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IMF evaluates Swiss financial sector

This content was published on Nov 7, 2001 The investigation is part of a wider project by the IMF and World Bank called the Financial Sector Assessment Programme, which was founded in the wake of the ’90s currency crisis. To safeguard against future financial crises, the IMF and other financial institutions decided to look at the micro, or domestic, economic structures of its…

Promote peace through Football World Cup, says Ogi

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 “Sport can be an instrument to create a better world,” said Ogi, during a trip to Tokyo, which is set to co-host the annual event with South Korea. The former Swiss president believes the countries’ cooperation should serve as an example to the world. Citing other examples of sporting events used to build bridges, Ogi…

Swiss seek to revive Silk Road

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 For the past ten years, Central Asia has been one of the main recipients of Swiss development aid: the five former Soviet Republics of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have received some SFr180 million since 1993. Now that the war in Afghanistan has firmly focused international attention on the region, the Swiss are hoping…

Roche rolls out new anthrax test

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 The move follows an announcement on Monday by the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic that it had developed a test for anthrax, which works in one hour and can be used both on people and in the environment. Current tests can take days. The Mayo test uses technology developed by Roche to look specifically for DNA that…

Sabena staff walk out as airline founders

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Getting away from it all in Antarctica

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 Antarctic cruises are by no means a new phenomenon, but as the organisers say, each trip is a unique expedition to a little-explored world where wind, weather and ice conditions play a significant role. The trips offer a privileged look at nature in the raw, as retired British-born Swiss postmistress Joan Pralong can testify. This…

Forbo cuts jobs, closes some offices

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 The company, based in Eglisau, canton Zurich, reported on Tuesday that it had taken early measures in response to the weak business situation. A statement said that many parts of the organisation had been streamlined and some branch offices closed. Short-time work and temporary production stops were further cost-cutting measures, it added. Forbo said its…

Chemistry calls the shots at Hönggerberg

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 In a revolutionary design concept, which looks set to be copied worldwide, the laboratories are independent of the shell of the Federal Institute of Technology’s new building. The workplaces are fitted with movable service columns, which hang freely from the ceiling, enabling gas, water and electricity to be tapped wherever they are needed. Installations and…

Cost of super accelerator explodes

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 The budget of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) has expanded faster than expected. The LHC project was expected to cost SFr2.6 billion ($1.58 billion) upon completion in 2006, but due to cost overruns, the bill will probably reach SFr3.45 billion, if not more. CERN’s board will meet…

Government promotes Unesco bid for Monte San Giorgio

This content was published on Nov 6, 2001 Switzerland is putting forward an official application to Unesco headquarters in Paris. Monte San Giorgio is renowned for its remarkably well-preserved fish and reptile fossils from the Middle Triassic period of prehistory – about 240 million years ago. “It’s an excellent opportunity to protect the site because it really is unique in the whole world,”…

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