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Easter traffic easing on Europe’s main north-south axis

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 Frustrated holiday makers making the journey south to Italy for Easter spent much of Friday trapped in their cars, after traffic ground to a halt on the approach to the Gotthard tunnel. At one stage, there were tailbacks stretching 10 kilometres. The Swiss Touring Club earlier issued warnings to motorists to avoid the A2 motorway…

Swiss know-how used to measure world’s highest peaks

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 An Italian-Argentinian scientific expedition, led by geologist Giorgio Poretti, has been dispatched to the Andes Mountains to provide the most accurate measurement to date of Mount Aconcagua. Using the latest global positioning (GPS) equipment, developed by Heerbrugg-based Leica Geosystems, the team aims to determine the exact eight of summit, give or take a few millimetres.…

Contrasting fortunes of Basel’s drug giants

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 “Novartis is our favourite among Swiss pharmaceutical companies,” Zurich Cantonal Bank analyst, Manfried Gyr, told swissinfo. “It has a strong near-term product pipeline and has focused its marketing efforts on the growth drivers, which are the most important products.” Novartis, with its clutch of fresh drugs ready to hit the market, has seen its sales…

Business outlook

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 The battle for Sulzer has intensified since InCentive Capital, which is owned by financier Réné Braginsky, increased its offer for Sulzer’s industrial operations by SFr20 to SFr430 per share. Sulzer said the SFr4 billion ($2.35 billion) bid came nowhere near the company’s real value. InCentive, which accuses Sulzer of failing to deliver an adequate return…

Ticino garden earns top award for British ex-diplomat

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 By any standards, Sir Peter Smithers has led a varied and active life. He has held senior diplomatic posts in Europe and North America, and worked as naval intelligence agent for MI6 with James Bond-creator, Ian Fleming. He also had spells as a member of parliament and secretary-general of the Council of Europe. But somehow…

Apatosaurus Max and friends show their bones in Switzerland

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 The bones and skull of an Apatosaurus – named “Max” by the Swiss team – joins the nearly complete skeleton of an Allosaurus (“Big Al Two”), as the two most impressive finds among the collection. The exhibition opens on April 16. One of the largest land animals that ever existed, the plant-eating Apatosaurus measured up…

Silver lining amid dark clouds hanging over SAirGroup

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 Last month’s news that SAirGroup had chalked up record losses of SFr2.9 billion ($1.71 billion) drove the company’s share price to new lows, and has now sparked an investigation into its bookkeeping practices. But there are parts of SAirGroup that are highly successful. What has gone practically unnoticed is the inauguration of a plant in…

Fascinating facts about chocolate

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 Few sweet lovers know that the much-maligned mosquito plays a vital role in the creation of chocolate. The reason is because the cacao tree – from which all commercial chocolate is derived – relies on these nasty insects to pollinate its flowers. That’s just one of the fascinating facts in an exhibition devoted to the…

Easter is big business for Swiss chocolate firms

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 Ernst Tanner, chairman and chief executive of Swiss chocolate maker Lindt and Sprüngli, gave no exact sales figures, but underlined the importance of Easter for his canton Zurich-based company. “Easter together with Christmas are the most important seasons for Lindt and Sprüngli,” Tanner told swissinfo. “Although it does depend on which country you’re doing business…

The business week in review

This content was published on Apr 13, 2001 Sulzer’s top management broke into an investors’ roadshow to come back to Zurich on Monday to formally declare their rejection of the SFr4 billion ($2.4 billion) hostile bid. Sulzer believes the offer undervalues the company. InCentive, which is owned by financier Réné Braginsky, upped the stakes last week by increasing its offer for Sulzer’s industrial…

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