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Swiss urged to prepare for Euro launch

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The Swiss Bankers Association is recommending that people either spend their EU currency reserves or convert them into Swiss francs. Twelve of the 15 EU countries, including Switzerland’s neighbours France and Germany, will adopt the Euro as of January 3 2002, making their own currencies redundant from the end of this year. In Switzerland, the…

Swiss relief workers head for Peru

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The Swiss Development Agency said three members of the Swiss Disaster Relief Unit had headed off on Monday to areas shaken by the quake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale. Spokesman Joachim Ahrens said the experts would work alongside four other Swiss workers already in the area. Their first priority will be to assess…

Swiss respond well to nationwide census

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Six months after the census was carried out, 97.3 per cent of citizens have returned forms to the Federal Statistics Office. The office said the good result was a sign of the high acceptance among the resident population. It also pointed out the importance of a high-profile publicity campaign ahead of the census, which was…

Four Swiss die in plane crash

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The plane crashed in a gorge near Osiglia, in the province of Savona , after setting out on a flight from Colombier in canton Neuchatel on Friday. The cause of the crash is not known. According to Italian aviation authorities, the pilot did not indicate any problems during the flight. The identity of the victims…

Watch exports held up in May by fewer working days

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry in Biel said that exports in May were down by 2.2 per cent at SFr909 million. However, it pointed out in a statement that the month had two working days less than the comparable period last year. It also reported that unprecedented growth of 33.2 per cent had…

Switzerland bids goodbye to blue chips

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Spokesman Leo Hug said the launch on Monday morning had proceeded smoothly and without problems. Created last year by the merger of the Tradepoint electronic exchange and the blue chip segment of the SWX, virt-x will from Monday offer trading in British and Swiss blue chips. The following week will see trading begin in companies…

Corti says there is no more money for Sabena

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Corti also denied the Swissair group is on the verge of bankruptcy. In an interview published on Monday in the ‘Aargauer Zeitung’ and Geneva’s ‘Le Temps’, Corti said that future flying activities would be concentrated on Swissair and Crossair. “We want to organise an orderly withdrawal from all the foreign stakes which are losing money.…

Rebirth of travel’s golden age in Zermatt

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 The two-carriage tramway brings guests and their luggage the few hundred metres between the Riffelalp railway stop above the village of Zermatt and the recently re-opened Riffelalp resort. Today’s tourists make the journey to Riffelalp for the same reason as 19th century holidaymakers. The 2,200 metre high plateau provides a commanding view of arguably Switzerland’s…

The Highs and Lows of the Piccard family

This content was published on Jun 25, 2001 Bertrand Piccard, who two years ago became the first man – along with Britain’s Brian Jones – to fly non-stop around the world in a balloon, needs little introduction. But he is the third generation of Piccards to have been a record-breaking adventurer. His grand-father, Auguste, was the first person to fly up to the…

Technoparks seek more money for start-ups

This content was published on Jun 24, 2001 The Technoparks have established an umbrella association called “Swissparks.ch” to heighten their profile and fight for their interests on an economic and political level. “The purpose of the new association is to exchange information on the one hand and on the other to forge a common commitment to some basic principles of what it means…

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