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Barry Callebaut reports robust figures

This content was published on Nov 4, 2010 In a statement, the company said its net profit rose to SFr252 million ($261 million), while sales were up by 6.8 per cent at SFr5.214 billion. The company, which is based in Zurich and has activities worldwide, said on Thursday it was confident of outpacing a sluggish chocolate market by looking for more outsourcing deals…

Report says lead is greatest toxic threat

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 The 2010 Toxic Threat Report – the first of its kind – was drawn up by environmental groups Green Cross Switzerland and the United States-based Blacksmith Institute. In a media statement on Wednesday, the groups said that lead comes from sources such as leaded gasoline for transportation, battery recycling and metal smelters. This made it…

Chinese reflections

This content was published on Nov 3, 2010 Stéphanie Borcard and Nicolas Métraux, two young Swiss photographers from Fribourg, travelled to China’s cities and rural areas in 2009. They observed people during their free time and captured these varied moments in their pictures.

Winter tourism tipped to feel the chill

This content was published on Nov 2, 2010 Record numbers of tourists from China and India, who propped up the hotel industry in the summer, are forecast to stay away during the winter freeze. As a result, overnight stays are forecast to drop by 1.5 per cent from last year. Research group BAK Basel Economics has predicted a 2.2 per cent decline in…

Prominent patron Branco Weiss dies

This content was published on Nov 1, 2010 The high-tech businessman was in particular known for supporting the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) and encouraging young entrepreneurs and start-ups. Weiss was born in Zagreb in present-day Croatia and fled as a young man to Switzerland to escape fascism. He graduated from the ETHZ in 1951 with a M. Sc. in chemical…

When a dog is given a bad name

This content was published on Nov 1, 2010 There are only about 150 purebred dogs of the Sennenhund breed left in Switzerland, and experts say they have lost popularity in their traditional heartland. Interestingly enough, there are more purebreds in Germany and the Netherlands, where breeding is a common hobby and perhaps also because they are considered exotic there, experts say. But the…

House price hotspot concerns refuse to fade

This content was published on Oct 31, 2010 While there is no talk of a complete housing market collapse, some observers fear a rise in rents and mortgage payment defaults when interest rates eventually climb upwards. Some banks have been warned to improve lending standards. The solid state of the property market compared to other countries has been a source of pride for…

Swiss and US neuroscience research gets boost

This content was published on Oct 30, 2010 The collaborative effort between the American university in Boston and Lausanne’s Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) is the result of an initiative by Switzerland’s biotech billionaire, Ernesto Bertarelli. The Bertarelli Program, which includes a $9 million gift to the HMS, will promote translational neuroscience research and education and bring together basic and clinical investigators with…

Bank Julius Bär wins two prestigious prizes

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 The honours were awarded by the Financial Times publications Professional Wealth Management and The Banker. In a statement on Friday, Julius Bär said the awards were recognition of its “strong commitment” to its Swiss home market and of the bank’s profitable growth strategy. Julius Bär was competing against 75 private banking and wealth institutions from…

Leuenberger says West is spoiling biodiversity

This content was published on Oct 29, 2010 In his last speech before he steps down from office, Leuenberger did not mince his words at the international meeting in Nagoya. “In Switzerland, I was advised not to mention our shortcomings to the outside world. I find this attitude wrong.” He called on the Swiss to look at themselves “objectively” in the mirror. “What…

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