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Switzerland continues to draw multinationals

This content was published on Dec 2, 2004 Since the 1950s, almost 200 large foreign companies have moved either their global headquarters or part of their operations to Switzerland. The announcement by UPS – the world leader for parcel deliveries – coincides with two separate reviews as to why so many foreign companies still prefer Switzerland. The first “Location Management Forum”, which organisers…

Joint project informs youth about cannabis

This content was published on Dec 1, 2004 “Cannabis – quo vadis”, which is aimed mainly at schoolchildren, comes after a study revealed that Swiss teenagers smoke more joints than their peers in other European countries. One in four Swiss teenagers smoke cannabis, which is socially widely accepted in Switzerland and generally considered to be harmless. Susan Schärrer, an actress and social worker…

OECD cuts growth forecast for Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 30, 2004 The Paris-based organisation also announced on Tuesday that it was trimming its outlook for the global economy because of high oil prices. In its autumn report the OECD said it expected Swiss gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 2.0 per cent this year. But it has cut its outlook for Switzerland to 1.9 per…

Jobless time bomb ticks in western Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 30, 2004 The picturesque lakeside resort in the western canton of Vaud is an unemployment black spot. Teenagers with poor school grades and little or no work experience are finding it increasingly difficult to find jobs or even apprenticeship places. At the end of November, just over five per cent of those aged between 15 and 24…

Alpine Flowers

This content was published on Nov 30, 2004 Callianthemum kernerianum (Haupt Verlag) Lilium pomponium Pulsatilla vulgaris Androsace villosa Vaccinium gaultherioides Anagallis foemina Sempervivum montanum subsp. montanum Primula auricula Anacamptis pyramidalis Ophrys holosericea subsp. holosericea

UBS targets “super-rich” in German deal

This content was published on Nov 30, 2004 A statement issued by UBS on Tuesday said the merger would involve its German wealth management arm and Germany’s Sauerborn Trust. It said the deal, which would bring together both organisations’ advisory activities for their most wealthy clients, would be completed within the next few weeks. UBS, the world’s seventh-largest bank, said it would not…

Unaxis cuts 500 jobs

This content was published on Nov 30, 2004 A total of 500 posts will be cut worldwide by 2007 in what Unaxis called a “phased reduction”. “These planned structural adjustments should by the end of 2007 lead to a phased reduction of 500 positions, 400 of which are in Switzerland and Liechtenstein,” the company said in a statement. But it said 200 new…

Groups want better protection for farm workers

This content was published on Nov 29, 2004 An alliance of 16 organisations says it wants to ensure that consumers buy food that is produced under socially and environmentally acceptable conditions. “We want to improve conditions for farm labourers,” said Willy Streckeisen of the European Committee for the Defence of Refugees and Immigrants on Monday in Bern. There are more than 40,000 agricultural…

Algerian president on first state visit to Bern

This content was published on Nov 29, 2004 One of his first tasks was to sign a bilateral treaty on economic ties at a ceremony on Tuesday. The accord signed together with Swiss President Joseph Deiss is a framework agreement for investment support. Switzerland played a key role in the Evian talks that ended the eight-year Algerian civil war in 1962, and the…

Swiss have wolf in their sights

This content was published on Nov 29, 2004 The Swiss government presented its proposal in Strasbourg on Monday to fellow signatories to the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. However, countries party to the legal instrument, which is also known as the Bern Convention, said they needed more information on the environmental impact of the wolf before making a…

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