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Swiss mark 50 years of polar research

This content was published on May 13, 2006 A groundbreaking glaciological expedition to Greenland in the 1950s marked the start of Switzerland’s involvement. This has continued over the decades, although the areas of research have changed. In addition to scientists and researchers from all around the world, the four-day conference was attended by surviving members of the Greenland expedition. “The importance of that…

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Switzerland “should play leadership role in EU”

This content was published on May 13, 2006 Best-selling author Jeremy Rifkin said Switzerland has the perfect blend of free market values and social conscience to set the future agenda. He also thinks it is inevitable that Switzerland will become a full member of the European Union when the next generation reaches voting age. Rifkin, one time advisor to former European Commission president…

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Addicts reconstruct villages and their lives

This content was published on May 13, 2006 This is the answer of Luke Fazzard to the question whether he sees any parallels between his attempt to put his life back together and the reconstruction of the alpine village, Bordei. Tall and thin with closely cropped hair, the 24-year-old began therapy in Bordei at the beginning of the year. He checked-in to the…

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Swiss prosper from high inheritances

This content was published on May 12, 2006 But the research, the first of its kind in Switzerland, by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) found that most fortunes are bequeathed to those who need them least – the over-fifties. In all, SFr28.5 billion ($23.2 billion) – 6.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product – is left to people annually in Switzerland. Financial…

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Gold rush

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Rule breakers win economic award

This content was published on May 12, 2006 The organisers chose a company with binding technology with potential medical applications, a family entrepreneur and a clever restaurant owner. The winners, representing one of three categories – high-tech/biotechnology, trade/industry and services – will share SFr75,000 ($62,000) in prize money. The award is aimed at encouraging innovative companies less than six years old or bought…

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“Don’t be afraid of China” urges Blocher

This content was published on May 11, 2006 Blocher drew parallels to concerns in the 1980s that Japan’s industry would upstage Switzerland by mass producing goods such as watches at a cheaper price. The packed conference of small and medium-sized business (SME) bosses was warned on Thursday to respect their Asian counterparts and advised to focus on their own strengths rather than compete…

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Swiss firms profit from oil boom

This content was published on May 11, 2006 Companies that produce and maintain equipment for oil and gas production, such as ABB, Sulzer and Burckhardt Compression, have seen sales and revenue climb significantly as a result of the boom. Swiss-Swedish industrial giant ABB generates around $3 billion a year in revenues from the oil and gas industries. The company produces a range of…

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Small firms learn to “break the rules”

This content was published on May 11, 2006 The two-day event in the town of Thun in canton Bern will focus on young businesses, the best of whom will be presented with the Swiss Economic Award. “Breaking the Rules” is the slogan of the forum, but the 1,200 participants are not being encouraged to engage in shady business activities. “Breaking the Rules is…

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