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Sulzer takes lead in fuel cell technology

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 Roland Diethelm, head of the Sulzer Hexis division, told the German language Swiss newspaper, the Tages-Anzeiger, that the group plans to have an initial production series up and running by 2003. He added that mass production was scheduled to start in 2004. One project highlighted in the report centres on household energy. Diethelm said Sulzer’s…

IOC told to separate web and TV rights

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 At the beginning of a two-day conference in Lausanne, web executives on Monday criticized the IOC for restricting video rights to broadcasters, rather than allowing wider Internet distribution. Organised by the IOC, the meeting brings together 600 people from the worlds of international business, sport and the Internet, with a view to assessing how the…

Investigators to disclose more details on fatal air crash

This content was published on Dec 4, 2000 Officials investigating the accident are scheduled to hold a news conference in Halifax, at which they will publish a series of fire safety recommendations, according to press reports. The cause of the crash of the Swissair MD-11 close to Halifax has never been established. Canadian investigators have been painstakingly piecing together and examining the wreckage…

The home of the future

This content was published on Dec 3, 2000 Imagine having an oven that downloads recipes, a refrigerator that orders your food, a guest book that posts your photo on the Internet. The Steiner family- Ursi, Daniel, and their two children, Carlo and Grace – is getting a taste of high-tech life, after moving into the “Haus der Zukunft” in sleepy Hünenberg, just outside…

Expo 2000 causes financial worries at Expo.02

This content was published on Dec 3, 2000 Banks have become more reluctant to agree to loans with the steering committee while the lack of sponsor interest has resulted in the need for more capital. The management is currently negotiating a loan of SFr140 million, but the steering committee has admitted that they actually need SFr200 million. One Swiss Sunday newspaper suggested the…

New census draws criticism over cost

This content was published on Dec 3, 2000 Most Swiss residents are likely to find that their census forms have already been partly filled out by the federal statistics office, with information supplied by local authorities. But Werner Haug, who is organising the census, says the information is not complete and that the office is working on improving the situation. “We are investing…

Business Outlook

This content was published on Dec 3, 2000 Until then a mood of uncertainty is likely prevail over the equity and currency markets. If the Swiss National Bank fails to increase interest rates on Friday, the franc will continue to languish against the US dollar. The markets will also be focusing in the auction of four third-generation UMTS mobile telecommunications licences. The auction…

The week in business

This content was published on Dec 2, 2000 On Monday the Swiss Bankers’ Association named Urs Roth, currently head of legal affairs at Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, as its new chief executive. The 53-year old lawyer will replace Niklaus Blattner, who was recently elected to the board of the Swiss National Bank. Roth’s appointment came as something of a surprise as the Swiss…

Swiss wins Japanese Bonsai competition

This content was published on Dec 1, 2000 Pius Notter, who lives in canton Aargau, scooped the prize with a 120-centimetre-high Bonsai. He grew the tree from a 400-year-old mountain pine, which had been damaged in a rockslide. Notter, who has been growing Bonsais for 24 years, beat off competition from 600 other ornamental tree growers to win the category for the best…

Air fares to rise at Swiss airlines

This content was published on Dec 1, 2000 The company said in a statement on Friday that the increase would affect the upper segment of the fares on international flights, and was agreed to by all scheduled airlines, during an International Air Transport Association (IATA) fare conference held in Geneva in November. Swisscargo, the air cargo unit of the SAirGroup, raised its prices…

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