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Novartis sales increase marginally in first six months

This content was published on Jul 15, 1999 Sales by the Swiss-based Novartis Group increased by 1 percent in the first half of the year to total SFr16.3 billion ($10.8 billion), the company announced Thursday. The pharmaceuticals giant said that the increase in local currencies also amounted to 1 percent, adding that prospects were not much better for the second half of the…

Couchepin optimistic about boosting relations with U.S.

This content was published on Jul 14, 1999 Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin on Wednesday wrapped up his official visit to Washington and said he was optimistic about building even closer economic relations with the United States. After holding talks with senior trade and business representatives of the American government and Congress, Couchepin underlined the importance of the U.S. as a trading partner…

Couchepin to outline Swiss-U.S. economic relations

This content was published on Jul 13, 1999 Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin, currently paying an official visit to the United States, was expected to outline Swiss economic policy in an address to the European Institute in Washington on Tuesday. Couchepin, a proponent of deregulation and free market policies, was expected to outline the economic priorities of the Swiss government and possible developments…

Couchepin calls for closer economic relations with U.S.

This content was published on Jul 13, 1999 Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin has called for closer relations with the United States and expressed the Swiss government’s commitment to deepening political, economic and cultural ties. Speaking on the second day of his official visit and after holding talks with senior trade and business representatives of the U.S. government and Congress, Couchepin underlined the…

Couchepin’s domestic reform proposals cause uproar

This content was published on Jul 12, 1999

Swiss Economics Minister Couchepin holds talks in U.S.

This content was published on Jul 12, 1999 Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin was meeting senior United States government representatives in Washington on Monday as part of an official visit aimed at expanding and charting future relations between Switzerland and the U.S. A Swiss economics ministry spokesman said the discussions were mainly dealing with the nuts and bolts of a U.S.-Swiss economics commission,…

Student aims to commemorate aviation history in Swiss Alps

This content was published on Jul 12, 1999 Mechanics student Christof Richard will be climbing high later this month as he aims to commemorate aviation history in the Swiss Alps. With a group of about 25 helpers: he wants to bring down an engine from a United States Flying Fortress bomber which crashed in the mountains above the resort of Klosters in south-east…

The main news stories in Switzerland this week

This content was published on Jul 9, 1999

Study finds Swiss tunnels to be safe

This content was published on Jul 9, 1999 A study out Friday found that none of Switzerland’s road tunnels have to be shut down. The study was commissioned by the Swiss Transport Ministry in the wake of deadly fires in tunnels in neighbouring France and Austria. “Our country’s highway tunnels show no failings of a seriousness which would make it necessary to order…

Swisscom acquires majority shareholding in Germany’s Debitel

This content was published on Jul 9, 1999 The Swiss telecommunications company Swisscom announced Friday it is acquiring a 58 percent share in the German firm Debitel. The SFr2.6 billion ($1.7 billion) deal is Swisscom’s largest-ever investment in a company. Swisscom is taking over 32 percent of the shares from the car manufacturer Daimler-Chrysler and the remainder from the trading company Metro as…

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