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Parliament opens state pension scheme to EU citizens

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 The House of Representatives followed the Senate in approving the bill, which will also double the minimum contribution to SFr648 a year in a bid to get the scheme out of the red. Under the new law, EU citizens will be able to enjoy the same pension benefits as Swiss expatriates. To qualify, EU citizens…

Couchepin cautions against complacency over economy

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 Addressing the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry in Colombier, he said that the country still had to continue making structural changes. “The liberalisation movement, which has started well in the telecommunications sector, is going to intensify and it will begin in the electricity and postal services sectors,” he said. “We should continue agricultural reform,…

Holderbank plans expansion in Indonesia

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 In a communiqué from its headquarters in Glarus, Holderbank said the agreement was subject to certain conditions, including the restructuring of the SFr2 billion debt owed by the company concerned, Cibinong. It added that negotiations with representatives of Cibinong’s main creditors are scheduled to begin shortly. Holderbank said the deal also depended on receiving government…

Globalisation at heart of UN poverty summit in Geneva

This content was published on Jun 22, 2000 The World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen ended with UN member states signing up to an audacious programme of action which included ten commitments. The 117 heads of state and government vowed to make the fight against poverty, the quest for full emplyment and the fostering of safe and just societies their overriding objectives.…

Switzerland under EU pressure to abandon banking secrecy

This content was published on Jun 21, 2000 Under the EU deal, clinched at its summit in Portugal, member states agreed to provide information on non-residents’ savings accounts, a measure that would help governments crack down on tax evasion. But pressure from Luxembourg and Austria means the agreement is dependent on persuading third countries, including Switzerland, the United States and other offshore tax…

Swiss Post introduces first embroidered stamp

This content was published on Jun 21, 2000 The unique stamp was designed by Peter Hostettler, who works as a textile designer at the Bischoff Textiles company in St Gallen. The company will be producing the stamp. It was presented to the public on Wednesday at the opening of the national stamp exhibition in the city. “It goes without saying that there will…

Allied Zurich gets unified share structure

This content was published on Jun 21, 2000 “The shareholders of Allied Zurich approved by a large majority the planned unification of the Group structure as approved by the Board,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday. The move came as no surprise following a separate vote in favour by shareholders of the co-holding company Zurich Allied in May. The votes pave…

Safra clan take over Swiss bank

This content was published on Jun 21, 2000 The deal is the work of one of the famous Safra brothers, Joseph. “Switzerland is an important strategic base for international banking business,” he said in a statement, “and the bank can build on 150 years of experience and tradition of the Safra family.” The new institution is to be renamed Bank Jacob Safra after…

WHO gives Swiss health system only average marks

This content was published on Jun 21, 2000 The WHO based the results on the general health of countries’ populations, their access to medical services, and the cost and efficiency of those services. The report found that “virtually all countries are under-utilising the resources available to them. This leads to large numbers of preventable deaths and disabilities, unnecessary suffering, injustice, inequality and denial…

Swiss employers warn against raising tax burden

This content was published on Jun 20, 2000 Speaking at the Association’s annual meeting in Berne, Fritz Blaser, said extra revenue should remain inside companies to the benefit of both employers and employees. Blaser said he was pleased that for the first time in ten years, the meeting was taking place in a climate of confidence. “You as entrepreneurs and managers have obviously…

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