Archive – Banking & Fintech

Apparent pressure from US costs Fust UN job

This content was published on Nov 8, 2006 Fust, who is director-general of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), was on a shortlist of candidates vying to replace the outgoing James Morris of the US. The UN announced on Tuesday that the post was going to US diplomat Josette Sheridan, currently an undersecretary in the State Department responsible for economics, business…

Leuthard wants free trade accord with Japan

This content was published on Nov 7, 2006 Leuthard met the Japanese agriculture minister, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, in Bern on Tuesday to discuss the idea. The Swiss economics ministry said in a communiqué that there were few issues preventing such an accord. Switzerland has had a positive trade balance with Japan for more than ten years and last year exported goods worth about SFr6…

Village visit is elevating experience

This content was published on Nov 7, 2006 The bus climbed steeply on a narrow road past several tidy settlements and wound atop the treeline as it took me to Juf – 2,126 metres above sea level. The road and the power lines running alongside are the life support system for what I started to believe must be a cast of reclusive farmers,…

Swiss hope to stem Balkan brain drain

This content was published on Nov 7, 2006 The economic situation has become so bad that many youngsters are emigrating abroad which is leading to a brain drain that their war-affected homelands can ill afford. At the annual conference on Swiss cooperation with eastern Europe, which was held by the Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development (SDC) and the State Secretariat for Economic…

New flight rules on liquids cause minor delays

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 Airport authorities in Geneva said fears of major disruption on Monday had failed to materialise as passengers heeded warnings about the restrictions on items such as shampoo, toothpaste and gels. “It’s gone pretty well so far,” Didier Steullet, responsible for security at Geneva airport, told swissinfo. “Passengers have been very understanding, apart from one or…

Novartis sets up research centre in Shanghai

This content was published on Nov 6, 2006 The investment aims to tap into the fast-growing Chinese drugs market, and to take advantage of China’s cheap scientific talent. A start-up operation is expected to open next May, and construction work should begin in July. The new centre’s primary focus will be the infectious causes of cancer endemic in Asia. “The level of scientific…

Swiss seeks younger flight attendants

This content was published on Nov 5, 2006 The company, which is part of Germany’s Lufthansa, says it hopes to bring in younger staff who had to bear the brunt in previous rounds of restructuring. Swiss International Air Lines has put aside a total of SFr15 million ($11.9 million) for the measures, confirmed a company spokesman on Sunday. He added that the offer…

Swiss escape power cuts in western Europe

This content was published on Nov 5, 2006 Swiss electricity companies reduced imports from neighbouring Germany and temporarily increased the production capacity of domestic power plants. Switzerland had managed to maintain its electricity supplies, said a spokeswoman for the power grid coordinator, Etrans. She said Swiss experts had reacted as soon as they noticed a drop in the extra high-voltage grid. The situation…

Swiss believe cooperation is wise investment

This content was published on Nov 3, 2006 She warned that a lack of job prospects in the region could force many youngsters to emigrate, generating a series of problems for countries in western Europe. Speaking in Lausanne on Friday, she seized the opportunity to once again exhort citizens to vote in favour of a subsidy for the ten new European Union member…

Zurich’s Italian landmark faces axe

This content was published on Nov 3, 2006 Restaurant Cooperativo has a long association with Italian immigration and culture and the anti-fascist and trade union movements. But an impending rent hike has put its future in doubt. Canvasses from the artist Mario Comensoli depicting vibrant street scenes gaze down on the diners packed onto the wooden benches at lunchtime during a typical weekday…

Page 866 of 1641

First … 864 865 866 867 868 … Last

Archive – Banking & Fintech

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Sign in and personalize Swissinfo

Archive – Banking & Fintech

More

Apparent pressure from US costs Fust UN job

More

Leuthard wants free trade accord with Japan

More

Village visit is elevating experience

More

Swiss hope to stem Balkan brain drain

More

New flight rules on liquids cause minor delays

More

Novartis sets up research centre in Shanghai

More

Swiss seeks younger flight attendants

More

Swiss escape power cuts in western Europe

More

Swiss believe cooperation is wise investment

More

Zurich’s Italian landmark faces axe

Popular Stories

Most Discussed