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Swiss want more spice in trade ties with India

This content was published on Jan 23, 2006 Deiss was speaking in the Indian capital, New Delhi, late on Monday after talks with the Indian commerce and trade minister, Kamal Nath. At a briefing for journalists after their meeting Kamal Nath said he hoped that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) would soon have a better role to play in bilateral ties. “I have…

Swiss plug renewable energy sources

This content was published on Jan 23, 2006 The appeal by Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger came at the launch of an international campaign aimed at raising awareness of the causes and consequences of global warming. “We have to move forwards,” said Leuenberger. “I am convinced that those countries and regions that prove to be the most dynamic and innovative in terms of saving…

Not all industries will shine in 2006

This content was published on Jan 23, 2006 The bank predicts that the chemical, pharmaceutical and precision instrument sectors are the most likely to grow at an above-average rate in the medium term. It added that other sectors would be lucky to achieve average growth. Credit Suisse economists say that the signs that 2006 will be a good year are in place and…

“It’s difficult to prevent scientific fraud”

This content was published on Jan 23, 2006 Dieter Imboden says little can be done to prevent such incidents and he does not rule out the possibility that similar scams could occur in Switzerland. Last week it emerged that an Oslo-based scientist had invented patients’ histories for a study about oral cancer published in the respected medical journal The Lancet. Revelations that the…

New project empowers disabled people

This content was published on Jan 22, 2006 The two-year-scheme, which started in January, will enable 400 people, including children, to live at home and will not dictate who can be a carer and how much they should be paid. The programme has SFr43 million ($33.8 million) at its disposal, which will be provided by the state from the invalidity benefit system. Its…

Deiss seeks to expand business ties with India

This content was published on Jan 22, 2006 Deiss was speaking at a business lunch in Bangalore, the capital of the southern state of Karnataka, a city renowned as the information technology heart of India. “Swiss companies are increasingly aware of the potential of this region. Some 20 to 25 Swiss companies engaged in diverse fields have been present in Bangalore for a…

UBS quits Iran

This content was published on Jan 22, 2006 On Sunday UBS corroborated a report in the SonntagsZeitung newspaper, but stressed that implementation of the decision had already begun last autumn. All existing business with Iranian customers – barring those in exile – would be wound down, although it was unclear how long this process would take. Company spokesman Serge Steiner added that the…

Have children – will travel to high altitudes

This content was published on Jan 21, 2006 The acclimatisation study carried out by Zurich University at the top of the Jungfraujoch – 3,540 metres above sea level – was the first of its kind involving children. A host of medical conditions can develop when you travel to altitudes above 2,500m. AMS symptoms include headache, fatigue, excessive breathlessness caused by exertion, loss of…

Cantons oppose unhealthy tax competition

This content was published on Jan 20, 2006 It follows a controversial decision by canton Obwalden to introduce the lowest corporate taxes in Switzerland. The cantonal finance directors discussed Obwalden’s newly introduced degressive tax system at a meeting in Bern on Friday. But they took no position on the issue. At the end of the meeting they announced they had agreed to set…

Why Alder had to go

This content was published on Jan 20, 2006 They agree that Alder’s vision for the company no longer matched that of Swisscom’s majority stakeholder, the Swiss government. Swisscom was instructed at the end of last year by the government not to make any significant acquisitions outside the country while plans were made to sell off the state’s stake in the firm. Matthias Finger,…

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