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Looking ahead to winter tourist season 2012

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Canadian and Swiss to lead top financial body

This content was published on Nov 4, 2011 It was announced in Cannes, France where the G20 are meeting that the Swiss National Bank chairman, Philipp Hildebrand, will be the vice-chairman of the body, which is the key driving force behind the reform of global financial regulations. The 46-year-old Carney will take over from Italy’s Mario Draghi who took over as head of…

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Prospects gloomy for companies

This content was published on Nov 4, 2011 The companies polled by the institute expect the winter period to be difficult as economic growth continues to slow down. KOF researchers said that the global economic downturn and the strong franc have contributed to the situation, with only a slightly better outlook for the construction sector and some service industries. At the beginning of…

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Green Swiss firms eye lucrative Chinese market

This content was published on Nov 4, 2011 The Chinese government is investing billions to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy sources such as water, wind and solar power. A truly European project, more eco-friendly and sustainable than projects in Europe itself, is being built in the middle of the dry wasteland of northern China. But the driving force behind it is not…

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Alpiq slashes 450 jobs as profits drop

This content was published on Nov 4, 2011 The company said on Friday that net profit fell more than half to SFr180 million ($205 million) during the first nine months of the year. In 2011, profit was SFr421 million over the same period. Alpiq added that the market environment had deteriorated significantly in Europe over the past two years. The strong Swiss franc…

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Bank it

This content was published on Nov 3, 2011 His journey takes us to the heart of a $7,000 billion secret. The Swiss hold a third of all global offshore assets, shored up by conservatism and strict banking secrecy laws. With half of this market, just two banks – UBS and Credit Suisse – dominate the heart of the banking sector.

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Russia’s WTO bid boosted after Swiss-led talks

This content was published on Nov 3, 2011 Both sides announced they hoped to conclude a critical trade deal with Moscow by November 10 – the date of a WTO working group meeting. Russia has been trying to enter the WTO for 18 years. Georgia, which like all WTO members can block another country’s accession, has been withholding support for Russian entry unless…

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Jobs hold firm despite high profile lay-offs

This content was published on Nov 2, 2011 But economists are convinced that the Swiss economy will suffer a downturn from the end of this year lasting well into 2012, possibly even resulting in a recession. Drugs company Novartis last month announced plans to shed 1,100 jobs in Switzerland while a number of other firms have blamed the strong Swiss franc for forcing…

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Tiny shrew gives great satisfaction

This content was published on Nov 2, 2011 Retired zoology professor Peter Vogel captured and released seven Etruscan pygmy shrews (suncus etruscus) just north of Chiasso in the southeastern canton of Ticino, close to the Italian border. On average the shrews weigh only 1.8 grammes, making them the lightest known mammal. They have not been observed in Switzerland since 1895, near Lugano. Vogel…

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