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Swisscom boosts profit and raises outlook

This content was published on Aug 8, 2007 Swisscom, which is controlled by the Swiss government, beat market forecasts with a 23.5 per cent rise in net profit to SFr936 million ($782.2 million) and raised its outlook for the year as a whole. The former state monopoly, which is based in Bern, reported that turnover rose 6.7 per cent to SFr5.09 billion in…

Swiss Re stays optimistic despite rising bills

This content was published on Aug 7, 2007 However, the world’s largest reinsurer by premiums says the outlook for the rest of the year remains strong, assuming an average level of natural catastrophes. The second half of each year is usually the costliest for reinsurers because of the United States hurricane season. Swiss Re, which is based in Zurich, said on Tuesday the…

Unions want fair share of company profits

This content was published on Aug 6, 2007 But Travail Suisse came out against individual wage hikes and is pushing for across-the-board increases. “Employees have so far not benefited from the economic boom,” said Susanne Blank of Travail Suisse at a news conference in Bern on Monday. The umbrella group represents about 160,000 workers and comprises unions with Christian roots, including Transfair, Syna…

Novartis suffers patent setback in India

This content was published on Aug 6, 2007 Watchdog groups said the decision was “a major victory for patients’ access to affordable medicines in developing countries”. But Novartis claimed patients would be denied new and better drugs. The Madras High Court said on Monday that it had no jurisdiction on whether Indian law, which denies patents for minor improvements to existing drugs, contradicted…

Termination of Freemail accounts

This content was published on Aug 5, 2007 Dear Freemail user, At the beginning of July 2007 swissinfo was given a new mandate under which it is to concentrate on journalistic content. Services such as freemail will no longer be financed. Along with the revised mandate, our budget is also being cut, meaning that we will no longer have the resources to offer…

Swiss celebrity chef reaches for the stars

This content was published on Aug 5, 2007 Adam is not yet 30 but he has already established himself in Switzerland and has just opened a restaurant in Ascona, in Italian-speaking Ticino. He has won several international competitions, including gold medals at the world cooking championships. Like Britain’s Jamie Oliver, Adam has also tried to get the healthy-eating message across to young people.…

Franz speaks out against flight restrictions

This content was published on Aug 4, 2007 Voters in canton Zurich will cast their ballots this autumn on a people’s initiative proposing a limit on the number of flights at Switzerland’s largest airport. Zurich Kloten is Switzerland’s only hub airport that plays a major role not only for passenger traffic but also for freight shipments. Its future role is closely linked with…

Swiss director enters the ring at Locarno

This content was published on Aug 3, 2007 His work, “Fuori dalle corde” (Off the Ropes), tells the story of a boxer who becomes involved in illegal fights. It is the fruit of a longstanding passion for cinema which started when Bernasconi was a boy. “One day I saw a photo in the newspaper of a film by [fellow Swiss director] Michel Beltrami,”…

Health Alert!

This content was published on Aug 3, 2007 But even before that, experts had surmised that next to the Iraq war and perhaps immigration, healthcare problems would figure prominently in next year’s election campaigns. After watching the movie, one would certainly hope so. Michael Moore’s critical approach, involving comparisons of health protection in France, Britain, Canada, and Cuba, came in for some outraged…

Private hospital group sold abroad

This content was published on Aug 2, 2007 Hirslanden said they welcomed the SFr2.846 billion ($2.36 billion) deal, adding that it would help boost the group’s standing in Switzerland. “The management of the Hirslanden group… believe the merger of the two groups will support their strategy of continued investment in the group’s position as Switzerland’s leading provider of private acute healthcare,” said a…

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