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Unaxis-owned robot maker cuts 250 jobs

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 The announcement sent Esec shares tumbling on the Swiss stock exchange. In early trading, the share price fell by 20 per cent, or SFr40, to SFr170, before climbing back to SFr190. By the end of the day’s trading, the shares had picked up slightly to close on SFr198. Esec, which builds semi-conductor assembly robots, said…

Pro Senectute encourages “silver surfers”

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 In conjunction with Credit Suisse and the Argaau cantonal bank, Pro Senectute is encouraging pensioners to come forward for free internet training. So far around 100 men and women, aged between 60 and 84, have dived into the world wide web and started surfing. The aim of the project is to set up a permanent…

Swiss “death” psychiatrist very much alive at 75

This content was published on Jul 9, 2001 Kübler-Ross, a controversial figure best known for her work in studying death and the dying, was born in Switzerland but has spent most of her working life in the US. The Swiss thanatologist first rose to prominence in the 1960s, when she published her seminal work, “On Death and Dying”, a text which challenged long-established…

Moralists gather in Caux

This content was published on Jul 8, 2001 The Foundation for Moral Re-Armament was created 55 years ago to counterbalance the military arms race. At the end of the Second World War, the foundation developed into an ethical movement. This year’s debates, to be held in Caux over the course of the next six weeks, will focus on the theme “Globalising responsibility”. The…

Sun seeking holiday-goers face long delays

This content was published on Jul 7, 2001 Frustrated holiday-makers making the journey south to Italy for the summer holidays were advised to avoid the A2 motorway through the tunnel by the Swiss Touring Club. On Saturday, traffic came to a halt between Erstfeld and Göschenen, both situated in Canton Uri. It was a similar story at the Chiasso border crossing between Switzerland…

Rivella quenches Swiss thirst

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 The story of Rivella began more than 50 years ago in the town of Zug, when a doctor’s widow offered to sell the formula for a whey-based drink. The idea was taken up by Robert Barth and after much testing and tasting, the drink now known as Rivella emerged. In 1952, Barth began producing his…

Government launches campaign to protect the wolf

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 Today the wolf is a protected species and the government says it is obliged, under international law, to ensure its safety. “Switzerland has to follow international policies such as the Convention of Bern, and as the wolf is protected by law, we have to protect them,” Willy Geiger, deputy director of the Federal Agency for…

Sabena’s woes dogged Swiss business week

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 After an ever-increasing war of words, Sabena finally decided on Thursday to launch its own legal action against the Swissair Group. The aviation conglomerate, itself in financial difficulties, has made it clear it does not want to boost its minority stake of 49.5 per cent in Sabena to 85 per cent, as stipulated under the…

Couchepin upbeat about Swiss economic prospects

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 However, he warned that halfway into the current legislative period, Switzerland must make the best use of its strong economic performance to set new objectives. Couchepin, who became economics minister three years ago, said that priorities included the partial revision of the competition law and the long-term continuation of agricultural reform. In his interim statement…

Sulzer Medica looks set to dominate business headlines

This content was published on Jul 6, 2001 No doubt the spin off of the Medica unit will dominate the market’s attention at the start of the week. However, Medica’s shareholders have to be convinced that the company is dealing correctly with the recall by its orthopaedics division of faulty hip and knee implants. Only last week Sulzer Medica, which is 74 per…

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