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Switzerland welcomes new IMF debt relief plan

This content was published on Sep 27, 1999 Swiss Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger (right) welcomed an International Monetary Fund initiative to provide millions of dollars in debt relief for some of the world’s poorest nations.IMF and World Bank officials — meeting at their annual conference in Washington — pledged to support “deeper, broader and faster debt relief” for some of the world’s most…

Economy set for upswing in 2000

This content was published on Sep 27, 1999 Switzerland’s economy will enjoy an upturn next year buoyed by a recovery in Europe and Asia, according to the latest forecast by Credit Suisse experts. Gross Domestic Product is set to rise to 2 percent next year, say the experts. At a news conference in Zurich Monday, CS experts said GDP would start the new…

Swiss cantons clamour for more work permits

This content was published on Sep 27, 1999

Sahel nations want better North-South dialogue

This content was published on Sep 24, 1999 An international conference on development in the Sahel region has wrapped up in Switzerland with a call for better cooperation between industrialised nations in the North and developing nations in the South. About 140 government and aid agency representatives came out in favour of development aid characterised by partnership and empowerment. The calls came at…

Report: Major effort needed to save national exhibition

This content was published on Sep 24, 1999 Switzerland’s national exhibition in 2001 can only be saved if the project’s financial and management problems are overcome soon, says a high-profile Swiss businessman. Nicolas Hayek (above) – the head of the Swatch Group and best known internationally for his Swatch watches – made the statement as he presented the findings of his review of…

The main news stories in Switzerland this week

This content was published on Sep 24, 1999

Nestlé announces 2.5 percent rise in first-half profit

This content was published on Sep 24, 1999 (AP) — Food and drinks giant Nestlé on Friday announced a first-half net profit of SFr2.079 billion ($1.36 billion), up 2.5 percent on the same period last year. In July, the Swiss-based group announced first-half sales of SFr35.3 billion($22 billion), unchanged from the same period last year. Last year’s first-half net profit was SFr2.07 billion…

Total communication at Orbit fair

This content was published on Sep 24, 1999

Artist Leupin dead at age 83

This content was published on Sep 23, 1999 Swiss painter and poster artist Herbert Leupin died at age 83 in his home town of Basel earlier this week, according to Thursday’s death notices in the Swiss press. In Switzerland, Leupin was probably best known for the roughly 500 hundred posters he created over the years. One of the better known posters is that…

Swiss Casinos tries to strike it rich in Las Vegas

This content was published on Sep 23, 1999

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