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Switzerland remains most competitive country

This content was published on Sep 9, 2010 Published on Thursday, the report said Switzerland had “an excellent capacity for innovation” and a “very sophisticated business culture” – categories where it ranked second and fourth out of 139 countries. “Switzerland’s scientific research institutions are among the world’s best, and the strong collaboration between the academic and business sectors, combined with high company spending…

Switzerland remains most competitive country

This content was published on Sep 9, 2010 The United States fell two places to fourth, overtaken by Sweden and Singapore, after already ceding the top place to Switzerland last year. The report, published on Thursday, said Switzerland was characterised by “an excellent capacity for innovation and a very sophisticated business culture”, where it ranked second and fourth respectively. In addition, public institutions…

Global financial crisis still casts shadows

This content was published on Sep 9, 2010 Michel Dérobert tells swissinfo.ch that while the main financial players were quick off the mark when it came to issues relating to tax, there has been little progress on what he considers more important issues at stake. He cites the issue of “too big to fail” and questions relating to the comparative competitiveness of the…

Callebaut signs strategic deal with Kraft

This content was published on Sep 9, 2010 The agreement is expected to more than double the Zurich-based group’s existing business with Kraft. No further terms of the agreement were disclosed. In a statement on Thursday, Barry Callebaut said it would increase its production capacities primarily in the United States, Canada, Ivory Coast, Malaysia as well as in Europe and invest approximately $65…

Swisscom wants full control of troubled Fastweb

This content was published on Sep 8, 2010 Wednesday’s announcement by the Swiss telecommunications firm said it will buy all the outstanding shares in Fastweb – 17.9 per cent. Swisscom will pay €18 (SFr23.03) per share – a premium of 34.6 per cent on Tuesday’s closing price. The deal will cost it €256 million. Once it has acquired all the shares, it will…

Property tipped to survive economic slowdown

This content was published on Sep 8, 2010 A continued steady rise in house prices and demand, fuelled by low interest rates, has led to a spate of warnings from top financial officials in the past few months. But the latest Credit Suisse economic forecast largely dismisses such fears. Economists at Credit Suisse bank believe a real estate bubble is unlikely in the…

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“Safe” Islamic finance stuck at hurdle

This content was published on Sep 6, 2010 Experts gathered in Lucerne last week agreed that much work still has to be done to bridge the gap between the fledgling Islamic financial sector and Western markets. One Swiss expert said the terms Islamic and sharia were hindering the process. Until recently, there did not appear to be a particularly compelling case for Islamic…

Gotthard road tunnel marks 30th anniversary

This content was published on Sep 5, 2010 In the town of Airolo, at the Gotthard’s southern entrance, they laid wreaths in memory of the 19 workers who died during its construction. Sunday’s commemoration also included a mass and a blessing and ended with a meal. In October 2001, 11 people were killed and many others injured after a collision involving two trucks…

Swiss to help Russian technology transfer

This content was published on Sep 5, 2010 The German-language SonntagsZeitung reports that the Technopark is due to sign a memorandum of understanding on September 17 with Russian billionnaire Viktor Vekselberg, who is the Russian project leader. The privately-financed Zurich Technopark was opened in 1993, and provides advice and locations for technology-oriented start-ups, with the aim of getting the results of scientific research…

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