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Swissair warns of job cuts ahead

This content was published on Jun 5, 2001 The airline group said cost cutting measures to produce such savings would inevitably lead to staff reductions, but gave no indications of how many. “Our group continues to operate in a difficult business environment, and we need to take swift and efficient action to return it to sound business health,” chairman and chief executive, Mario…

Beer drinking makes inroads in French-speaking Switzerland

This content was published on Jun 5, 2001 The “Fête de la Bière”, held in the port of Ouchy, attracted several thousand beer lovers, who had the chance to sample scores of prize-winning beers. Pride of place this year went to two of the best independent breweries in French-speaking Switzerland, the Lausanne-based Boxer brewery and the Brasserie des Franches-Montagnes (BFM), which is located…

Pressure mounts on Swiss firm in Myanmar

This content was published on Jun 5, 2001 In Switzerland, trade unions and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have stepped up pressure on the garment manufacturer, Triumph, to try to get it to pull out of Myanmar. It was the first time that the Swiss federation of trade unions had added its voice to the international condemnation of forced labour in Myanmar. Under the auspices…

Switzerland helps to improve Chinese workers’ rights

This content was published on Jun 5, 2001 “The project will help enterprises, workers and governmental officials in these zones to develop a better human resource management system,” said project leader, Lorence Ansermet, of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco). The project is being organised by the Geneva-based International Labour Organisation, and it is the first time that Seco has agreed to…

Switzerland asks Nigeria for proof of Abacha accounts

This content was published on Jun 5, 2001 “Before it was easy to identify the accounts because they were in Abacha’s name,” said the Swiss economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, at the end of his five-day visit to Nigeria. “However, now it’s a bit more complicated because the accounts are under other names,” he said. “Therefore you have to prove whether the money was…

Swiss charities inaugurate joint Internet gateway

This content was published on Jun 4, 2001 The portal will serve as a centre for information and will provide updates on projects initiated by a number of development organisations, including Swissaid, Bread for All, Helvetas and Caritas. The aim of the site is to establish a united web presence for a variety of Swiss charities, political and cultural organisations, and other institutions…

Ricola’s 13 herbs travel around the world

This content was published on Jun 4, 2001 Emil Richterich mixed and blended 13 curative herbs to make a herbal sweet that is known throughout the world – Ricola. The name is now synonymous with herb and sugar-free lozenges, cough syrup and herbal teas. The history of the family company dates back to 1924 when Emil Richterich bought a small bakery in Laufen…

Couchepin delivers cheque in Nigeria

This content was published on Jun 3, 2001 Couchepin, who signed the cheque at a ceremony attended by Nasarawa’s governor, said the project was “of importance”. The Nigerian state of Nasarawa, with a population of 3.2 million, was the scene of ethnic unrest in 1998, which forced thousands of people to flee their homes. After the event, Couchepin and his business delegation visited…

Swiss researchers fight cause of African subsistence farmers

This content was published on Jun 1, 2001 Their greatest successes have been in the battle against two imported enemies of cassava – a shrub with an edible root, which is the main food staple for hundreds of millions of subsistence farmers. The first calamity struck in the early 1970s and was comparable to the potato blight, which led to the great famine…

Analysts wait for news on economy

This content was published on Jun 1, 2001 Thursday sees the release of figures for first quarter Gross Domestic Product. The GDP rate for the last three months of 2000 was 2.5 per cent and most analysts expect this week’s data to confirm a slight slowdown in the economy. Two economic surveys released last week also suggested that growth had slackened. Basel Economics…

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