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Parliament scuppers aviation deal with Germany

This content was published on Mar 18, 2003 Berlin reacted swiftly, announcing that it was imposing new limits on flights over southern German airspace. Skyguide, Switzerland’s air traffic control agency, has warned that the decision will have an impact on the country’s aviation industry. On Tuesday, the Senate threw out the controversial agreement which limits flights into Switzerland’s main airport at Zurich. The…

Kuoni upbeat despite threat of war

This content was published on Mar 18, 2003 CEO Hans Lerch told swissinfo that the current situation in the tourism industry was “difficult” but not “hopeless”. Lerch was speaking on Tuesday after Kuoni reported a return to the black last year with a net profit of SFr26.2 million ($19 million). The company posted a loss of almost SFr282 million in 2001. “After 30…

New threat to water purity

This content was published on Mar 18, 2003 But these natural water resources are being threatened with new types of pollution – residues from medication and pesticides. A recent Unesco survey ranked Switzerland 16th in the world for water management and reserved particular praise for the efforts the country has made to stop industrial contamination. “Some important industrial waste treatment plants have been…

Kuoni back in profit

This content was published on Mar 18, 2003 The return to profit came despite lower sales in 2002. The results, announced by Kuoni on Tuesday, exceeded analysts’ expectations of a SFr20.3 million profit. Global slump But Europe’s fifth-largest travel company felt the effects of the global slump in the travel market, with turnover down eight per cent at SFr3.7 billion. “The geopolitical situation…

Swiss gear up for International Year of Water

This content was published on Mar 17, 2003 Throughout the year, swissinfo will take an in-depth look at water issues in Switzerland and around the world. Swiss authorities will use the global event to launch a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of the importance of water as a natural resource. It is estimated that around 2.5 billion people worldwide do not have access…

Catering to the world’s tastes

This content was published on Mar 17, 2003 After all, what other Zurich kitchen can turn out 50,000 meals a day for its customers – who eat while leaving the city at around 800 kilometres an hour? As the second-biggest airline catering company in the world, Gate Gourmet has acquired a good deal of technical knowledge in its mission to take food to…

Zurich sells Indian asset business

This content was published on Mar 17, 2003 The deal was made with the Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Mutual Fund, a joint venture with Britain’s Standard Life Investments. HDFC has $1.45 billion (SFr1.96 billion) under management and is India’s third largest and fastest growing mutual fund, Zurich said in a statement. The terms and conditions of the sale, which needs the approval…

Swiss want employers to secure troubled pensions

This content was published on Mar 16, 2003 A public survey, published on Sunday, also found strong opposition among the Swiss to a possible cut in pensions. Switzerland is currently in the midst of a debate about the future of pensions schemes, many of which are facing massive shortfalls following the stock market downturn. Because between 60 and 80 per cent of pensions…

Life after Swissair

This content was published on Mar 15, 2003 Following a string of successful sell-offs, individual divisions of the Swissair empire are now embarking on new journeys. From airline catering to the servicing of aircraft, from duty free retail to information technology, the former subsidiaries provide more than 50,000 jobs worldwide. With almost 10,000 of those jobs based in Switzerland, the companies’ continuing survival…

Water flows through Switzerland’s history

This content was published on Mar 14, 2003 Water provided a means of irrigation and transport for the region’s earliest settlers and enabled Switzerland to develop its trade routes. The first major watercourses in Switzerland were built as far back as the third century BC. Some of the earliest examples include a Roman aqueduct that supplied the city of Aventicum (today Avenches in…

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