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Global network gets down to business in Davos

This content was published on Jan 26, 2005 Starting on Wednesday, Davos will host what is arguably the world’s largest and best-known networking event – the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. This year’s meeting will bring together a total of 2,250 participants from 96 countries, for discussions based around the central theme of “Taking Responsibility for Tough Choices”. Organisers say the…

Unions force poll over Sunday shopping

This content was published on Jan 25, 2005 Last year, parliament agreed to allow shops at major railway stations and airports to extend the range of goods they can sell. Shops at major stations can currently sell food and some goods, but others need a special licence to open on public holidays. On Tuesday, a coalition of trade unions, consumer organisations, shopkeepers and…

The elderly live longer and more independently

This content was published on Jan 25, 2005 The Federal Statistics Office says there is a downward trend in the proportion of older people living in nursing and retirement homes since 1990. The office said that improvements to health and medical care at home, as well as a moratorium on building new nursing homes in some cantons, were the main reasons for the…

Sweet returns for chocolate maker

This content was published on Jan 25, 2005 The company said on Tuesday that the financial year had been “a success in practically every respect”. In a statement from its headquarters near Zurich, the company reported that revenues in local currencies went up by 12.5 per cent to SFr2.016 billion, its highest-ever growth rate. The company added that sales in Swiss francs were…

Ticino focuses on the politics of health

This content was published on Jan 24, 2005 The cantonal authorities have begun a systematic analysis of the impact political decisions have on the health of the population, which they believe will help avoid additional costs. The aim of the Health Impact Study (HIS) is to evaluate the effects of a specific measure on public health. “Ticino is taking a pioneering role in…

Roche to shed light on clinical trials

This content was published on Jan 21, 2005 The move comes after a number of drugs firms signed an international agreement aimed at improving transparency in the industry. Roche, Switzerland’s number two drugmaker, said it would set up an online registry of clinical trial protocols. The company also plans to create a database for key results from completed trials by the end of…

Air France holds Geneva airport to account

This content was published on Jan 21, 2005 The airport is set to reopen an old terminal for the exclusive use of low-budget airlines, especially easyJet, allowing them to slash passenger taxes. Air France, which made the announcement on Friday, says the project would make traditional carriers uncompetitive. Other companies have also voiced their opposition to the plan. The French airline is determined…

Initiative calls for protection of fish

This content was published on Jan 21, 2005 It also calls for fishing and environmental organisations to be given more legal say in environmental issues. Werner Widmer, the association’s president, said on Friday that fish were rapidly disappearing from Swiss waterways. “Since 1980 the amount of trout caught has dropped by 60 per cent in Switzerland and in the Rhine and 16 of…

EasyJet starts offensive from Basel

This content was published on Jan 21, 2005 The low-cost airline, which has been strengthening its presence in the Swiss market, says it intends to base three additional aircraft as well as create 530 jobs in Basel. “EasyJet is already the largest airline at Geneva airport and this deal will make us the largest airline at [Basel’s] EuroAirport,” said easyJet chief executive Ray…

Novartis maintains its focus on innovation

This content was published on Jan 20, 2005 After announcing record results for the eighth successive year on Thursday, Vasella gave a speech at a news conference in Basel aptly titled “Fuelled by Innovation”. In the pharmaceutical industry, the rule of thumb seems to be “innovate and thrive; stagnate and you could well take a dive”. But while analysts’ and investors’ eyes were…

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