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Christ announces figures in the black

This content was published on Sep 29, 2000 The group, based at Aesch near Basel, said it had standardised its project business, introduced EDP-based project management and streamlined group procurement. The measures would allow it to operate faster, more flexibly and more cost effectively. A statement said that a strong stock of orders, the positive half year results and permanent routine improvements would…

CERN proves that particle physics is child’s play

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 CERN is best known for extending the boundaries of our knowledge of the origins of the universe. But its freshly revamped visitors’ centre, Microcosm, is aiming to show children that there is a direct link between the Big Bang and the world around them. Microcosm’s new interactive permanent exhibition, “What are we made of?”, tells…

Major insurers drawn further into pension fund crash scandal

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 The two multi-national insurers, which already had seven charges related to the Vera/Pevos scandal laid against them earlier this year, are facing 11 further charges in civil and insurance courts in the cantons of Zurich and Geneva. The new charges, two of which amount to SFr158 million alone, were announced by the plaintiffs acting on…

Repatriation of bodies of helicopter crash victims imminent

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 A spokesman said flights were being arranged, and that the victims’ bodies would be flown out on Friday or Saturday. Four of the people injured, three of whom are Indian tourists, are still in hospital, but their lives are not in danger. Investigators into the collision of the two helicopters – which killed seven Indian…

ABB wins order worth SFr30 million in China

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 ABB High Voltage Technologies will supply gas-insulated switchgear and other equipment in one of the biggest orders won in China. A statement from the headquarters of ABB Switzerland in Baden said that under the terms of the agreement, ABB High Voltage Technologies will also be responsible for engineering and for the entire installation and commissioning…

Swiss hotels increase business in August

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 The Federal Statistical Office in Neuchâtel said on Thursday that the positive result was due not only to the sunny weather, but also to favourable exchange rates and an improvement in value for money. The Office notes that since the beginning of this year, the number of overnight stays has increased by almost six per…

Developing world poised to benefit from e-commerce

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 The meeting is being jointly organised by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco) and the International Trade Centre (ITC), which is the technical assistance agency of both the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The ITC helps developing countries to improve their export and import strategies and…

Red List confirms global extinction crisis

This content was published on Sep 28, 2000 In its latest Red List of Threatened Species, published on Thursday, the IUCN says that 24 per cent of mammals and 12 per cent of birds are threatened with extinction. It adds that more than 11,000 plants could also disappear in the near future. From its headquarters at Gland, near Geneva, the IUCN said that…

Swiss cows fly to Kosovo

This content was published on Sep 27, 2000 A total of 500 beasts are being transported on eight flights over the next few days. The SFr1.5 million operation is part of a programme which began a year ago. Since last September, 1,250 cows and bulls have been flown to Kosovo to help needy families, at a cost of about SFr4 million. The Swiss…

Villiger calls for more transparency at IMF/World Bank meeting

This content was published on Sep 27, 2000 “While globalisation opens incredible perspectives, it can also pave the way for new risks. This can go from financial instability to the transmission of disease,” said Villiger on Wednesday. The finance minister said the process of globalisation had become inevitable, and made the mandate of the IMF and World Bank more and more difficult. To…

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