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Nostalgic races on Grindelwald slopes

This content was published on Jan 30, 2001 Entrants in the first event on February 4 will race specially made bicycles down the slopes. Instead of wheels, the “velogemel” has two metal runners on its wooden frame. It was first developed in 1912 by a local carpenter looking for a fast way to get to his customers on cold, winter days. Although plastic…

Tasty numbers at Lindt and Sprüngli

This content was published on Jan 30, 2001 Although chocolate consumption in Europe rose only slightly, the group continued to outperform the markets, the company said in a statement. Lindt and Sprüngli’s two US subsidiaries also both posted above average figures. The company explained that sales in all product groups such as chocolate bars, pralines and seasonal products, continued to rise. Easter sales…

SAirGroup considers seeking partners for Swissair

This content was published on Jan 30, 2001 Speaking in Basel on Monday, Honegger said that joining a big global airline alliance could be an alternative to the Swissair-led 11- member Qualiflyer alliance. “A sale of Swissair is not a matter of discussion. It is imaginable that we will open up for partners, but we do not want to lose control over Swissair,”…

French-Italian tunnel won’t jeopardise Swiss project

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 A spokesman at the Swiss ministry of transport said that fears that the Italian-French project might jeopardise the financial feasibility of the NEAT network, estimated to cost an unprecedented SFr30 billion, were unfounded. “We are at least eight years ahead with construction, ” Davide Demicheli told swissinfo. The Italian and French governments gave their signatures…

Report says Swiss need to make transport even kinder to the environment

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 The National Science Foundation funded the study, known as Project 41. It looked at different means of transport, ranging from the automobile to air travel, and assessed what could be done to reduce their negative environmental impact. The Project 41 team found that around 60 per cent of journeys made within Switzerland are for leisure…

Indian prime minister thanks Swiss as earthquake relief continues

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 Vajpayee met the rescuers, who have been working round the clock since their arrival, on Monday. They have so far pulled seven survivors from buildings destroyed by the tremor. With the help of sniffer dogs, the team were able to locate and free two men trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in the…

Roche to pay SFr20 million to Chiron

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 The decision follows a ruling by the European Patent Office that Roche infringed Chiron’s licence for sales related to its “HIV patent 150”, which is used in clinical diagnostic and blood screening products The fine covers sales prior to October 2000, after which Roche and Chiron had signed a broad patent licence deal for nucleic…

IMF praises Swiss economy but urges more reforms

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 Speaking at a press conference in Bern on Monday, IMF experts said Switzerland was enjoying its best economic performance for a decade, and forecast “relatively robust” growth of 2 – 2.5 per cent for this year. However, they warned that the tempo of structural reform would need to be speeded up if Switzerland is to…

Robinson urges business to support human rights

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 Speaking to swissinfo in Davos, Robinson echoed the message of the UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan. In his address to delegates on Sunday, Annan warned business leaders to become better global citizens or face a growing backlash against globalisation. Robinson said corporations needed to accept that they had a responsibility to promote human rights in trouble…

Zurich insurance unit merges with Malaysian group

This content was published on Jan 29, 2001 MCIS Insurance, which deals in both life and general insurance, will retain its composite insurance licence in the merger with Zurich, which writes non-life insurance in the country. “It’s planned to have capital of between 100 million and 120 million ringgit (SFr43 million to SFr52 million) after the merger is completed,” MCIS chief executive L…

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