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G20 to tackle discordant financial plans

This content was published on Nov 10, 2010 Switzerland is planning to introduce new measures to reduce the risk of big banks bringing down the economy if they go bust. But there is a lack of harmony on how to tackle the problem on a global scale. With many countries introducing a range of different remedies for the same issue, there are fears…

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Optimism among consumers begins to wane

This content was published on Nov 9, 2010 According to the survey from October, consumers are expecting less dynamic business activity and a higher unemployment rate for the coming months. The results, from questions put to 1,100 households in a new consumer confidence index, also showed that expectations about the general economic situation were less optimistic than in July. Estimates about personal financial…

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Urine could hold secret to crop fertilisation

This content was published on Nov 8, 2010 No longer of use to the body that excretes it, urine is getting a second life in the form of fertiliser thanks in part to Swiss engineers.

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Scientists collide lead ions in Big Bang machine

This content was published on Nov 8, 2010 A spokeswoman for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) outside Geneva says the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest atom smasher, recorded its first lead ion collisions on Sunday. Barbara Warmbein said on Monday researchers were trying to detect a thick soup of matter called “quark-gluon plasma” in the hope of gaining a deeper…

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Retired should get bigger pension, say unions

This content was published on Nov 6, 2010 At the end of its two-day meeting in Bern on Saturday, delegates voted in favour of the state pension “plus” plan as well as to better protect the jobs of active union members. Currently, residents of Switzerland can expect to receive up to 60 per cent of their salary from the state pension scheme upon…

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Masterplan to boost “cleantech” unveiled

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 Doris Leuthard, the new environment minister, said efforts should be focused on research and development of technologies that deal with climate issues, resource management and saving energy. The “Cleantech Masterplan”, a 160-page outline released on Thursday, is designed to help Switzerland “reduce its resource consumption to naturally sustainable levels” by 2020. The plan also calls…

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French-Swiss tax deal enters into force

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 The agreement conforms with the Model Tax Convention of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which creates an obligation for countries to share relevant data for tax enforcement. It is one of a series of revised tax deals that Switzerland has signed with other governments, in order to be removed from the OECD’s…

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Parcel bombs spark air freight concerns

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 Last week, two powerful bombs sent from Yemen were discovered on aircraft in Dubai and Britain. Greece suspended international airmail for 48 hours after a plot to send explosive devices to European leaders was uncovered on Tuesday. “Nobody is surprised as this was an incident waiting to happen. Cargo was always the weak spot in…

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Fewer “working poor” registered

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 According to the latest figures from the Federal Statistics Office, the rate dropped from 4.8 to 3.8 per cent of the working population from 2007 to 2008. “This development is attributable to positive economic growth and a sharp decrease in unemployment in the years 2006 to 2008,” the Statistics Office office said in a statement…

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