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Swiss claim success with new cancer treatment

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 The institute said on Tuesday it had decided to accelerate the development of the treatment after obtaining successful results in four years of clinical tests. It said it had used the technique on 60 patients since 1996, and was able to stop the growth of tumors in 95 per cent of cases. The treatment has…

Swiss labour market in danger of drying up

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 It said both factors were signs that the labour market was drying up. The statistics office said the number of people in employment has risen by 0.4 per cent for the second quarter of this year to 3.88 million, but said the rise was lower than in the same period last year (0.8 per cent)…

Geneva cements ties with Dubai

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 Geneva’s mayor, Pierre Muller, and the director general of the Dubai municipality, Qassim Sultan, signed the pact at a ceremony in Dubai on Wednesday. The deal covers the economy, tourism and culture, and aims to facilitate investment between the two cities. “Geneva is a popular destination for citizens of the UAE,” Muller told swissinfo. “Many…

Ongoing restructuring leads to job losses at SIG

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 The jobs are to go over the next two years at the company’s factory in Eclubens. The cuts will be partly offset by the creation of around 80 new jobs at other plants. SIG said the changes were needed to eliminate duplication and to give the packaging business a clearer profile. SIG has also decided…

Bankruptcies continue to decline

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 In the first 10 months of the year, the number of bankruptcies fell by a more modest 2.3 per cent. The number of people filing stands at 6,974. In October, 576 bankruptcies were recorded, according to figures collated by the business research company, Creditreform. These included 258 companies and 318 individuals. Over the year as…

Switzerland moots export ban on meat and bone meal

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 The Federal Veterinary Office told swissinfo that the issue of an export ban had been raised in the wake of plans to ban such feed in Switzerland. A moratorium on the use of meat and bone meal for cattle feed was imposed in 1990, and a similar ban for pigs and poultry is expected to…

Credit Suisse shows another big rise in net profits

This content was published on Nov 15, 2000 However, the results were lower than in the first and second quarters as the cost of the group’s takeover of US-based broker, Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) cut into profits. Credit Suisse Group recently bought DLJ in a share and cash deal valued at SFr21.5 billion ($12.1 billion). It repeated its warning on Wednesday that…

Economy expands at lower rate

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 The study, by the Institute for Business Cycle Research (KOF) at the Federal Institute of Technology, said that despite the slowdown there was no reason to believe that Switzerland’s economy was about to enter negative waters. The quarterly survey of about 5,000 companies found exports slowing but still strong helped by a healthy global economy.…

Switzerland sells itself in Dubai

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 “Swiss Horizons – Swiss Presence in the Gulf” opened in Dubai on Tuesday to the sound of alphorns and bell ringing. The three-day event is primarily concerned with promoting Swiss business in the region, but includes a host of cultural events to give visitors a flavour of Swiss life. Couchepin was accompanied at the opening…

Swiss lose their taste for beer

This content was published on Nov 14, 2000 The latest figures for 1999/2000, released on Tuesday, show that annual beer consumption has fallen by 12 litres per person since 1990, when the average Swiss gulped down 71 litres a year. The news is not all bad for domestic breweries, though. Sales of beers produced in Switzerland rose by one per cent, while imports…

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