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SGS rides the global financial storm

This content was published on Jan 15, 2010 SGS said that net profit came in at SFr566 million ($553 million) and explained that the result was down because of a one-off gain made the previous year. “China, Africa, eastern Europe and the Middle East were able to post strong revenue growth performances, dampening the effect of the difficult conditions in the Americas and…

Private bankers urge Swiss to shape up on tax

This content was published on Jan 14, 2010 Switzerland backpedalled fast last year to get itself removed from a “grey list” of uncooperative tax havens. But now the authorities are facing a domestic backlash for appearing to surrender too easily. The Swiss Private Bankers Association (SPBA) on Thursday asked the government to look more carefully at the details of renegotiated double taxation agreements.…

Economic downturn hits Sulzer hard

This content was published on Jan 14, 2010 The company, one of the oldest in Switzerland, said orders were down 24.3 per cent to just over SFr3 billion ($2.94 billion), adding that it did not expect “a quick recovery in its key markets”. A statement said the global downturn had affected the oil and gas and the hydro-carbon processing industries in particular. In…

Stress hormone researcher wins Latsis Prize

This content was published on Jan 14, 2010 The 35-year-old doctor won the prize for her outstanding work into hormones and stress hormones in pneumonia and strokes. As a mother of two, she is also a role model in terms of combining family with a successful research career. Christ-Crain, from Basel University Hospital, received the SFr100,000 ($98,200) award, which is given to young…

Swiss send rescuers to Haiti as outlook worsens

This content was published on Jan 14, 2010 The Swiss foreign ministry on Wednesday evening said it would send a rapid response unit from its humanitarian aid unit to the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. A 12-member team, comprising specialists in logistics, security, water and shelter, left Zurich airport on Thursday morning. A six-person initial detachment of Swiss experts had already arrived in Haiti,…

Parliamentary committees may access UBS files

This content was published on Jan 13, 2010 Faced with the threat of a formal parliamentary investigation, the government agreed on Wednesday to provide the relevant documents concerning the handover of banking data to the US Internal Revenue Service. Earlier this month the Federal Administrative Court ruled that the Swiss Financial and Market Supervisory Authority (Finma) had acted illegally when it transferred the…

Geneva and Basel airports reopen after snow closure

This content was published on Jan 13, 2010 In Basel the closure coincided with a strike by French airport staff. In Geneva, up to 30 flights were cancelled before the first plane took off at 11.30 a.m. The number of Basel flights cancelled or unable to land reached 24. Basel managed to re-open its runways at 9.40am. Passengers intending to travel to Britain…

Haiti devastation

This content was published on Jan 13, 2010 The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears hundreds of people may have died. Haiti’s worst quake in more than a century hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, wrecking the presidential palace, UN headquarters and countless other buildings.

Small shareholders reject Novartis-Alcon deal

This content was published on Jan 12, 2010 Pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced last week that it would complete the acquisition of Nestlé’s controlling stake in Alcon. But a plan to buy out the remaining 23 per cent of shares has been met with a legal challenge. Minority shareholders have begun filing class action lawsuits in the United States, complaining that they are being…

Geneva airport strike ends

This content was published on Jan 12, 2010 The impact of the strike by Swissport staff, mainly from the baggage handling sector, was limited to a few flight delays, delayed luggage and longer waiting times for baggage collection. On Tuesday, negotiations led by Geneva Employment Minister François Longchamp, who is also the president of Geneva airport, resulted in an agreement being reached. The…

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