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SAirGroup negotiates with ReWe in search of partner for LTU

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 SAir holds a 49,9 per cent stake in LTU, which is based in Düsseldorf. SAir could use Monday’s announcement of its financial results to close a deal with ReWe. SAir would not comment on the extent of ReWe’s participation in the goup.SAir has been looking for a partner that could overhaul LTU, Germany’s fourth largest…

The business outlook

This content was published on Aug 20, 2000 On Tuesday, Switzerland’s biggest bank UBS will disclose its results for the first six months of the year. Investment bank, Lehman Brothers, said last month that the market had to realize that there was still room for growth at UBS. The Swiss bank has been grabbing the headlines of late with its $11 billion acquisition…

Cheese-makers angry as noose tightens on holes in Emmental

This content was published on Aug 19, 2000 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put forward proposals to lower the minimum size of the holes, or “eyes”. Swiss Emmental manufacturers say the move would have a devastating effect on the taste and quality of the cheese exported to the US. If the proposal is approved, and the Swiss makers don’t shrink the…

The Week In Review

This content was published on Aug 19, 2000 The Federal Customs Authority reported that Switzerland’s exporters were reaping the benefits of the continuing economic boom in the United States. Latest figures indicated that a weak currency and strong US demand had pushed exports to a record high. They showed exports last year increasing by 17.4 per cent to reach SFr13 billion ($7.6 billion).…

Experts warn of brain drain in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 19, 2000 A panel of experts in the town of Zug on Saturday agreed that Switzerland’s education system still enjoys a high reputation. But they said more ought to be done to carry out the necessary changes to ensure that Switzerland does not lose its competitiveness. Johannes Randegger, a member of parliament and representative of the business…

New computer virus: The Swiss connection

This content was published on Aug 19, 2000 The computer specialists, Computer Associates, have warned that the “I Love You.BD” virus is a new variant of the “I Love You” bug which caused such chaos around the world earlier this year. The virus is spread in the same way, via the Microsoft Outlook e-mail programme. The mail containing the virus is named “Resume”…

Ten thousandth fairplay ball sold in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 Footballs, handballs and volleyballs made in child labour-free workshops in Pakistan are sold in fair trade shops and the outlets of the charity, Helvetas. Pakistan became the focus of efforts to stamp out child labour after estimates publicised in 1996 put the number of children in the ball-making business in the country at about 7,000.…

Swiss retrieve over a billion francs from former East Germany

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 The president of the association, Werner Stauffacher, said that he was more than happy with the progress made so far. He told a news conference in Zurich on Friday: “Around 95 per cent of claims on housing property, bank loans, land lease agreements and company ownership have been paid out by the German authorities.” Since…

Roche partner finds gene implicated in Alzheimer’s

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 A communiqué from Roche said the gene was located through a study involving 1,100 Icelandic patients and their unaffected relatives. “This finding underscores the role of genetics… and represents a critical milestone on the way to identifying a gene and its disease-linked variants,” it said. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in…

Life expectancy lower for poorly skilled

This content was published on Aug 18, 2000 Over 25 per cent of roadsweepers, factory labourers and general industrial workers died before reaching the age of 65 – the pensionable age for men in Switzerland. In contrast, only 10 per cent of chemists, economists and teachers died before becoming pensioners. The survey looked at what had happened to 5,000 men from the canton…

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