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Julius Bär reports strong 2010

This content was published on Feb 7, 2011 The bank on Monday said it had been able to increase net profit by six per cent to SFr503.9 million and attract SFr9 billion net new money in 2010, even as the franc’s unprecedented strength against the euro ate into client assets and profitability. Julius Bär, which in May completed the integration of Swiss private…

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Forests flourish but face challenges

This content was published on Feb 6, 2011 Olivier Schneider, forestry engineer and expert in forest policy and conservation at the Federal Environment Office, says the year will help raise awareness of the problems facing the world’s forests, such as deforestation. In Switzerland urbanisation and climate change are two particular challenges. swissinfo.ch: What does the UNInternational Year of Forests mean for the Swiss…

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Green revolution reaches laboratories

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 Underlying this move towards “green chemistry” are ethical, ecological and economical considerations – and concern for firms’ corporate image. Chemistry is the science of transforming matter by creating new molecules. These form the basis of our medicines, our clothes, our food and drink and a host of things that have become so commonplace that people…

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Leaders use “Twiplomacy” to connect with public

This content was published on Feb 4, 2011 More than half of the heads of G20 member states now have an official Twitter account, according to Matthias Lüfkens, associate director for digital media at the World Economic Forum (WEF) organisation. But Swiss cabinet ministers are yet to sign up. As he told swissinfo.ch, some like @BarackObama have 6.5 million followers, while others such…

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Care worker abuse case begs questions

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 Prevention and control practices are now under the spotlight as those concerned ask how this level of abuse could have gone undetected for so long. The 54-year-old man been has admitted abusing more than 100 children and adults with physical and mental disabilities. Evidence against the man includes photos and hours of video in which…

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Foreign trade recovers in 2010

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 Despite this, both import and export figures were still SFr13 billion ($13.8 billion) off their record level of 2008. Furthermore, exporters were forced to drop their prices due to the strong Swiss currency. Total exports rose to SFr193.3 billion, with eight out of ten leading export sectors seeing their revenues increase. The biggest recovery was…

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Drug firms seek cure to profit squeeze

This content was published on Feb 3, 2011 Swiss giants Novartis and Roche reported relatively healthy balance sheets for 2010, but have warned of tough times ahead. The global recession has forced the United States, Japan and European states to demand more for less from drugs firms. Roche estimates that the European and US healthcare measures will cost the group a combined SFr1…

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Roche posts rise in profit in 2010

This content was published on Feb 2, 2011 Growth in sales of Roche’s anti-cancer drugs was unable to compensate for a drop in sales of the group’s Tamiflu treatment and the surge in the Swiss franc. Full-year sales fell by three per cent to SFr47.47 billion, according to figures published on Wednesday. Commenting on the Basel-based group’s performance, CEO Severin Schwan said the…

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High costs of infrastructure revealed

This content was published on Feb 1, 2011 Some SFr30 billion per annum is currently spent on maintenance alone, the Swiss National Science Foundation study revealed. Two-thirds of the maintenance bill is taken up by technical infrastructure, including transport and communications, with the remainder spent on residential buildings. Researchers warn that there is a risk of a funding shortfall in road and rail…

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