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IMD cements top business school ranking

This content was published on May 11, 2010 The school said that the placing – and those of the past few years – confirmed its place among the best business schools in the world. Harvard Business School in the United States took the top spot in the 2010 top 50, with HEC Paris in France second. The list is a compilation of rankings…

UBS fund takes stance against cluster bombs

This content was published on May 11, 2010 UBS Global Asset Management took a policy decision in April, it was confirmed on Tuesday. “Global Asset Management excludes investments in firms that are active in the cluster bomb field for its actively managed Swiss and Luxembourg fund,” UBS said in a statement to swissinfo.ch. Investments in cluster bomb makers were “marginal at every point…

Swiss consumer confidence surges

This content was published on May 11, 2010 The quarterly survey index – in which 1,100 households are asked to evaluate the economic situation and their own financial status – reached a level of +14 points in April, compared with -7 points in January. It showed that in the coming months Swiss consumers are expecting the economy to improve further as well as…

Swiss stock market responds to euro deal

This content was published on May 10, 2010 The stock exchange closed just below 6482. The biggest gains were made by Swiss Re, up 10.1 per cent, and by the two major banks, UBS (up 9.27 per cent) and Credit Suisse (8.65 per cent). European markets as well as Wall Street surged after the rescue plan, worth upwards of €750 billion (SFr1.1 trillion),…

Swiss air traffic reverts to normal

This content was published on May 10, 2010 The low cost carrier easyJet, which had cancelled all flights to and from Geneva on Sunday, scrapped its ban on Monday. However, the Geneva airport spokesman told the Swiss News Agency that a knock-on effect meant that there had been some delays and cancellations to early morning flights. A spokesman for Swiss International Air Lines…

Casinos blame smoking bans for lost revenue

This content was published on May 10, 2010 The association has called on the government to impose restrictions for online gambling to put them on par with casinos. The 19 licensed establishments made a total of SFr936 million ($853 million) and recorded 5.4 million clients in 2009. Most of the benefits, which go the state old-age pension scheme, were made at gambling machines;…

A Swiss geologist “on treasure hunt” in Africa

This content was published on May 10, 2010 With his unruly mop of chestnut hair, sun-baked complexion and casual style of dress – shorts, sandals and a wooden-bead-and-gold-nugget necklace, the Ticino-born geologist clearly refuses to accept a boring, conformist lifestyle. Maggini has been working as a geologist in the mining industry for more than six years and is now based in Johannesburg. “My…

Ministers throw eurozone huge life ring

This content was published on May 10, 2010 Six central banks, including the Swiss National Bank (SNB) also announced a concerted action to foster stability by easing access to US dollars for European lenders. Other central banks, including the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan are also involved in the temporary dollar-swap plan,…

Agents of change leap Swiss and Indian hurdles

This content was published on May 9, 2010 India’s rapidly opening markets have recently provided an abundance of new business opportunities, but Switzerland’s more efficient administrative system has given it top marks for global innovation. The 40th St Gallen Symposium heard tales of success and failure this week as it tackled the issue of Entrepreneurs – Agents of Change. The title was chosen…

Volcanic ash cloud bound for Switzerland

This content was published on May 9, 2010 The Federal Civil Aviation Office said the ash from the same Icelandic volcano that disrupted air traffic last month was still cause for concern. It ordered pilots flying through certain zones to visually inspect their crafts for signs of damage. Dozens of flights to Portugal, Spain, France, Ireland, Britain and Hungary were cancelled at Geneva…

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