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Heineken deal for Eichhof brews mixed feelings

This content was published on Apr 14, 2008 Some in the industry view the takeover bid for Switzerland’s last major independent brewer as an opportunity, while others have regretted the move. Heineken offered last week to pay SFr278.5 million ($275.5 million) for the drinks business belonging to Eichhof Holding, of which Eichhof beer is its flagship brand. If the transaction is completed in…

Construction sector dispute looks set to end

This content was published on Apr 14, 2008 A government-appointed mediator said on Tuesday that differences found previously unacceptable by employers had been ironed out. The new regulations are to come into force at the beginning of May, pending approval by both sides to the conflict. Trade unions and the Swiss Master Builders’ Association had been at loggerheads over the terms of a…

Swiss experts say plants have rights too

This content was published on Apr 14, 2008 A report by the government-appointed Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH) described interfering with plants without a valid reason as “morally inadmissible”. The committee looked at ethical views held on plants and issues of how their use could be justified. It said that from a wider perspective, “all action involving plants for the preservation…

Ogre still lurks on the mountain

This content was published on Apr 14, 2008 Although the summit was first reached by an Irishman in 1858, many more years would go by before others dared to tackle the forbidding 1,800-metre rock wall towering above the valley. An exhibition at the Swiss Alpine Museum reveals the stories behind the Eiger myth. The high point of Eiger fever was in the 1930s…

UBS needs time to put house back in order

This content was published on Apr 12, 2008 In an interview on Saturday with the Neue Zürcher Zeitung newspaper, Peter Kurer said the bank first had to ride out the storm and clean up the damage. Kurer said he favoured abolishing the bank’s so-called Chairman’s Office, a centre of power which was created by the outgoing chairman, Marcel Ospel, to act as a…

Night flights answer to Euro 08 bed shortage

This content was published on Apr 12, 2008 The move came in response to a chronic beds shortage that threatened to leave fans walking the streets until airports opened. But canton Zurich has criticised the decision as it faces more uproar over noise pollution. Hotels, guest houses, private accommodation and even camp sites in host cities Zurich, Geneva, Bern and Basel are already…

Towns lift opposition to Yahoo data centre

This content was published on Apr 11, 2008 The commune on Friday granted building permits to Yahoo, which intends to buy 3.6 hectares of land worth SFr4.8 million ($4.5 million) to build the energy-intensive facility. The two nearby communities that in March had threatened to scupper the deal, Villarepos and Misery-Courtion, on Friday also withdrew their opposition to the plan. Villarepos and Misery-Courtion…

Credit map illustrates national debt

This content was published on Apr 11, 2008 Creditreform, which counts more than 165,000 member businesses, says that close to three per cent of the population is heavily indebted. The map shows an urban-rural divide, but Creditreform notes that even within cities, the rate of over-indebtedness varies. In Zurich, it ranges from 1.47 to 6.61 per cent. The region with the highest rate…

Mobile phones give pause for thought

This content was published on Apr 11, 2008 But not all companies are rushing to take advantage of new European Union regulations opening up the airwaves. Swiss International Air Lines has not installed the necessary equipment and is one of those waiting to see how the wind blows. “Swiss is following attentively the technical developments, but for the moment there is no question…

Luxury goods show celebrates record year

This content was published on Apr 10, 2008 Organisers said that almost 107,000 people attended the eight-day event, a five per cent increase over the previous year. Held in the northern city of Basel, the show attracted almost 2,100 exhibitors including the world’s best-known luxury brands. “The results are excellent,” said François Thiébaud, the representative of the show’s Swiss exhibitors. “2008 has proved…

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