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Cheese festival gives public taste for mountains

This content was published on Nov 1, 2004 The event was created three years ago by representatives from Switzerland, France and Italy concerned about the threat globalisation poses to mountain economies. Globalisation has yet to kill off antiquated customs in the small town of Appenzell, the capital of the half canton of Appenzell Inner Rhodes, which hosted the event. Set amid a backdrop…

Swiss banks turn their backs on “merger mania”

This content was published on Nov 1, 2004 Ahead of the meeting, Professor Beat Bernet of the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance told swissinfo about the international strategies of Switzerland’s two largest banks. The 2004 Finance Forum is focusing on the theme: “The bank of the future – strategies for increasingly competitive markets”. The event comes at a time when Europe’s major…

Swiss sink deeper into debt

This content was published on Nov 1, 2004 According to the debt collectors’ association, ten per cent of the country’s households owe large sums of money. Debt collection firms dealt with 1.6 million cases last year – more than double the figure for 2002. The money owed reached a total of SFr829 million ($690 million) compared with SFr715 million the previous year. The…

Unions denounce wage dumping

This content was published on Oct 30, 2004 An estimated 15,000 people demonstrated in the capital, Bern – the first public show of force since Unia was founded two weeks ago. Union leaders expressed outrage over an increasing number of cases of wage dumping, following the opening up of the Swiss labour market to European Union citizens. Under the terms of a bilateral…

Switzerland to cater for tea lovers

This content was published on Oct 29, 2004 The first crop of green tea leaves is expected this year. The world’s favourite beverage after water, tea is consumed around the world and is part of the national culture in many countries. Traditionally, it is grown in tropical and subtropical countries. The idea of planting green tea in Switzerland came from Peter Oppliger, a…

Greens award booby prize for frivolous freight

This content was published on Oct 29, 2004 The Alpine Initiative singled out the company for this year’s “Red Devil Stone” as part of its campaign to reduce goods transport on Europe’s roads. Délifrance transports convenience bakery products from the Netherlands to Switzerland. Environmentalists say the company is one of many responsible for a dramatic increase in food transports over the past two…

Retail giant Migros appoints new boss

This content was published on Oct 29, 2004 The announcement came on the same day that a major new competitor unveiled more details of its plans to open discount stores across Switzerland. Claude Hauser, chairman of the nationwide Migros federation, said on Friday that Bolliger, 51, had been chosen “by a large majority” to replace Anton Scherrer as president of its general management…

Railway revolution hits Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 28, 2004 The new winter timetable, which came into force on Sunday, sees faster and more frequent services across an expanded network. Rail passengers will need to study the new timetable closely since 90 per cent of train departure times have changed. Such major modifications have not been made for years. The backbone of rail improvements is…

No bubble in Swiss property market

This content was published on Oct 28, 2004 It says the recent house-price boom in many countries has “passed Switzerland by”, with typical prices in Zurich and Geneva now below those in cities such as Paris and Munich. The report, “Making the Property Market Transparent”, was presented by the Zurich Cantonal Bank – Switzerland’s third-largest bank – at a conference in Zurich. “The…

OECD calls on Switzerland to help working parents

This content was published on Oct 28, 2004 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says reforms could include improved childcare and changes to the school system. The most recent national census found that for 60 per cent of Swiss families, both husband and wife were going out to work. But many women said they found it hard to combine a career…

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