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Hotelier has unusual recipe for success

This content was published on Oct 9, 2003 Be grumpy, make lots of rules, serve the same food over and over again, and offer rooms with some of the best views in the Alps. A sign prominently displayed inside the Hotel Mittaghorn says breakfast is served between 7.30am and 9am – not a minute earlier or later. Dinner is at 7.30pm precisely and…

Radios and computers enlisted to reduce poverty

This content was published on Oct 8, 2003 They are all using information and communication technologies (ICTs) to help improve lives. Dozens of similar projects will be on display in December in Geneva at an exhibition to coincide with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). Some 200 organisations and businesses from 80 countries are taking part in the joint exhibition and…

Counterfeit goods hurt Swiss economy

This content was published on Oct 8, 2003 A study published on Wednesday in Bern shows that Switzerland is one of the countries worst affected by fake goods in Europe. According to the report, which was carried out by the European Brands Association (EBA), 21 counterfeit products appeared on the Swiss market between 2000 and 2001. In all, 470 examples of counterfeit goods…

Hildebrand urges economic reforms

This content was published on Oct 8, 2003 But Philipp Hildebrand says such a process might entail short-term “pain”, including rising unemployment as uncompetitive industries are forced to restructure. He said the best way to sustain Swiss retirement and social welfare programmes was to “invigorate” economic growth. Hildebrand added that a rise in productivity, leading to higher economic growth rates, was of paramount…

Cold blast gives foretaste of winter

This content was published on Oct 8, 2003 Gusts of up to 180 kilometres per hour have been recorded in the Alps, and snow has made its first appearance in many parts of the country, leading to traffic chaos. Central and eastern Switzerland were worst affected by the sudden change in conditions. In canton Lucerne, the strong winds led to power cuts. Repair…

Switzerland’s top firms come under scrutiny

This content was published on Oct 7, 2003 The Geneva-based funds manager, Ethos, on Tuesday launched the first of what it hopes will be an annual “ethics and transparency” ranking of Switzerland’s leading companies. Banks and insurance firms topped the Ethos chart. They included UBS, Credit Suisse and Zurich Financial Services (ZFS), joined at the top by the food group Nestlé. But those…

Long-term unemployed pull together

This content was published on Oct 7, 2003 Unemployment is a hot issue in October’s parliamentary elections, especially for the long-term unemployed who make up 17 per cent of the overall jobless figure. Some 27 per cent of Swiss polled cited the worsening employment situation as their number one concern. This is certainly true of 33-year-old Mark Schmidt, who lives in the eastern…

Georg Fischer axes jobs in profitability drive

This content was published on Oct 7, 2003 The company wants to streamline its automotive products and piping operations, as well as its manufacturing technology unit, Agie Charmilles. The job cuts, which were announced on Tuesday, represent some eight per cent of the total workforce. In Switzerland, some 85 jobs are affected at three Agie Charmilles plants. Schaffhausen-based Georg Fischer said in a…

Seven hopefuls bid to enter Swiss mobile market

This content was published on Oct 6, 2003 The Federal Communications Office (Ofcom) hopes the new licences will make the Swiss mobile market more competitive. Switzerland’s mobile subscribers currently pay the highest mobile rates in Europe, apart from Norway. The three existing mobile operators – Swisscom, Orange and Sunrise – were not allowed to apply for the new Global System for Mobile Communication…

Cedes and CSEM win EU innovation award

This content was published on Oct 6, 2003 The team earned recognition for a tiny device that can capture three-dimensional (3D) images in real time without requiring a separate computer for image processing. Cedes is planning on incorporating the camera in new sensor systems for elevator manufacturers, a market it knows well as it has been selling infra-red sensors to Swiss and foreign…

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