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Shareholders seal fate of biggest brewery

This content was published on May 22, 2000 At a stormy annual meeting in Basel, a 74 per cent majority of shareholders present voted in favour of the sale. Defending the plan, the chairman of the group, Robert Jeker, said a refusal would have thrown the group into chaos and resulted in tumbling share prices. The board had proposed the sale saying the…

Trade unions present economic case for minimum wage

This content was published on May 22, 2000 The Federation’s secretary-general, Serge Gaillard, said on Monday that the study showed the rise would be manageable for the Swiss economy. He said certain sectors of the economy would be forced to put up prices to cope with the rises, but that it would be feasible, if carried out gradually over a three to five…

Martigny celebrates its Napoleonic past

This content was published on May 22, 2000 Two hundred years ago, Napoleon Bonaparte and his army marched into Martigny on their way to northern Italy. There, the French forces surprised and defeated the Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo. The battle was a turning point in the war in northern Italy. It forced the Austrians to the negotiating table and heralded…

Swiss museum probes beyond the boundaries of science

This content was published on May 22, 2000 The ESA’s Innovative Technologies from Science Fiction for Space Applications (ITSF) project is aimed at “reviewing past and present SF literature, artwork and films to identify and assess innovative technologies and concepts which could be developed further for space applications”. The eventual goal is to “obtain fairly firm ideas viable for long-term development by the…

The seven EU accords: what do they mean?

This content was published on May 22, 2000 The Swiss-EU accords cover economic and technical cooperation, public procurement, mutual acceptance of diplomas and licences, agricultural trade, aviation issues, road and rail traffic and the free movement of people. The seven treaties comprise: Overland transport Under the new regulations, the weight limit for trucks crossing Switzerland will be raised from the current 28 tonnes…

The business week ahead

This content was published on May 22, 2000 Feldschlösschen-Hurliman holds its annual general meeting today; investors will be able to look at the group’s plans to sell off its drinks division. The Swiss brewing giant is to sell off its entire drinks division, which produces almost half of the country’s beverages. The company says it intends to concentrate fully on its property business.…

Small investors to challenge Feldschlösschen sale

This content was published on May 22, 2000 There could be more than just a storm in a beer glass when shareholders of the country’s largest brewer, Feldschlösschen-Hürlimann, meet in Basel today. A group of small investors intends to challenge a plan by the board of directors to sell off the company’s beverage business, whose performance it considers “unsatisfactory”. One of the leading…

Swiss business leaders hail approval of EU accords

This content was published on May 21, 2000 Leuenberger said the seven accords effectively settled 80 per cent of Swiss industry’s needs in relation to Europe. It would also be easier for Swiss people to work in EU countries, he said. He added that the result was an important recognition of Switzerland as a labour and research centre. He said the accords would…

Small investors to challenge Feldschlösschen sale

This content was published on May 20, 2000 A group of small investors is going to vigorously challenge a plan by the board of directors to sell off the company’s beverage business whose performance it considers “unsatisfactory”. One of the leading opposition voices is Maximilian Reimann, a member of the Swiss People’s Party who represents canton Aargau in the Swiss Senate. He says…

The business week in Switzerland

This content was published on May 20, 2000 Among the major stories were: – Monday. Price pressure in Switzerland increased slightly as the economy continued to do well. Data from the Federal Statistics Office showed that producer/import prices rose 0.1 per cent in April month-on-month, increasing 2.8 per cent year-on-year, that follows on from a 2.9 per cent increase in March. – Tuesday.…

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