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Swiss exports to US reach record high

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 Last year Swiss exports to the US soared by 17.4 per cent, reaching SFr13 billion ($7.6 billion). In the past six months, they have continued to rise by another 11.5 per cent. The figures mean Switzerland is notching up an ever-greater trade surplus with the US. The latest data from the Federal Customs Authority showed…

ABB builds links to the New Economy

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 Energy Interactive’s products include energy billing systems, web-based residential energy auditing, and software to analyse energy loads, consumption patterns and pricing. The business will be renamed ABB Energy Interactive. The purchase takes ABB into the US retail power market where deregulation is expected to fuel long-term growth. “This is a strategic opportunity and a good…

Switzerland to provide holidays for children from war zones

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 The government announced the creation of “Swiss Cor” on Thursday, to coincide with a visit to parliament by a group of children from Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina. They are spending two weeks in Switzerland at the invitation of the president. The foundation has been set up to arrange holidays every year for children caught up in…

Healthy performance for Roche

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 For the group as a whole, first half operating income adjusted for special items rose 11 per cent to SFr2.38 billion ($1.4 billion), while net income rose 13 per cent to SFr3 billion. This latest set of financial numbers excludes Roche’s former flavours and fragrances division, Givaudan, which was spun off in June. “Barring extraordinary…

Virus attacks UBS e-banking clients

This content was published on Aug 17, 2000 The bank said few clients were at risk and there were no reports of damage so far. “Only a small proportion of UBS e-banking clients are at risk. The vast majority do not use PIN software and are therefore not affected by the virus,” the bank said in a statement. It said the bank’s computer…

Good weather blamed for mountain deaths

This content was published on Aug 16, 2000 More people have died in the mountains so far this month than in June and July combined. Rescue workers say the combination of good weather and large quantities of snow in the mountains is to blame. Climbers tempted by the return of summery conditions are heading for Alpine summits where last month’s snow has still…

Solidarity Chain collects SFr17 million for Turkey

This content was published on Aug 16, 2000 The chain, which raises money for Swiss charities and aid organisations, says its partners in the region have already spent SFr10 million, and work is still continuing. Reporting on the past year’s activities, the Solidarity Chain said that, following last August’s disaster, it had helped to provide medicines, blood supplies and blankets to the victims…

Swiss love of travel poses environmental threat

This content was published on Aug 16, 2000 The author of the report, Ruedi Meier, says that for journeys within Switzerland the car is the preferred means of transport, and car journeys account for around two thirds of the 40 billion kilometres run up every year. Most of those trips are to see relatives and friends, with visits to sporting facilities accounting for…

Unions demand higher salaries

This content was published on Aug 16, 2000 Addressing a news conference in Berne on Wednesday, the federation secretary, Serge Gaillard, said the increase was needed to take account of inflation, estimated at two per cent this year. In addition, the federation is demanding a real salary increase of 1.5 per cent. Gaillard said the economic situation was such that all branches could…

Sunny outlook for travel group

This content was published on Aug 16, 2000 The company’s first-half figures were underpinned by a string of acquisitions as well as internal growth and were broadly in line with market expectations. European holiday companies typically see most of their income coming through in the second half of the year, and Kuoni is no exception. The company expects sales for the year as…

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