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Beer merger to be scrutinised

This content was published on May 30, 2008 Preliminary investigations indicate that the merger could lead to the market being dominated by two groups: Heineken-Eichhof and the biggest Swiss brewery, Carlsberg/Feldschlösschen. The commission announced on Friday that its investigation would take at most four months. Heineken’s plans to buy the drinks business of Eichhof Holding were announced in April. The transaction was supposed…

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Striking dairy farmers urged to wait

This content was published on May 29, 2008 Hundreds of Swiss farmers have begun strike action, but the body representing milk producers told swissinfo talks are underway with retailers and processors to raise prices and that negotiations remain the best solution. Industrial action began in Germany on Tuesday, with producers hoping to earn €0.43 (SFr0.7) per litre, instead of the €0.28- 0.34 they…

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Death came from the deep for early life

This content was published on May 29, 2008 Ediacara, the dominant lifeform around 540 million years ago, was wiped out and later replaced by new species during what is known as the Cambrian explosion. Ediacara are the earliest known complex multicellular organisms. They appeared around 600 million years ago as the Earth emerged from a period of freezing, but their fossil record ends…

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Swiss sign up to heart health charter

This content was published on May 28, 2008 Every year 50,000 people die of cardiovascular disease in Switzerland and it is also a major cause of disability and of reduced quality of life. Representatives of 14 organisations came together in Bern to sign the European Heart Health Charter, which aims to reduce the incidence of preventable heart disease. Swiss president and health minister…

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Central bank warns of inflationary pressures

This content was published on May 28, 2008 He said the central bank remained “very vigilant” on the issue and would take it into account at its next interest rate assessment next month. In an interview with the weekly Handelszeitung newspaper, Roth said inflationary pressures had heightened, adding this was a “surprise” for the bank. Inflation in Switzerland fell to 2.3 per cent…

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Geneva airport figures take off

This content was published on May 27, 2008 Turnover rose by 9.8 per cent to SFr281.1 million, the airport announced on Tuesday. “All financial indicators are in good health,” said Robert Deillon, airport director. “This will enable the airport to continue its role as an economic motor for Geneva and the entire region.” François Longchamp, airport president, said one shouldn’t sit back on…

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Gene manipulation issue revived in Switzerland

This content was published on May 27, 2008 Swiss legislation permits excess stem cells to be used for research, but forbids the production of clones or hybrids for this purpose. Many scientists think the time has come for the law to be relaxed if Switzerland is to keep its place at the cutting edge of research. Hans Hengartner, professor of immunology at the…

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Export surge boosts trade surplus

This content was published on May 27, 2008 Exports worth SFr18.7 billion ($18.2 billion) led to a SFr 1.6 billion merchandise trade surplus against imports, the Federal Customs Office reported on Tuesday. The trade surplus has more than doubled compared with the same month a year ago when it stood at SFr628 billion The results were coupled with a 22 per cent leap…

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Zug is top location, while Jura comes last

This content was published on May 26, 2008 The canton in central Switzerland, best known for its low taxes, finished ahead of Zurich, followed by Nidwalden. Obwalden came in fourth in the ranking, improving nine places since the annual index was relaunched in 2004. Altogether four cantons from central Switzerland – Schwyz is sixth – are in the top six, a result that…

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Beer merger to be scrutinised

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