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Swiss Alpine Traditions

This content was published on Jun 22, 2006 Folk customs, old or new, tend to please people, many give them their support, either as active participants or as spectators. Calendrical customs are a sign of their respective seasons much as a field of daisies in full bloom signals the advent of spring. The Alpine summer begins when farmers take their cows up to…

Buying luxury watches on credit

This content was published on Jun 21, 2006 Swiss Watch Credit (SWC) has concluded a partnership agreement with GE Money Bank and a network of Swiss jewellers so that customers can purchase luxury watches in instalments in the same way that they buy cars and houses. The latest Audemars Piguet or Patek Philippe watch is now no longer out of reach of the…

Clichés keep Switzerland top in China

This content was published on Jun 21, 2006 The results of a new survey, conducted by the governmental organisation, Presence Switzerland, showed Switzerland rated higher than all other countries it was benchmarked against. On a scale of one to 100, Switzerland received an average score of 77.8, nearly one point ahead of France and six points more than third place Germany. Britain, South…

Ambassador still upbeat on US trade deal

This content was published on Jun 20, 2006 Speaking at the Swiss-US Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting, Urs Ziswiler said the negotiations had led to the establishment of a trade and investment forum. Ziswiler, who took up his post six weeks ago, told swissinfo that the forum – established in May – was “a kind of free trade agreement but not a…

Millionaire boom bypasses Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 20, 2006 Last year 190,700 millionaires counted their pennies in Switzerland, an increase of 5,200 (2.8 per cent) on 2004, according to the World Wealth Report 2006 compiled by consultants Capgemini and investment bank Merrill Lynch. But this is noticeably below the European average. As a result of strong growth in Eastern Europe, the total number of…

A farmhouse above Appenzell, canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland, pictured on August 5, 2013.

Cost of living varies widely

This content was published on Jun 20, 2006 The small canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes topped the survey as the least expensive place to live, when taxes, social security payments, compulsory health insurance and rents were taken into account. Appenzell did well thanks to lower taxes and health insurance premiums. Disposable income is considered by the survey’s authors to be the biggest financial…

Pasta and chocolate fuel Swiss hopes

This content was published on Jun 19, 2006 Bolli is a key member of a large support staff ensuring that no stone is left unturned in pursuit of success in Germany. Bolli is a key member of a large support staff ensuring that no stone is left unturned in pursuit of success in Germany. The 51-year-old always takes plentiful supplies of Swiss chocolate…

Nestlé gobbles up US diet company

This content was published on Jun 19, 2006 The world’s biggest food producer said in a statement on Monday that it had agreed to purchase the weight-loss company to reinforce Nestlé Nutrition’s presence in the United States, the world’s largest nutrition and weight management market. The California-based company, which had sales of over $400 million in the last 12 months, was founded in…

Truckers rally against road tax hike

This content was published on Jun 17, 2006 Protestors at the rally, organised by the Swiss road hauliers association, arrived with 150,000 signatures on a petition called “No to this attack on our wallets”. Environmental organisations and railway unions had recently called on the government to uphold its promise to raise the tax. The government said at the beginning of this month it…

Government steps up smog action plan

This content was published on Jun 16, 2006 The government on Friday presented a package of measures aimed at reducing diesel emissions. A final decision is expected at a later date. The latest package of anti-pollution measures is the second phase of the government’s overall programme to reduce levels of diesel emissions and soot launched by the environment ministry in January. Many urban…

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