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Dark day for Swiss private media

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 Tamedia said it was acting in agreement with its partner SBS Broadcasting Systems, which had already halted its payments to TV3 on January 1. The announcement made on Wednesday cited slack economic growth and legislation hurdles as reasons for closing the national television station. The company said that it could no longer justify spending money…

Swisscom satisfied with third quarter results

This content was published on Nov 21, 2001 Operating income before interest, tax and depreciation rose 7.8 per cent to SFr3.44 billion ($2.07 billion) in the first nine months of the year. Swisscom, which is Switzerland’s largest telecommunications group, said in a statement on Thursday that “in a stable market environment” revenue rose by 2.2 per cent year-on-year to SFr10.61 billion. Swisscom spokeswoman…

Sweet figures at Barry Callebaut

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 The company, which processes 14 per cent of the global cocoa harvest, said sales revenues in the 12 months ending in August had increased by six per cent to SFr2.548 billion compared with the previous reporting period. A statement on Tuesday said that the figures were an indication that the company had grown twice as…

ABB Switzerland to close plant, losing 270 jobs

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 ABB Switzerland said in a statement on Tuesday that production would end in the middle of next year because operations of the division were no longer viable. The closure means the loss of 270 jobs. The company decided to stop production after negotiations with possible purchasers failed. It is looking for a solution for the…

Sales up, profit down at Phonak

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 Sales between April and September rose to SFr290 million ($175.23 million) but profit fell by 21.5 per cent to SFr26.7 million compared with the comparable period in 2000. Operating profit during the reporting period fell by 12.1 per cent to SFr41.5 million. However, investment during the period almost doubled to SFr13.9 million. The Unitron group,…

November 7, 2001

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 Bearing in mind the extraordinary situation on the roads arising from the accident in the Gotthard tunnel, the cantons of Grisons, Uri, Ticino and Vallais have in fact boosted their winter service and set up a 24 hour call-out service. Nevertheless, the winter conditions are likely to lead to problems, particularly on the San Bernardino…

October 25, 2001

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 The closure of the Gotthard road tunnel has far-reaching consequences for road traffic in Switzerland and Europe. On an average day, some 18,700 vehicles pass through the tunnel. Following the accident, private vehicles are being deviated across the Alpine passes. It is hoped to keep open both the Simplon and the Gotthard passes to winter…

November 2, 2001

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 Over the past few weeks, approximately 2,000 more heavy goods vehicles and semi-trailers were counted on the San Bernardino each day, and this means that the volume of heavy vehicles on the A13 is now almost seven times higher than before the Gotthard disaster. However, the overall increase in traffic volume on the A13 is…

October 29, 2001

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 In its comprehensive analysis of traffic crossing the Alps via Switzerland, the Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) has come to the conclusion that there will be sufficient road capacity available in November for both private cars and goods vehicles. In other words, the accident which occurred in the Gotthard tunnel last Wednesday is not going…

November 9, 2001

This content was published on Nov 20, 2001 Two weeks after the closure of the Gotthard road tunnel and the resulting transport problems, the situation on transalpine routes has become more stable, at least for the time being. On normal working days, traffic along the four transalpine routes has decreased slightly. Compared with the previous week, the most significant reduction has occurred on…

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