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Liberty Global captures Cablecom

This content was published on Sep 30, 2005 The move comes only a day after Cablecom announced plans to go public on the SWX stock exchange in Zurich on October 13. A spokesman at the bourse confirmed that the initial public offering (IPO) had been cancelled. Liberty Global, based in Denver, Colorado, said it was buying 100 per cent of Cablecom for SFr2.8…

UBS sell-off set to create new energy giant

This content was published on Sep 30, 2005 The buyers are a Swiss-led power consortium of French electricity group EDF, the Lausanne-based group EOS and Atel’s Swiss minority shareholders. UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, is selling 281,535 bearer shares in Motor-Columbus at SFr4,600 a share. The sale price means a pre-tax gain for UBS of around SFr350 million. A consortium of Atel’s Swiss minority…

Environmentalists sound alarm over dioxin dump

This content was published on Sep 29, 2005 The environmental group warned on Thursday that dioxin deposited at the site could pose a health risk for planned clean-up operations. Greenpeace said Basel-based chemical companies had dumped a considerable amount of dioxin at the Bonfol site near the French border between 1961 and 1975. The organisation is now calling for a review of the…

“Energy towns” prove a success story

This content was published on Sep 29, 2005 So far 120 Swiss local authorities have been designated “energy towns” – a sign of consistent and efficient energy policies. All the Swiss local authorities, cities and regions that have been labelled “energy towns” have made it their goal to reduce energy consumption, promote renewable sources, organise environmentally friendly transport and more. Thirty-seven per cent…

Elderly should not pay more for health cover

This content was published on Sep 29, 2005 The poll also found that a majority of Swiss are in favour of a single health insurer for the whole country in order to reduce spiralling costs. The annual health barometer, published on Thursday, was based on interviews with more than 1,200 people. Almost three-quarters of those interviewed said they were against making the elderly…

Cablecom fixes price band for bourse entry

This content was published on Sep 29, 2005 The company, which provides television, telephone and broadband services, said it hopes to raise more than SFr2 billion when it goes public on October 13. The shares of Cablecom – a fast-growing competitor to Switzerland’s largest telecoms operator, Swisscom – are to be listed on the SWX stock exchange in Zurich. The initial public offering…

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Congress addresses age-old issues

This content was published on Sep 29, 2005 Some 400 experts including academics, former ministers, representatives of the United Nations and various non-governmental organisations are attending the three-day 2005 World Ageing & Generations Congress. Marcel Bischof, head of Viva 50plus, a Swiss voluntary organisation concerned with demographic and generational topics and the organisers of the congress, says one of the key areas is…

Technology helps Swiss keep competitive edge

This content was published on Sep 28, 2005 Released on Wednesday, The Global Competitiveness Report 2005-2006 finds that Finland remains the most competitive economy in the world, followed by the United States and Sweden. “Switzerland’s greatest competitive strength is its capacity for technological innovation, with high company spending on research and development and high levels of collaboration between industry and the university community,”…

Artists unite to protect cultural diversity

This content was published on Sep 28, 2005 The coalition aims to put pressure on political authorities to prevent cultural activities and products from being treated as simple commodities. “In a free world trade environment individual states cannot protect their cultural products,” said Mathias Knauer, filmmaker and co-founder of the association. He added that, according to the logic of free trade, subsidies would…

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