Internal: Archive

Swiss still trapped in cave after three nights underground –

This content was published on May 19, 2001 The seven students and their guide were located in the cave on Friday, after being trapped underground since Wednesday night. Regional police said there had been delays in freeing them following several pump failures, which prevented them from stabilising the water level. Divers located the seven students and their guide at around 1050 local time…

Swiss still trapped in cave after three nights underground

This content was published on May 19, 2001 Divers located the seven students and their guide in the waterlogged cave on Friday. The cavers have been trapped underground since Wednesday night. However, regional police in the town of Goumois, close to the Swiss border, said that there had been delays in evacuating them because rescue efforts were being hampered by high water levels.…

Governing parties snub air transport agreement with Germany

This content was published on May 18, 2001 A spokesman for the four governing parties said the result of the negotiations between Switzerland and neighbouring Germany last month was unacceptable. He made the statement following talks between the parties and the cabinet in Bern on Friday. In April the Swiss transport minister, Moritz Leuenberger, agreed to cut to less than 100,000 per year…

Estonian president awarded Freedom Prize

This content was published on May 18, 2001 The two men received their prize money of SFr100,000 ($57,000) each at a ceremony on Saturday at the University of St Gallen. The prize is awarded to individuals and institutions for contributions to the maintenance and development of a free social and economic order. The foundation said this year’s recipients were being recognised for their…

Credit Suisse sets the pace for week’s business news

This content was published on May 18, 2001 Analysts expect first quarter net income to come in at around Sfr1.4 billion ($806 million) – a decline of around 25 per cent on the same period last year. This would be in line with first quarter numbers released last week by the country’s biggest bank, UBS which showed net profit down 29 per cent…

Swiss seek to protect Emmental cheese from imitators

This content was published on May 18, 2001 Every year 500,000 tonnes of Emmental are produced around the world, but only one in 10 cheeses boasts the trademark “Emmentaler Switzerland”. To protect the name of one of Switzerland’s most famous products and to ensure that consumers know what they’re buying, Swiss researchers are looking at ways of making home-produced Emmental more distinctive. The…

Executives face stormy AGMs

This content was published on May 18, 2001 The country’s biggest travel operator, Kuoni, held its AGM on Tuesday against the backdrop of a bitter boardroom battle. The company’s suspended chairman, Daniel Affolter, was physically prevented from chairing the meeting. The action was seen as a symbolic victory for board members seeking to topple Affolter. They accuse him of awarding himself payments of…

Millions enjoy better start to the day thanks to Nescafé inventor

This content was published on May 18, 2001 Morgenthaler, who studied chemistry at the University of Bern, was working for Nestlé when the Brazilian government approached the food and drinks group about producing a soluble form of coffee. Morgenthaler and his team spent the next seven years working on the project at the company’s Vevey headquarters. They finally achieved success in 1936. Nescafé…

Chocosuisse calls for members’ solidarity

This content was published on May 18, 2001 The association’s president, Dario Kuster, told swissinfo that it was only by working together that manufacturers could promote further success within the industry. “The work of the association can only be done when people maintain solidarity. Of course, they are competitors but in the common questions of an association and in an industry like ours,…

Small is beautiful and takes the prize

This content was published on May 18, 2001 The prize goes annually to the most innovative young business and is presented at the Swiss Economic Forum, now on in the town of Thun in canton Bern. The forum is the largest economic event in Switzerland for small and medium-sized companies, as well as young business people, and has been increasing in size every…

Internal: Archive

Popular Stories

Most Discussed

Internal: Archive

More

Swiss still trapped in cave after three nights underground –

More

Swiss still trapped in cave after three nights underground

More

Governing parties snub air transport agreement with Germany

More

Estonian president awarded Freedom Prize

More

Credit Suisse sets the pace for week’s business news

More

Swiss seek to protect Emmental cheese from imitators

More

Executives face stormy AGMs

More

Millions enjoy better start to the day thanks to Nescafé inventor

More

Chocosuisse calls for members’ solidarity

More

Small is beautiful and takes the prize

Popular Stories

Most Discussed