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Credit Suisse cautiously optimistic

This content was published on May 16, 2008 He warned of short-term dangers ahead in financial markets but added he was optimistic about the outlook of Switzerland’s second largest bank. Credit Suisse posted a disappointing profit of SFr7.8 billion ($7.1 billion) after suffering losses from the subprime loans turmoil. But the group has emerged less damaged than its rival, UBS. Dougan said the…

Research offers hope amid obesity epidemic

This content was published on May 16, 2008 Researchers from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich found that 16.7 per cent of boys and 13.1 per cent of girls aged 6-13 were overweight in 2007, compared with almost 20 per cent in 2002. The survey was presented on Thursday at the 2008 European Congress on Obesity that runs in Geneva until Saturday.…

State regulators warned off banking industry

This content was published on May 15, 2008 Speaking at the annual conference organised by university students, the Swiss banker blamed poor supervision of the United States housing market rather than greedy bankers for the subprime mortgage crash. Ackermann’s comments on Thursday coincided with a public broadside from German President Horst Köhler calling for “more severe and efficient regulation”. In an interview with…

Trade ties with South Africa get a boost

This content was published on May 15, 2008 The Swiss-South African venture was set in motion on Thursday as part of Mpahlwa’s two-day official visit to the Swiss capital. “This is a platform that will help us to meet on a regular basis our South African partners – representatives from not only the government but also the business community,” Monika Rühl Burzi, head…

Consumers losing confidence

This content was published on May 15, 2008 The government’s quarterly consumer sentiment index dropped to +2 points in April, compared with +14 points in January, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) said on Thursday. The level remains above the long-term average of -8 points between 1972 and 2008. It reached a high of +25 points in 2001. Indicators for the index…

Maieriisli lüüted liisli. 24 Mundartlieder vom Andrew Bond.

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Competitive Switzerland climbs world ladder

This content was published on May 15, 2008 The World Competitiveness Yearbook, released on Thursday by the Lausanne-based business school IMD, rates Switzerland first in Europe and fourth in the world – behind the United States, Singapore and Hong Kong. The ranking is an improvement over last year, when Switzerland placed sixth. A competitiveness study released by the World Economic Forum in late…

Ambushers lie in wait for Euro 2008 sponsors

This content was published on May 14, 2008 A few large firms have paid millions to have their brand associated exclusively with the tournament, but rivals employing so-called “ambush marketing” are challenging that investment. Ambush marketing is the practice of using large events to promote products without paying the organisers. Once confined to a few rogue multi-nationals attempting to pass off as official…

Do you have Swiss-Italian ancestry?

This content was published on May 14, 2008 The English service of swissinfo plans to produce an interactive, multimedia series of reports on Ticino with descendants of Ticino emigrants as the main target audience. The aim is to come into contact with second, third and fourth generation descendants who use English as their main language and would like to know more about the…

Bankruptcy rate stays above 10,000

This content was published on May 14, 2008 This is the fourth year in a row that the 10,000 mark has been breached. The losses issuing from bankruptcies rose by 11 per cent to SFr3.4 billion ($3.2 billion), according to the Federal Statistics Office. However this sum is well below the record amount of SFr4.7 billion recorded in 2004. In 2007 almost 2.5…

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