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Nobel Biocare gives investors reason to smile

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 Since Heliane Canepa took over as chief executive in 2001, Nobel Biocare has cemented its position as the world’s undisputed leader in the sector. This year’s turnover of €484.5 million (SFr 754 million) was up by 24.8 per cent over 2004 and a confident Canepa says revenues should increase by 24 per cent in local…

Swiss call for global environmental goals

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 The meeting, which concluded on Thursday, was attended by Swiss environment minister Moritz Leuenberger, who called for concrete, measurable objectives for international environment policy. Leuenberger addressed almost 130 environment ministers at the 9th Special Session of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum. The minister said his proposal, which Switzerland wants…

Syngenta’s 2005 profits shoot up

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 The company has promised to return around $800 million to shareholders this year. Net profit excluding restructuring for 2005 increased by 25 per cent to $779 million and full-year sales rose 11 per cent to $8.1 billion, said the company in a statement. It added that net profit after restructuring, impairment and discontinued operations also…

Nobel Biocare reports record growth

This content was published on Feb 9, 2006 This was at the higher end of expectations for the Zurich-based firm, partly due to an aggressive marketing campaign in the United States. Revenues at Nobel grew 25 per cent last year to €484.5 million and sales are expected to increase by a further 24 per cent in 2006, a company statement said. “We outgrew…

EU agrees on Swiss payout to new members

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 The deal, which must still be approved at ministerial level, brings an end to long wrangling over which countries should benefit from non-member Switzerland’s contribution to the EU’s cohesion funds. Wednesday’s agreement ensures that the SFr1 billion ($770 million) pledged by Switzerland over five years will go to the EU’s ten newest member states to…

Rich residents spur spirit of enterprise

This content was published on Feb 8, 2006 The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), which measures innovation in different countries, put Switzerland ahead of most of Europe, but revealed big differences among regions within the country. Italian-speaking canton Ticino fared worst in terms of “Total Entrepreneurial Activity” (TEA), way behind German-speaking cantons in central Switzerland, which scored the highest marks. Professor Thierry Volery, who…

Coop tops eco-friendly supermarket charts

This content was published on Feb 7, 2006 A close second was rival Migros, the country’s largest supermarket chain, in the survey conducted by conservation organisation, WWF Switzerland, and Vier Pfoten, the animal protection body. The ratings, published on Tuesday, used 65 criteria from the fields of ecology, animal welfare and social justice to evaluate produce and corporate behaviour in the six chains…

Swiss stress governance at environment forum

This content was published on Feb 6, 2006 Perrez, head of global affairs at the office, said the Swiss particularly wanted to see more coherence in the way the environment is managed on a global level. The Dubai meeting is the largest ever gathering of environment ministers, and will discuss, among other things, how best to deliver sustainable energy and more environmentally friendly…

Tree protestors lose border road battle

This content was published on Feb 6, 2006 Police started removing more than 150 protesters from the area on the Swiss-German border early on Monday morning, some of whom had climbed and chained themselves to trees. Protection of the wooded area has been the subject of protest and debate since Germany and Switzerland agreed in 1977 on the construction of a “customs-free” highway…

Serono sheds no light on its future course

This content was published on Feb 6, 2006 The Geneva-based firm, which failed to find a buyer last month, said turnover was up by 5.2 per cent to $2.586 billion, with product sales of $2.339 billion. The firm’s figures went into the red because the company booked a $725 million charge last year to cover costs relating to the illegal marketing of an…

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