on Friday that he was convinced that price-fixing discussions took place between Swiss companies applying for government contracts. Comco has reportedly…

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Swiss firms reluctant to sponsor Euro 2008

This content was published on Nov 9, 2006 They warn firms may be wary of the high costs of commercial links with the high profile competition – being jointly hosted by Switzerland and Austria – and the stringent rules to prevent “ambush” marketing. Nearly two thirds of Swiss companies surveyed for a “sponsorship barometer” report by German consultancy group Sport und Markt are…

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Consumer sentiment hits five-year high

This content was published on Nov 9, 2006 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Thursday that the consumer sentiment index rose to +13 points in October from +12 in July. Before the start of the year, the index was at –15 points and entered the plus zone in January for the first time in 17 quarters. “Economic conditions improved for…

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Ethos criticises company bosses’ earnings

This content was published on Nov 9, 2006 It points out that top managers last year received up to 30 per cent more in salary and benefits than in 2004. Ethos is calling for more details to be made available to investors and more shareholder rights at company annual meetings. The study, which the foundation says was prompted by cases of “fat cat”…

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Teenage debt

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Study backs improved road safety for elderly

This content was published on Nov 8, 2006 It warned on Wednesday that the general public had a distorted picture of older drivers as a major cause of road accidents and called for more to be done to help older people with road safety. The organisation said such measures were crucial as the number of older drivers is expected to rise in the…

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