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Senate plan could lead to CO2 tax meltdown

This content was published on Dec 12, 2006 The House of Representatives has already opted for a more moderate levy than the government’s proposal. The Senate, which will discuss the tax this week, is considering a third option. Reducing levels of harmful carbon dioxide emissions is an integral part of Swiss climate policy. The government has adopted the Kyoto Protocol on reducing greenhouse…

Dormann to step down as ABB chairman next May

This content was published on Dec 11, 2006 ABB, which has its headquarters in Zurich, said Dormann had decided not to seek re-election for a further term. Dormann, aged 66, is widely praised as the architect of the successful turnaround of the group. It had overstretched itself in an expansion programme that brought the company to near collapse under a mountain of debt.…

Leuthard pushes for stronger trade with US

This content was published on Dec 10, 2006 The discussions will mainly concern the stalled Doha Round of trade liberalisation talks and the US-Swiss Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum. Meetings with Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns as well as with the Department of Commerce, the business community and several members of Congress are also on the agenda. The visit comes at an important…

Railways boss prepares to change course

This content was published on Dec 10, 2006 But in an interview with swissinfo 60-year-old Weibel says there are challenges ahead, notably getting the freight division back on track. The longest-serving railway chief in Europe, Weibel was named chief executive in 1993. He ends his 28-year association with the railways at the end of the year and will become Switzerland’s official delegate to…

Lötschberg tunnel preparations on track

This content was published on Dec 9, 2006 However, there are a number of hurdles to overcome if trains are to run as planned in a year’s time, with questions being raised about the reliability of a new control system. With one year to go before the new base tunnel is fully operational on December 9, 2007, preparations are running according to the…

Getting cargo through the alpine bottleneck

This content was published on Dec 9, 2006 Part of this strategy has been to combine rail and road transport, but the message is not getting through to hauliers, who are still putting more trucks on the road. Switzerland is the European champion when it comes to rail transport. In 2005, nearly two thirds of cargo in transit travelled by rail. In Austria,…

Central bank warns against complacency

This content was published on Dec 8, 2006 Its president, Jean-Pierre Roth, said on Friday that global financial crises were still a possibility even though the outlook looked unthreatening. Roth said investors were showing a “hearty risk appetite” and some may have forgotten that crises in the global financial system could never be ruled out. “We must remain alert,” he said in a…

Piling up salt

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Scientists make gene detection breakthrough

This content was published on Dec 7, 2006 It is hoped that this technique will eventually lead to personalised medical diagnostics for patients and will give a better idea of how molecular processes in the body work. The new method detects active genes directly by using sensors attached to tiny silicon cantilevers that are only 450 nanometres thick. A nanometre is one millionth…

Swedes relax Nobel Biocare health warning

This content was published on Dec 6, 2006 But they said the Swiss-Swedish company would have to change instructions for the implant’s use before it can resume marketing. Share prices recovered on Wednesday’s news after an alarming dip earlier this year. An investigation in Sweden was sparked by criticism from two Gothenburg University professors that the NobelDirect implant could lead to bone loss…

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