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Lights reflect changing face of Bahnhofstrasse

This content was published on Dec 4, 2005 This year, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Zurich Bahnhofstrasse Association, sees yet another evolution in the life of the famous shopping street: a new set of cutting-edge Christmas lights. The image of Bahnhofstrasse is underpinned by traditional shops such as confectioner Sprüngli, which has been plying its trade in the area since 1859…

Swiss still catching up with liberalisation

This content was published on Dec 2, 2005 The study, published by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), comes as debate rages over the government’s stake in telecoms operator Swisscom. The electricity sector would have the most to gain from liberalisation, according to the report’s authors. The effects would be less noticeable in the telecommunications sector, postal services, rail transport and insurance.…

Deiss looks for economic progress in Algeria

This content was published on Dec 2, 2005 The trip comes a year after Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed a bilateral treaty on economic ties in Bern, designed to boost confidence among potential Swiss investors. “Economic relations between the two countries are not very strong – Switzerland essentially only imports hydrocarbons,” economics ministry spokeswoman Evelyn Kobelt told swissinfo. “But Algeria is looking to…

Consumer spending boosts Swiss economy

This content was published on Dec 1, 2005 Switzerland’s gross domestic product (GDP) has gained one per cent during the past quarter, and should increase by 1.7 per cent this year – more than most economists had forecast. Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Thursday that economic growth was 2.3 per cent for the year ending in September. The economy…

Berna Biotech to be swallowed by Dutch rival

This content was published on Dec 1, 2005 The board of Berna said it was in favour of the takeover, according to a joint statement on Thursday. Crucell said it would declare the bid unconditional if the Swiss company tendered at least 67 per cent of its shares. It will offer 0.447 of its shares for each Berna share, valuing them at SFr15.72…

Party fights tax breaks for rich foreigners

This content was published on Dec 1, 2005 The party says it wants to help coordinate a Europe-wide campaign against what it calls “increasing competition” among countries seeking to attract the rich and famous. Switzerland – which is not a member of the European Union – is famous for the special tax deals offered by certain cantons to attract wealthy foreign residents. Music…

Driving towards success in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 1, 2005 But having battled her way through strange reversing manoeuvres and lots of new theory, Isobel Leybold-Johnson thinks the Swiss way may not be so bad after all. After failing my test in Britain as a student, I arrived in Switzerland thinking it was high time to start driving again. The first step was to get…

Firms become more “ethical”

This content was published on Nov 30, 2005 In its 2005 Corporate Governance Rating, Ethos said that Swiss firms had become more transparent but that there was still room for improvement. Ethos, a foundation representing 77 Swiss pension funds, made headlines earlier this year when it challenged Nestlé’s boardroom decision to grant the double mandate of chairman and CEO to Peter Brabeck. In…

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Cash boost for luring foreign investors

This content was published on Nov 30, 2005 The House of Representatives followed the Senate in approving the budget of Location Switzerland, an organisation run by the economics ministry. The Senate had already approved the credit unanimously during parliament’s autumn session. But it was rejected by the House of Representatives. The House has now voted in favour of the funding after centre-left Social…

Senate backs easing of “last mile” monopoly

This content was published on Nov 30, 2005 The debate was overshadowed by last week’s controversial announcement by the government that it wants to sell off its majority stake in the telecoms company. On Wednesday the Senate narrowly approved (18-15) the opening up to competition of the right to connect households to exchanges using copper-cable infrastructure. However, it went against a parliamentary commission…

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