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Swiss urged to carry more donor cards

This content was published on Sep 16, 2006 Swisstransplant, the national coordination centre, set up information stands in stations at Basel, Bern, Geneva and Lausanne – the locations of transplant hospitals in Switzerland. The aim of the day is to throw light on the organ donation process. To this end, people who have had transplants were on hand at the Swisstransplant stands to…

Swiss back global migration forum

This content was published on Sep 16, 2006 Walter Fust, head of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), said migration was one of the greatest challenges facing the world and that without international cooperation no solution would be found. “The ball is just starting to roll,” Fust told swissinfo on Friday as the first-ever United Nations General Assembly meeting on international…

Ministers clear air ahead of climate meeting

This content was published on Sep 15, 2006 Swiss Energy Minister Moritz Leuenberger and Kenyan Environment Minister Kivutha Kibwana, who jointly chaired the talks, said on Friday that the “frank” and “concrete” discussions should ensure progress is made in the Kenyan capital. Developed countries promised at the two-day meeting to do more for poorer nations, especially in Africa, to help them cope with…

Price watchdog shows his teeth

This content was published on Sep 15, 2006 Economics Minister Doris Leuthard praised the office of the federal price regulator, which she said had become an important state institution. Leuthard said on Friday that the price regulator, a position currently held by Rudolf Strahm, a former parliamentarian for the centre-left Social Democratic Party, had repeatedly sounded the alarm about unjustifiably high prices. She…

Farmer David takes on tourism Goliath

This content was published on Sep 15, 2006 One family is leading opposition to the latest plans for the golf course, which would swallow up the area’s choicest farmland, ending a way of life for many villagers. Maja Regli stops her car at the highest point of a bridge. With a sweep of her arm she points to where the future golf course…

Genetic genius scoops Swiss “Nobel” prize

This content was published on Sep 15, 2006 Richmond, whose research could help find a treatment for hereditary illnesses, tells swissinfo about his pride at picking up Switzerland’s top scientific honour. He was awarded the prestigious Marcel Benoist prize by research minister Pascal Couchepin at a ceremony on Friday. Couchepin praised the scientist’s work, saying it was “the result of many years of…

Price watchdog shows his teeth

This content was published on Sep 15, 2006 Only two years ago the government was on the verge of giving in to pressure from neo-liberal critics and scrapping the post of federal price regulator. But the tide turned after Rudolf Strahm took over from his predecessor. Strahm enjoys a high level of respect among both the public and politicians. “He has shown that…

Roche headquarters to redefine Basel skyline

This content was published on Sep 14, 2006 The SFr800 million ($640 million) project is scheduled for completion by 2011 and includes two buildings designed by Swiss star architects Herzog & de Meuron. The 160m building will have more than 40 storeys and will accommodate about 2,400 workplaces together with a new research and development centre which is to replace an old laboratory…

National bank raises rates to cool growth

This content was published on Sep 14, 2006 It coincided with an announcement by the finance ministry, forecasting a budget surplus of SFr918 million ($736 million) for next year. The SNB hiked its target band for the three-month Swiss franc Libor rate to 1.25-2.25 per cent, aiming for a mid-point of 1.75 per cent within the new band. It was the third rise…

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