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Swiss Exchange adds new companies to its leading index

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 In a statement, the Exchange said that its index commission had decided to raise the maximum number of stocks in the SMI from 25 to 30. Among the newcomers in the index are high tech group Kudelski and biotechnology firm Serono, both based in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Contrary to expectations, Ems Chemie, run…

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Bulging pockets send food sales soaring

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 The Federation of Swiss Food Industries said that consumption rose by 9.9 per cent, while exports increased by more than 17 per cent. It said that thanks to the improved Swiss economy and better performing export markets, most branches of the food industry were able to increase their turnover. Of total sales, 84 per cent…

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Ignorance about recycling leaves dustbins full

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 The survey, by the Swiss Agency for the Environment, found that more than 40 per cent of respondents were unsure about what to do with unwanted electrical appliances. Many had no idea that these items could be recycled at all. Young people and foreigners were particularly ill informed. The survey questioned 800 people between the…

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Ignorance about recycling leaves dustbins full

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 The survey, by the Swiss Agency for the Environment, found that more than 40 per cent of respondents were unsure about what to do with unwanted electrical appliances. Many had no idea that these items could be recycled at all. Young people and foreigners were particularly ill informed. The survey questioned 800 people between the…

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Bigger working load for banking ombudsman

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 At a news conference in Zurich, the ombudsman, Hanspeter Häni, gave details of his activities last year, saying 600 requests were made in connection with dormant accounts. Häni interpreted the rise in his caseload as proof that both banks and bank clients were showing increasing confidence in the banking ombudsman. The number of written requests…

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Sales rise at Jelmoli

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 “Given the robust consumer climate, the favourable market conditions will continue,” the company said in a statement. It expects sales to increase again in the second quarter. The group, which owns Zurich’s biggest department store on the prestigious Bahnhofstrasse, added that its objective of increasing profitability by five to ten per cent during the first…

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Push to make Swiss timber industry more eco-friendly

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 Damian Oettli, the head of WWF-Switzerland’s forest campaign, says the FSC-certification process is a strong boost to the Swiss forestry industry’s competitiveness. “The label is an economic asset. It shows that forest owners are committed to environmentally and socially responsible forest management practices. This gives consumers the certainty that they’re not contributing to the destruction…

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Swiss company to modernise Hong Kong metro

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 During the next six years, the Kaba Gilgen firm of Schwarzenburg is going to equip all 30 underground stations of the island’s Mass Transit Railway Corporation with 2,960 platform screen doors. These sophisticated automatic doors are part of a glass wall, which runs along the edge of the platform, preventing access to the railway line.…

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Government steps up efforts to improve Internet skills

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 The plan envisages a major new education programme to improve Internet skills, as well as better electronic communications between the government and public. The cabinet announced its Internet literacy drive on the back of a study, which found that Switzerland is lagging behind several of its competitors, including the United States, Sweden and Britain. The…

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