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Turkey removes barrier to Swiss arms imports

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 The Turkish government on Thursday ended its boycott of Swiss arms, one month after Switzerland lifted its embargo. The Swiss government introduced the restrictions in 1992 at the height of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict. Since then, the authorities have only approved the export of handguns and rifles designed for self-defence or sport. When it lifted the…

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Shareholder activists turn on “model pupil”

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 The latest development is not without irony – a recent report by Ethos on corporate governance put Credit Suisse (and rival UBS) among Switzerland’s three “star pupils”. Four Credit Suisse board members were standing for re-election for further three-year terms at the bank’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday, including Nestlé CEO (and now also chairman)…

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Shareholder activists turn on “model pupil”

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 The latest development is not without irony – a recent report by Ethos on corporate governance put Credit Suisse (and rival UBS) among Switzerland’s three “star pupils”. Four Credit Suisse board members were standing for re-election for further three-year terms at the bank’s annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday, including Nestlé CEO (and now also chairman)…

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Workers’ salaries suffer from economic malaise

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 The Federal Office for Statistics said pay increased on average by 0.9 per cent, but most of the gain was wiped out by a 0.8 per cent rate of inflation. Employees in the industrial sector fared poorly with a rise in salaries of only 0.6 per cent. While chemical company workers brought up the average…

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Miners break through Lötschberg tunnel

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 Engineers needed to dynamite the final section twice, delaying a planned link up between construction workers. More than a thousand guests, including the Swiss transport minister, Moritz Leuenberger, attended a special ceremony marking the end of tunnelling. “With the breakthrough we have carved out the mountain for all to see,” said Leuenberger. “We are moving…

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Quality of Swiss hotels put to the test

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 It is hoped that feedback from customers will increase competitiveness in the hotel sector and lead to an improvement in the quality of services offered. Guests can award hotels marks or “suns” for everything from location and service through to the quality of their food. Six suns means “excellent”, while one sun equals “unsatisfactory”. Swiss…

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The Enron scandal – could it happen here?

This content was published on Apr 28, 2005 Sherron Watkins – the former Enron executive whose “whistle-blowing” internal memo helped precipitate the collapse – told swissinfo how her colleagues got away so long with criminal business practices. Watkins, a keynote speaker at a business ethics conference organised by the Lucerne-based International Human Rights Forum, says many of the real lessons of the Enron…

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Emmi milks its worth

This content was published on Apr 27, 2005 The profit was at the lower end of expectations, although the company said it was making progress in markets outside Switzerland. The group, which has been listed on the stock exchange since last year, said that in a “difficult overall environment both in Switzerland and in the key German market”, it had still managed to…

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Victorinox takes a cut of rival Wenger

This content was published on Apr 26, 2005 The acquisition means that knife production of the genuine article will remain safely in Swiss hands, and jobs that were under threat at Wenger in Delémont are saved. “Keeping the Swiss cross in Swiss hands is the best way to move forward,” commented Victorinox director Carl Elsener, adding that the purchase would allow the firms…

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Miners break through Lötschberg tunnel

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