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Health Office advises against Mexico travel

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 A new swine flu virus that is believed to have killed more than 150 people in Mexico was found further around the world on Tuesday and the spectre of a pandemic began to hit air travel. The first cases were confirmed in the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region, as world health officials said they…

Economy unites to fight youth unemployment

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 At a news conference in Bern, Leuthard called for increased cooperation so that young people could have a better education. She also advised companies to continue to employ their apprentices after their vocational training. The call did not fall on deaf ears, with employers and the unions agreeing joint action was necessary to remedy the…

Out of work

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 A visit to the OSEO labour facilitation agency in Vevey, where staff help young people to improve their skills and find work. (November 2004, swissinfo)

Business warns e-passports key for economy

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 Swiss voters will decide whether to introduce passports with electronic chips as well as a central fingerprint register at the ballot box on May 17. A committee of representatives of the Business Federation, the hotel industry and travel agents, as well as the centre-right Radical Party on Tuesday argued the new travel document was in…

EU plans tax move as Swiss-US talks begin

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 Switzerland and the US began four days of negotiations to update a bilateral tax treaty to include recent changes to Swiss banking secrecy laws. The treaty is one of many bilateral agreements Switzerland will have to renegotiate as a result of its decision in March to meet standards set by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation…

Vials of swine flu virus explode on train

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 A laboratory technician from a Geneva hospital had been transporting the vials on Monday evening from a veterinary institute in Zurich. The Federal Health Office had called for the development of a diagnostic test for the illness that has killed as many as 150 people worldwide. Near Fribourg the technician heard a muffled pop. Built-up…

The stuff of life

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 Closely linked to the Swiss identity, milk was elevated to the status of national beverage during the 20th century. Published in French and German, the book “Milk for all” or “Du lait pour tous” (Hier+Jetzt, Baden) looks back at the history of the Swiss milk industry from state control to liberalisation. (Pictures from the book)

Ackermann to stay at Deutsche Bank helm

This content was published on Apr 28, 2009 The Swiss banker had insisted in February that he would quit the post at Germany’s biggest bank when his current contract expires in 2010. The new extension to his contract, which is to be formally settled after the board meets on July 28, will run until 2013. “Ackermann has strategically and successfully guided the bank…

Expo gives expat businesses a boost

This content was published on Apr 27, 2009 There were more than 80 exhibitors at the show for English-speaking residents of Switzerland, which took place in the central Swiss canton on Sunday, with wares ranging from culinary delights to school and relocation services. Many firms are one- or two-person enterprises. “We feel it’s really important to represent the small companies because that’s why…

UBS names investment bank joint-CEOs

This content was published on Apr 27, 2009 Johansson, who joined UBS a year ago as a member of the bank’s group executive board, has resigned with immediate effect. Alex Wilmot-Sitwell, joint global head of the investment banking business since 2005, and Carsten Kengeter, global head of fixed income, currencies and commodities at UBS Investment Bank, will serve as co-chief executives. CEO Oswald…

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