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Swiss economic growth slows down

This content was published on Jun 7, 2000 The Institute said its index fell slightly to 1.44 compared to 1.46 in March and 1.46 in February. The barometer, which gives an indication of Swiss economic growth over a period of six to nine months, is at the same level it achieved during the last phase of strong growth in 1998/99. The Institute is…

Bank profits soar in 1999

This content was published on Jun 7, 2000 In a preprint of the Swiss National Bank’s statistical yearbook, the balance sheet total amounted to SFr2,243.8 billion, surpassing the previous year’s figure by nine per cent. The report says that “brilliant results” were achieved in commission business and services but interest income – not least due to fiercer competition among the banks and a…

Exporters to receive helping hand

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 Under the law, a new organisation would be set up to promote exports. It would focus on helping small and medium-sized businesses, which make up 90 per cent of Swiss industry but are often inexperienced in export marketing. For the past 70 years, the Swiss Office for Trade Promotion (OSEC) has been responsible for helping…

Swiss bankers reject offshore haven status

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 However, at a press briefing in London, Niklaus Blattner said that Switzerland was an offshore centre in the sense that it was a major sophisticated financial centre. “We are not so naive to ignore the fact that the term offshore centre also has negative connotations – a place where free-riding, sun-tanned characters spend the day…

Berne wants action to soften social impact of globalisation

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 Addressing the International Labour Conference in Geneva, the Swiss Secretary of State for Labour, Jean-Luc Nordman, said the world needed a leaner and more efficient ILO, and for that to happen it had to continue the reform process it had begun. “The ILO is making a comeback, and has shown itself ready to take up…

Couchepin promises government support for e-commerce

This content was published on Jun 6, 2000 He was addressing a meeting in Zurich attended by representatives of companies at the cutting edge of e-commerce. The two-day event is the first organised by the Swiss-United States Joint Economic Commission, launched in Davos earlier this year. “The Swiss government is taking specific steps to encourage business activity in the field of new technologies,”…

Zurich hosts e-commerce conference

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 The conference is being co-chaired by the Swiss economics minister, Pascal Couchepin, and the US ambassador to Berne, Richard Fredericks. Keynote speakers from both sides of the Atlantic will address issues from getting started in e-commerce to future financial trends and privacy concerns. “We have a real stellar list of speakers and participants,” says Fredericks.…

Vincent Landon books a place in the sun

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 Given the astonishing regularity of its appearance – by all accounts, it’s never missed a day – it’s perhaps surprising that we still marvel at sunrise and sunset and seek out-of-the way places to observe it. On the sun-lovers’ itinerary, Rigi-Kulm near Lucerne is pretty much a must. Watching the sunrise from the summit has…

Genevan philosopher, Hersch, dies at 89

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 Hersch was strongly influenced by the German philosopher, Karl Jaspers, and was particularly known for translating his works into French. In her own philosophising, Hersch was not afraid to tackle contemporary political issues, and was often the subject of controversy and criticism. A strong supporter of national defence and nuclear energy, she was firmly opposed…

Global economy on the brink – but of what?

This content was published on Jun 5, 2000 In its annual report, the Bank – commonly referred to as the central bank of the central banks – says there is also an unusual degree of uncertainty about how financial markets, which have been evolving rapidly, might react to possibly adverse macroeconomic shocks. “There seems to be a widespread perception that the global economy…

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