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Retail sales slip

This content was published on Jan 9, 2001 The decline continued a downward trend that began in October. But the Federal Statistics Office said it believed sales had picked up towards the end of the year. “Positive reports on Christmas business lead one to expect a strong final spurt in retail sales in December 2000,” it said. The office said unseasonably warm weather…

One year on: cause of Crossair crash unknown

This content was published on Jan 9, 2001 The second preliminary report into the accident, released on Tuesday, did not shed any further light on what caused the crash of the Saab 340B, two minutes after it left Kloten airport for Dresden in Germany. Investigators only ruled out the possibility that a fire on board caused the plane to crash. The report came…

Huber and Suhner show record profits

This content was published on Jan 9, 2001 Turnover rose to a record SFr908 million ($565 million) on the back of a sharp upswing in communications technologies. Incoming orders increased by 39 per cent to more than SFr1 billion. No profit figures were released. Sales of data and signal communications technologies jumped more than 45 per cent as mobile phone and internet transmission…

Tecan sharpens focus on proteomics

This content was published on Jan 9, 2001 Proteomics is the study of how information contained in genes is translated into proteins and how they then interact to foster health or trigger disease. “Proteomics could be the single biggest opportunity for our company in the coming years,” said CEO Emile Sutcliffe. “The total available market for Tecan in proteomics is estimated at SFr725…

Geneva remains Switzerland’s unemployment blackspot

This content was published on Jan 9, 2001 The new figures show that the Swiss unemployment rate for 2000 stood at 1.9 per cent. In Geneva the figure was 4.4 per cent. Economic experts agree that there is no single reason for the canton’s stubbornly high jobless rate, rather there are a host of factors. Chief among these is the fact that Geneva…

Holderbank cool as Lafarge cements top spot

This content was published on Jan 9, 2001 Holderbank’s fall from the top spot appears to have been sealed on Monday when the French group Lafarge, announced it was to buy the British company, Blue Circle Industries for SFr7.45 billion ($4.6 billion). If the merger goes through, the new company will dwarf Holderbank. The deal has been a long time coming and finally…

Swiss farmers target Coop over prices

This content was published on Jan 8, 2001 The protests began early Monday morning outside three Coop distribution centres near Zurich, St Gallen and Bern. Hundreds of farmers gathered to voice their concern about the direction of Swiss agricultural policy. Melchior Ehrler, managing director of the Swiss Farmers Union said: “Prices for farmers are decreasing and prices for consumers are rising so we…

Unions go on offensive against low wages

This content was published on Jan 8, 2001 The federation’s president, Paul Rechsteiner, said in Bern on Monday that salaries in several traditionally low-pay sectors, such as retail and cleaning companies, had gone up. He credited the unions for the success. Rechsteiner said the federation would step up the fight against what he called scandalously low wages. He said he was pleased to…

Swiss farmers stage protest against Coop

This content was published on Jan 8, 2001 Close to one thousand farmers blocked accesses to four Coop distribution centres near Zurich and St. Gallen. A demonstration was also held in front of the Federal Agriculture Office in Bern. The protests, which started before dawn, were sparked by Coop’s move to pay farmers less for their products. They ended without any reports of…

New financial website to open soon

This content was published on Jan 8, 2001 The new site will be called www.moneycab.com. The former editor in chief of Cash magazine, Marcus Gisler, will head a team of 15 to 20 reporters. Franziska Hügli will be the site’s editor. She was formerly head of the financial section of “Bilanz” magazine. The new venture will offer general economic and financial news and…

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