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Barbecue in the bay

This content was published on Jun 11, 2001 The event is expected to attract about 10,000 people to the four-day event beginning on June 14 in the bay of Spiez, where the teams will set up their barbecues. As part of the competition, the teams will be asked to prepare five course menus, and as well as trying to impress the jury, will…

Astrophysicist receives Albert Einstein medal

This content was published on Jun 11, 2001 Geiss, who is co-director of the International Space Science Institute in Bern, and his colleague, Hubert Reeves, were honoured on Wednesday by the Albert Einstein Society. “The prize means a great deal because to be connected with the name of Albert Einstein is a great honour for any physicist,” Geiss told swissinfo. Geiss and Reeves…

Qualiflyer alliance has no future, says Suter

This content was published on Jun 9, 2001 In an interview with the French-language “Le Temps” newspaper, Suter declared that the alliance had no future and that at the final reckoning only Crossair and Swissair would remain. Suter stated that Swissair was looking to rid itself of several members of the Qualiflyer alliance, notably the French airlines AOM and Air Liberté. “We would…

New technique speeds up gene search

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 Scientists use specially bred mice as genetic models for human diseases because of the similarities between the two genomes. Mice share most of the same genes as humans. Until now, though, analysis of the mouse models has been time consuming and expensive. To improve speed and accuracy, the researchers at Roche focused on what are…

Parliament rejects capital gains tax

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 The Senate on Friday followed the House of Representatives and the government in voting down a proposal to impose a levy of up to 25 per cent on sale of shares and bonds. Opponents of the tax said the administrative work involved was disproportionate compared to the projected extra revenue of SFr300 million ($167 million)…

Swissair Group shares fall again

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 Shares in the company fell 10 per cent at one stage to around SFr127 ($71) before recovering some ground to close at SFr134.25 ($74.95). However, the shares were still 5.3 per cent below the Thursday close of SFr141.75 ($79.10). ABN Amro’s report continued to advise investors to sell the group’s stock and said the company’s…

Job losses at Swissair dominate business headlines

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 Swissair Group refused to rule out job cuts, and said some tiers of management may go, as part of plans to reduce costs by at least SFr500 million ($279 million) by the second half of this year. The airline group said on Tuesday that the cost cutting measures to produce such savings would inevitably lead…

Bell tolls for euro-zone currencies

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 The euro was actually launched at the beginning of 1999 and each member’s currency effectively ceased to exist then as they joined at a fixed rate. The markets have been trading euros for two and a half years but on the streets of Europe people have continued to use familiar banknotes and coins. That all…

Swiss National Bank expected to cut interest rates

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 Despite economic growth for the first quarter of 2001 coming in at the top end of economists’ expectations, increasing 2.5 per cent on an annualised basis, most pundits still expect an easing in monetary policy to offset a predicted slowdown in economic growth as the year progresses. The Swiss government’s economic advisory panel said it…

Swiss firm greases the wheels of big business

This content was published on Jun 8, 2001 Tucked away in the community of Hasle-Rüegsau in the heart of the Emme valley, Blaser Swisslube thrives on innovation in an industry that is likely to leave most people yawning. However, industrial giants like Boeing, Airbus, Ford and Mitsubishi all use Blaser Swisslube products. The chairman and chief executive, Peter Blaser, told swissinfo that the…

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