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Swiss tackle the threat of animal diseases

This content was published on Mar 3, 2010 As veterinary experts know, it’s not a question of if the next big disease outbreak happens but when, something that the new Swiss animal health strategy aims to address. Although Switzerland is widely regarded as a best practice example in the area of animal health, global developments make vigilance essential. On Tuesday the Federal Veterinary…

Medium-size businesses upbeat about upswing

This content was published on Mar 3, 2010 A report by Ernst & Young published on Wednesday showed that 36 per cent of some 700 surveyed companies expect the business situation to improve. In May 2009 the figure was 27 per cent. The survey found 17 per cent of medium-size businesses believed conditions would continue to deteriorate, compared to 43 per cent that…

Getting into gear

This content was published on Mar 3, 2010 Geneva’s “Autosalon” is renowned for attracting car makers and the public from near and far. The 80th exhibition features around 100 world and European premiers in the “saloon sector” alone. There’s a growing number of environment-friendly cars but there are still plenty on display that guzzle the petrol.

Adecco staffing firm posts big quarterly win

This content was published on Mar 3, 2010 The Zurich-based company said on Wednesday that net profit for all of 2009 amounted to €8 million on a 26 per cent year-on-year drop in income. Net profit in 2008 totaled €495 million. In a statement the company said it expected the positive trend to continue as major markets in France and North America had…

Giving up on pesticides “would affect yields”

This content was published on Mar 3, 2010 In a recent biodiversity study carried out in nine regions across Europe, agricultural scientists from Göttingen University analysed the effects of 50 years of increasingly intensive farming on plants, beetles and birds. The result was that doubling a field’s cereal production would halve the number of plant species – and the species of birds and…

Cement maker Holcim cautious about 2010

This content was published on Mar 3, 2010 The company said on Wednesday that net profit in the quarter rose to SFr271 million ($250.5 million) compared with the same period in 2008, but profit for the year as a whole was down 17.5 per cent at SFr1.47 billion. “Uncertainty is at a high level, especially with regard to developments in Europe and North…

“Houses of Switzerland” hailed a success

This content was published on Mar 2, 2010 Switzerland had two houses this time, one in Vancouver and another in the resort of Whistler. Both were located in restaurants where large-screen televisions focused on Swiss athletes. Medal winners often came to the houses to celebrate with the public. The venues were publicly funded with a SFr1.5 million ($1.39 million) subsidy and were under…

Poll shows growing trust in police and Church

This content was published on Mar 2, 2010 The Reader’s Digest European Trusted Brands 2010 report published on Tuesday revealed that 74 per cent of respondents had faith in the police, up two percentage points on a decade ago. Confidence in the judicial system increased four points to 61 per cent over the same period. Around 43 per cent said they trusted the…

Economic downturn hits Georg Fischer hard

This content was published on Mar 2, 2010 Sales fell by 35 per cent to SFr2.91billion ($2.69 billion), resulting in a net loss of SFr238 million compared with a net profit of SFr69 million in 2008. The AgieCharmilles division, which provides machines and services to the tool and mould making industry, was the hardest hit, while the automotive business unit was also “seriously…

Swiss fourth-quarter GDP beats expectations

This content was published on Mar 2, 2010 The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said on Tuesday that the year-on-year increase was 0.6 per cent for the same period. Overall, the Swiss economy shrank by 1.5 per cent in 2009. Seco said that the trade balance gave a positive boost to growth and that consumption and capital expenditures also increased. On the production…

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