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Arts council in ever greater demand

This content was published on Jun 14, 2000 More applications for help were received than the previous year – 3,676, an increase of 146. Fifty-four per cent of them were approved totally or in part, 40 per cent for projects in Switzerland with the remainder going abroad. Music was the single biggest beneficiary, getting subsidies amounting to SFr3 million, nearly SFr250,000 more than…

Modex to launch on SWX New Market

This content was published on Jun 14, 2000 A maximum of 495,000 registered shares will be offered at a price of between SFr148 and SFr168 per share. The initial block of shares on offer represents 33.8 per cent of the company’s capital. Modex said it would use the proceeds from the sale to finance research, acquisition of technologies and growth. Modex, is known…

Rare Swiss stamps go on sale

This content was published on Jun 14, 2000 The collection took more than 20 years to build up and is the work of a Canadian philatelist with close associations with Switzerland and Geneva. The collection includes three double Geneva stamps more than 150 years old which was used to send post within the canton of Geneva. It derives its name from the fact…

Online grocery shopping set to expand abroad

This content was published on Jun 14, 2000 At a news conference in Zurich, the company said it was foreseeing a capital increase to support its expansion plans. Company representatives said Le-Shop services would be available on the net in Argentina through a co-operation agreement with Alcampo, a Spanish online provider. With its expansion abroad, Le-Shop will have more than 100 employees and…

Billionaire seeks Internet family

This content was published on Jun 14, 2000 Amongst the high-tech applications awaiting the chosen family are a fridge that orders its own food, and a toilet which checks human waste for potential diseases. The family will also have to prepare for celebrity status, with their everyday life broadcast on the Internet five days a week. The family must consist of a couple…

Berne against boosting IMF voting rights of developing countries

This content was published on Jun 13, 2000 In a statement following the weekly cabinet meeting, the ministry said any reform which gave other countries more than a marginal increase in voting rights would amount to a voluntary reduction in Switzerland’s own share of the vote. It added that Switzerland would therefore no longer be in a position to represent another group of…

Geneva dogs to get electronic fleas

This content was published on Jun 13, 2000 Until December 31, veterinary surgeries in the canton are offering a special discount rate of SFr55 to insert the fleas, which are not much bigger than a pin-head. It could be money well spent, as after January 1, owners whose dogs are found without the chip will face a stiff fine. The authorities are convinced…

Union presses for more action on wage equality

This content was published on Jun 13, 2000 The secretary-general of the union, Natalie Imboden, said that although written into law the rules on equal wages were often not respected. For this reason, she said, her organisation wanted to start a fresh political debate on the issue. Imboden added that wage discrimination was stronger in the private sector, but warned that in the…

Government prepares for further post and telecom shake-up

This content was published on Jun 13, 2000 The government also said that it wants to create a Postbank as a means for the postal service to finance mail and deliveries. The federal ministry for the environment, traffic and telecommunications said in a statement that the cabinet would submit legislation before the autumn on Swisscom and the postal service. “The government should be…

Sarna acquires US car parts maker

This content was published on Jun 13, 2000 Sarna says the acquisition continues its strategy of sharpening its market focus and increasing its geographical diversification, and also gives it a foothold in the American auto market. Blue Water Plastics (BWP), which has captured a leading market position as a supplier to North American automakers, is expected to make sales of around SFr310 million…

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