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From James Bond to Band of Brothers

This content was published on Oct 31, 2005 Gmür suggested the Verzasca dam for Pierce Brosnan’s death-defying leap at the beginning of GoldenEye. He has also worked on Steven Spielberg’s Band of Brothers series. Gmür, 63, has been in the film business for more than 30 years and is well known for his location scout work both in Switzerland and abroad. The former…

Rail bosses pay for delays with smaller bonuses

This content was published on Oct 30, 2005 Thierry Lalive d’Epinay told a Sunday newspaper that top management would have to accept cuts in their bonuses and warned of further job losses. The Federal Railways had serious problems sticking to its timetable because trains on major lines were often late, he told the NZZ am Sonntag newspaper. Lalive d’Epinay also admitted that the…

Swiss food expert slams US and UN

This content was published on Oct 29, 2005 The Swiss expert criticised the international community and the United States for failing to get their priorities right. Speaking at UN headquarters in New York, Ziegler said the number of seriously undernourished men, women and children was increasing despite the Millennium Development Goals. UN member states have pledged to reduce worldwide hunger by half within…

Online shop offers Swiss icons

This content was published on Oct 29, 2005 Their idea has so far not earned them any money, but the partners are determined to persevere, offering traditional products that are often unavailable abroad. Caotina chocolate drink tins are piled up in an old church hall in Zurich’s Wipkingen area where children used to attend Sunday school. From here, Swiss goods like Caotina are…

SMEs face survival of fittest test

This content was published on Oct 28, 2005 Addressing bosses of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in St Gallen, Joseph Deiss promised that by January he would come up with ideas about how to free these firms from the “jungle” of bureaucracy. Also at the meeting was the economics editor Beat Kappeler. In an interview beforehand with swissinfo, he said Swiss SMEs…

Federal Railways cuts 650 jobs

This content was published on Oct 28, 2005 Railway unions condemned the “unprecedented wholesale cuts” to freight transport. Federal Railways, which doubled its first-half loss to SFr36.6 million ($29 million) mainly because of problems in the freight division, said no one would be fired. In a statement on Friday, the railways said it expected this and other measures to result in savings of…

Economic outlook improves

This content was published on Oct 28, 2005 According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco), stronger exports and heightened domestic demand should mean better business prospects in 2006. In a statement on Friday, Seco said it now expected growth of 1.3 per cent for this year, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising by 1.7 per cent in 2006. In July, the…

Aldi touches down with promise of more

This content was published on Oct 27, 2005 The arrival of Aldi stores in Weinfelden and Amriswil is canton Thurgau, Altenrhein in St Gallen and Gebenstorf in Aargau will be followed by two more in the coming weeks with many others planned. So far, Aldi has concentrated on the German-speaking area of Switzerland, including two sites inked in for development on the outskirts…

Supermarkets square up as Aldi opens shop

This content was published on Oct 27, 2005 Coop and Migros launched or expanded low-cost products in time for Aldi’s opening of four Swiss stores, while Denner strengthened its position with the acquisition of Pick Pay last month. Aldi’s arrival in Switzerland has long been seen as a first step towards lower prices in Swiss supermarkets, where consumers now can pay twice as…

Study finds Swiss could do more sponsoring

This content was published on Oct 25, 2005 The study, by the Zurich-based gfs institute, found that there was still a great potential for sponsoring and that it could be very advantageous if carried out correctly. Experts said that the sponsoring market was still very modest in Switzerland – worth SFr350-400 million ($274-312 million). The survey, which was carried out on behalf of…

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