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Central bank makes loss after nine months

This content was published on Nov 12, 2010 However, the central bank said in a statement that earnings on foreign currency investments as well as valuation gains on gold and the stabilisation fund it set up to bolster Swiss bank UBS all had a positive impact on the result. It noted that the appreciation of the Swiss franc had led to exchange rate…

Blogger ruling “preserves media freedom”

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010 It rejected an appeal by the prosecution calling for the identification of a user who had contributed to a feedback blog – setting a precedent that bolsters media freedom in Switzerland. “The ruling is remarkable because it marks the first time that the Federal Court has supported source protection in connection with a medium’s blog.…

Fascinating images

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010 The HiSCI project will not start delivering Mars pictures until 2016. But the HiRISE project has already sent numerous pictures from the planet. (Pictures: NASA / University of Arizona)

Plan unveiled to boost cleantech sector

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010 Just which products could result from this can be seen in the Cleantech Expo, which reveals such Swiss inventions as eco-flush toilets and coffee machines powered by hydrogen. The Cleantech Masterplan is designed to drive the government, the authorities, universities and the sector towards a greater emphasis on green technologies (see sidebar). It was announced…

Meet Danny and his Hardnine Choppers

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010

Statisticians put their figures on a plate

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010 Published by the Federal Statistics Office, the study said that modern households spend 13 per cent of their budgets on alcohol and on eating and drinking outside the home. It added that one in eight people working in Switzerland was employed in the food and drink sector. The study said the 7.7 million inhabitants of…

UBS bank sees “thriving” Swiss economy

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010 UBS Research Switzerland gives a number of factors to support this view. The researchers say the treaty on freedom of movement of people within the European Union and non-EU member Switzerland has made it easier for companies to hire qualified staff. A statement on Thursday said that “brisk population growth” since 2007 had also supported…

Retail scene changes as Coop overtakes Migros

This content was published on Nov 11, 2010 Retail experts discuss the main challenges for Swiss supermarkets expanding abroad and explain not only why Swiss consumers have to pay more than their neighbours but also why the “thrifty is nifty” mentality in Germany hasn’t taken off in Switzerland. Last week Coop, which together with Migros accounts for about 70 per cent of the…

Private banks slow to adapt to taxing times

This content was published on Nov 10, 2010 While a handful of banks see no reason to reform their procedures, most are waiting for the bigger banks to test the waters before embarking on their own measures, according to a study. The Swiss banking sector has come under enormous pressure in the past two years to end the practice of sheltering non-declared assets…

Bircher muesli’s forgotten champion

This content was published on Nov 10, 2010 Dagmar Liechti-von Brasch was a woman ahead of her times: the charismatic doctor took over Bircher-Benner’s Zurich clinic in the 1940s after his death. She was also a mother of four. Liechti-von Brasch was born in Estonia in 1911, the daughter of a Baltic German aristocrat Allo von Brasch and Bircher-Benner’s sister Alice, who had…

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