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economiesuisse

This content was published on Sep 11, 2006 The Swiss Business Federation – economiesuisse – is the largest umbrella organisation representing the Swiss economy. It has the support of more than 30,000 businesses of all sizes, which employ a total of 1.5 million people in Switzerland. Its mission is to create an optimal economic environment for Swiss business.

Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors

This content was published on Sep 11, 2006 The Conference of Cantonal Finance Directors includes the finance of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. It coordinates demands on finance questions from the canton and represents their interests with the Confederation.

Criminologist fits beauty queen profile

This content was published on Sep 10, 2006 Rigozzi, vital statistics 88-63-96, thus becomes the first Ticinese in ten years to be considered the most beautiful 19- to 24-year-old in the country. Fittingly, the television viewers’ decision on which of the 15 contestants was easiest on the eye was announced by the previous winner from the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, Melanie Winiger. Winiger,…

Solar boat

This content was published on Sep 9, 2006

Swiss praised for promoting business ethics

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 Recently appointed UN business ethics supremo John Ruggie is impressed by the Swiss government’s recognition that individual liberties cannot be divorced from economic interests. Ruggie pointed to early Swiss support for the UN Global Compact, which stands for politically correct business practices, and for his own appointment as special representative to UN secretary-general Kofi Annan.…

Park’s future remains up in the air

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 Entrepreneur Jakob Dietiker had been due to sign a SFr16 million ($13 million) deal on Friday but pulled out at the last minute, claiming his acquisition plans had fallen too much in the public spotlight. The last-minute decision means that the theme park in the Bernese Oberland will close at the end of the summer…

Discovering little pieces of Swiss paradise

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 Among those which was hoping to attract visitors is the Bally Park at Schönenwerd in northern Switzerland, which was founded by the shoe-making dynasty of the same name. The European Heritage Days are jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union and are seen as an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of…

Unemployment rises but is set to come down

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 But despite this, economists say that the jobless rate could fall in the coming months as the economy continues to grow strongly. Although the official seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained steady at 3.1 per cent – unchanged from July – Seco said that the number of registered unemployed at the country’s job centres rose by…

70 years of fighting poverty and injustice

This content was published on Sep 8, 2006 The non-governmental organisation’s first challenge was to care for victims of the Spanish Civil War. Active in both Switzerland and abroad, it also provides humanitarian aid. In her speech at the anniversary event in Zurich, Calmy-Rey, whose centre-left Social Democrat Party co-founded the SLA in 1936, praised the SLA’s important role and urged Switzerland to…

Emirates trio stakes a claim on SR Technics

This content was published on Sep 7, 2006 SR Technics said the new owners, Mubadala Development, Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Istithmar, would purchase more than 90 per cent of the company. Of this stake, Mubadala Development will own 40 per cent and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise and Istithmar will hold 30 per cent each. The remaining shares will be retained by the management of…

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