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Swiss optics investment firm bought by German DEWB

This content was published on Oct 14, 2002 Zurich-based optic has seen its share price has fall below the company’s net asset value. Optic went public on the Swiss Stock Exchange in May 2000. It has been struggling for months with its share price lower than its Net Asset Value and poor liquidity. Now it is to be acquired by DEWB (Deutsche Effecten-…

Swiss industrial recovery falters

This content was published on Oct 14, 2002 The poll, carried out by financial group UBS, indicates that the economy will remain sluggish. In its outlook for the fourth quarter, UBS said that after suffering a “severe setback” in the third quarter, industry saw some light at the end of the tunnel. However, the group said that an early end to “adjustments in…

Gourmets’ answer to fast food wins converts in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 13, 2002 The movement, founded in Paris in 1989, aims to reinforce the idea that good food needs time to prepare and time to savour. In 1986, the US fast food chain McDonald’s tried to open its first restaurant in Rome. The chosen location was within spitting distance of the world famous “Spanish Steps” on the Piazza…

Lugano to host Nepad permanent headquarters

This content was published on Oct 12, 2002 The announcement came during a one-day summit in Lugano attended by African heads of state and European business leaders. Security was tight around the city’s main conference hall, where delegates from a total of 16 African countries – including Zambia, Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Mali and South Africa – held talks with around 400 members of…

Investment for Africa takes shape in Lugano

This content was published on Oct 11, 2002 Among those expected to attend Saturday’s summit are the presidents of Kenya, Senegal and Mozambique. The summit is organised by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad). One of Nepad’s main goals is to make the continent attractive to international investors. Meanwhile, Lugano is hoping to become the site of the organisation’s headquarters. Achieving the…

Digital Logic tries homegrown fund raising

This content was published on Oct 11, 2002 The ten-year old firm’s latest product is a waterproof tablet-style computer that is gaining some attention in the press. If you’ve ever looked up a phone number or sent an SMS using one of those heavy duty computers in Swiss telephone booths or bought a train ticket using the touch screen operated machines on the…

Swiss launch new search for BSE in humans

This content was published on Oct 11, 2002 The study, the first of its kind in continental Europe, has opened a debate about whether people found to be carrying the deadly illness should be told. Adriano Aguzzi, a neuropathologist at the University Hospital in Zurich, told swissinfo that doctors plan to collect at least 1,500 samples over the next five years. While Aguzzi…

New pollutants prove hazardous for alpine lakes

This content was published on Oct 11, 2002 Despite a ban on old-style pollutants, new contaminants are finding their way from industrial sites into high altitude lakes- some of which are in Switzerland. The new study, by the environmental organisation, Greenpeace, has found high levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in fish and animals in high mountain areas. One such example was in…

Child porn probe finds seven cases of abuse

This content was published on Oct 10, 2002 The cases came to light during questioning of 822 suspects, who were identified as part of a massive police operation in late September. Police said they were working through a list of 1,100 suspects whose names were provided by the United States authorities. Those under investigation were traced because they allegedly used their credit cards…

Sport events urged to prove green credentials

This content was published on Oct 10, 2002 The Swiss Olympic Association and the Swiss Environment Agency have offered prize money of SFr50,000 for events which boost environmental protection and awareness. The Ecosport prize, launched in Bern on Thursday, will reward organisers who try to reduce the impact of traffic, economise on water and energy, and limit the amount of rubbish produced at…

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