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Oerlikon Solar wins large order from Russia

This content was published on Aug 17, 2009 The order from NST, which is a joint venture between the Renova Group and the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, is for equipment to produce up to one million solar modules a year. An Oerlikon Solar statement said it was largest equipment order in the worldwide thin film silicon photovoltaic market this year to date. The…

Sales are up but analysts urge caution

This content was published on Aug 17, 2009 The figures show that entertainment and office electronics posted the biggest rise in sales, at 8.3 per cent, followed by kitchen and household goods (6.8 per cent), and health and beauty (5.4 per cent). The biggest fall in sales was booked by personal goods, which fell by 9.3 per cent. “The underlying trend is still…

Moon research takes small step

This content was published on Aug 17, 2009 Swiss and Swedish scientists have for the first time received data from instruments installed on a satellite that reveal how the moon’s surface is altered by solar winds – the highly-charged particles emitted by the sun. The information helps unravel the physical processes that influence the formation and evolution of bodies in space. This new…

Economy hits bottom, Seco says

This content was published on Aug 16, 2009 “I assume that the low point has been reached,” said Aymo Brunetti in an interview published on Sunday in the Sonntag newspaper. Switzerland fell into a recession officially in the spring. Seco says the economy will shrink 2.7 per cent this year. Brunetti expects the Swiss economy to grow again in 2010 by 0.4 per…

What parasites tell us about sex

This content was published on Aug 16, 2009 From his studies of snails, Jukka Jokela, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology near Zurich, has found evidence to suggest that sex may have partly evolved as a defence against parasites. “It’s not clear what the advantage is of sexual reproduction,” evolutionary biologist Jokela told swissinfo.ch. “Imagine you have a good…

Should former UBS executives face criminal charges?

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Consensus – with caveats – on bonus limits

This content was published on Aug 14, 2009 The new policies from Finma, the banking supervisory authority, stipulate that bonuses should be sustainable and linked to a long-term focus on profits. Boards of directors, who create remuneration policies, will also be held more accountable. The measures will enter into force on January 1, 2010. The move has already gained the support of political…

Time comes for blame and questions in UBS case

This content was published on Aug 14, 2009 No new details emerged on Friday over a settlement between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and UBS in a case over client confidentiality and tax evasion, but the storm has eroded the pillars of Swiss banking and left many wondering what comes next. Whatever the terms of the final settlement, one thing is clear, says…

Central bank posts positive first-half profit

This content was published on Aug 14, 2009 The bank said in a statement that the result was in particular affected by valuation changes on gold holdings. Valuation gains totalled SFr3 billion for the first half. It reported that nearly all types of investment contributed to the positive half-yearly results. Interest income on foreign currency positions had a “significant impact”, and equity securities…

Swatch Group profit beats expectations

This content was published on Aug 14, 2009 This compares with SFr418 million for the same period last year, a decline of 28 per cent. A Reuters poll of analysts had expected a first-half profit of SFr275 million. The Swatch Group, which includes luxury brands such as Breguet and Omega, as well as Longines, Tissot and Swatch, forecast that demand for its timepieces…

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