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Swiss workers compete in “Skill Olympics”

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 The 36th WorldSkills Competition, which runs through September 19, brings together young people from all over the world who compete in many categories to establish world-class standards in trades and professions. Known informally as the “Skill Olympics,” the contest has been held every two years for more than half a century, since its founding in…

Comptoir Suisse gets fairytale makeover

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 The Comptoir started life 82 years ago as a way for rural produce to be brought to the attention of the people of Lausanne, and since then it has remained a vital link between the city and the countryside. But it has grown to include the usual panoply of jacuzzis, orthopaedic beds and beauty products…

Medical journals question objectivity of clinical trials

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 The warning was issued simultaneously by members of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and included the editors of The Lancet, the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Canadian Medical Association Journal. In their joint editorial, the editors lament that the current climate in which some clinical research is carried out…

Swiss machine tool specialists flock to Hanover

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 Switzerland ranks third behind Germany and Italy in the number of exhibitors at the fair. “With about 12,000 employed in our branch, we have annual sales of SFr4.7 billion ($2.79 billion). Some 87 per cent of our products are exported,” explains Jürg Pfluger, director of the Agathon company in Solothurn and president of the European…

Study pinpoints source of central Europe’s worst earthquake

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 The active fault, which continues to tremble, is marked at ground level by a ridge or escarpment. Researchers discovered that over the past 8,500 years, the fault has caused three successive ruptures, which have thrust the Earth’s surface up 1.8 metres. The presence of nuclear and chemical industry in the area means that any seismic…

Neuchâtel’s past proves a pull for investment

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 Neuchâtel started to woo foreign investment in earnest in the wake of the crisis in Switzerland’s watchmaking industry, which struck some 25 years ago, with the introduction of quartz technology. Long reliant on watchmaking and other precision industries, the canton suddenly saw its major businesses threatened by Japanese and other foreign imports. It responded by…

Central Bank to focus on monetary stability

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 Roth told the annual meeting of the Swiss Bankers Association on Friday that Swiss economic growth was slowing down as the world economy decelerated. “The economic slowdown has revealed the fragility of the world economy. Signs of an upturn in the cycle are not yet discernible in the United States and the dollar remains under…

Zurich and Deutsche Bank talks advance

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 Zurich said in a statement that it was interested in acquiring the Deutscher Herold and further insurance companies of Deutsche Bank in continental Europe. It added that an integral part of the negotiations was a cooperation and distribution agreement between the two companies in the fields of insurance, asset management and banking to provide a…

Sion sale close to completion

This content was published on Sep 14, 2001 Mouyal has agreed to pay SFr 4.5 million ($2.7 million) for the canton Valais club. Two million of those francs will be invested in the club itself, while the remainder goes to Kadji. Sion’s new president is backed by the JM company, which specialises in audiovisual presentations and marketing Sion will be the second Swiss…

Markets drift awaiting US direction

This content was published on Sep 13, 2001 The blue chip Swiss Market Index ended the day up again on Thursday amid thin trading. It gained 1.2 per cent to close at 5907.5 The SMI had already managed to recover some lost ground on Wednesday, ending up 2.5 per cent after dropping more than 7 per cent on Tuesday. “Volumes are poor with…

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