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Swiss industrialist and diplomat, David de Pury, dies

This content was published on Dec 27, 2000 De Pury died in hospital in Zurich, a spokeswoman for his consultancy company said on Wednesday. He was suffering from cancer. A former diplomat, he negotiated on behalf of Switzerland at the Geneva-based General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) – now the World Trade Organisation. He held a number of government posts between 1970…

Nestlé seeks larger share of ice-cream market

This content was published on Dec 27, 2000 Nestlé confirmed that it was seeking to buy the stake in Ice Cream Partners, a joint venture set up with the United States firm, Pillsbury, last year. If the bid is successful, it is expected to cost the Swiss firm about $650 million (SFr1.1 billion). Under the deal, Nestlé would acquire Pillsbury’s 50 per cent…

Festive drinkers given safe rides home

This content was published on Dec 26, 2000 As many as 3,766 people have been delivered safely to their front doors by volunteers of the “Red Nose” service – or “Nez Rouge”, as it is known locally. Anyone who feels incapable of driving, whether because of too much alcohol or drugs or simply because they feel too tired to get behind the wheel,…

Swiss bosses bow out in favour of younger managers

This content was published on Dec 26, 2000 High-level departures are commonplace in the United States, and now it seems the trend is taking hold in Switzerland, following a year of resignations at some of the country’s top firms. In Switzerland, such departures are usually presented as amicable partings by all concerned, but the scale of this year’s resignations suggests that companies are…

Swiss turn to Internet for books

This content was published on Dec 26, 2000 Online book retailers reported their best months yet in November and December – traditionally the strongest period of the year. The retailer “www.buch.ch” said sales for December had doubled compared to the same period last year. Others, such as “www.lesen.ch”, “www.bol.ch”, and “www.books.ch”, also reported strong sales, and said they expected the market to continue…

Luxury hotel offers the high life

This content was published on Dec 26, 2000 Nearly 40 years after the Riffelalp Grand Hotel was destroyed by fire, a five-star resort has risen from the ashes, perched on a plateau 2,222 metres above sea level. Building a hotel at this altitude poses all sorts of logistical problems. “Securing the foundations took more than two months,” explains architect and project manager, Roman…

A white Christmas for southern Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 But in northern Switzerland, where thousands of tourists have arrived to enjoy the start of the ski season, officials in resorts and chalet owners are hoping for the snow to reach them before the end of the year. Unseasonably warm temperatures this year have left many low-lying parts of northern Switzerland without any snow since…

Swiss shoppers go on holiday spending-spree

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 According to a survey conducted by the Swiss Public Opinion Institute, the Swiss spent SFr 2.5 billion ($1.5 billion) during the holiday gift-buying season this year. That works out to roughly SFr 420 ($253) per person. Almost 60 per cent of those surveyed said they spent more money this Christmas than during the past five…

A pioneering entrepreneur in Lausanne

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 For the past 18 months, she has been head of CREATE, the Institute’s new Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, a unique position in Switzerland. She says that courses offer a realistic taste of entrepreneurship to those actively engaged in hi-tech ventures or seriously considering starting a business. The advice on offer is aimed at encouraging…

Swiss group helps to save desert wildlife

This content was published on Dec 25, 2000 The company’s activities now range from captive breeding to running educational wildlife facilities in Sharjah, one of the emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates. Peter Wright, manager of the Animal Management Consultancy, told swissinfo that the Arabian leopard had become endangered as humans depleted its prey through hunting. “We set up the breeding…

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