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Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom vie for stake in Swisscom

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 Vodafone has reportedly made the better offer so far. A spokesman for Swisscom, Christian Neuhaus, said the company has held talks with several bidders but he refused to comment on industry rumours. There has been speculation that a decision could come by the end of the month. A stake in Swisscom Mobile would allow either…

Crossair conflict deepens

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 In the “SonntagsZeitung” newspaper, the head of SAirGroup, Philippe Bruggisser, said that further adjustments to the new collective contract were not being considered. SAirGroup has a majority stake in Crossair. At the beginning of the year, the Basel-based short-haul carrier suffered a loss of SFr6.1 million ($3.4 million). Bruggisser argued that, at present, “Crossair is…

First flood and mudslide victims buried

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 A 33-year-old man was buried on Saturday in the village of Simplon-Dorf, while the 70-year-old woman, who was found last weekend in Neubrück, has been buried in Stalden. Funeral services were held on Friday in the Valley of Goms for a 43-year-old woman who was killed in Gondo, while another victim from the village has…

Record number of donations for flood appeal

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 In 18 and a half hours, in which over a hundred telephones lines were open, the previous record for such a Solidarity Chain was broken. In 1993, SFr20 million were collected for the victims of the Brig catastrophe. The lines were open until midnight on Friday. Swiss solidarity was initiated as a national collection day…

The business week in review

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 The new group, called Alcan, has revenues of SFr22 billion ($12.35 billion) in the aluminium and packaging industries. That makes it the world’s second-biggest aluminium producer behind Alcoa of the United States. The food giant, Nestlé, posted nine months sales figures of SFr59.5 billion, up 9.5 per cent year-on-year. Basel-based Ciba specialty chemicals said this…

OSEC faces up to new challenges

This content was published on Oct 21, 2000 Under its new head, Balz Hösly, OSEC is streamlining its bureaucracy and is aiming to become far more proactive in encouraging small and medium-sized businesses to plunge into the export market. Founded in 1927, the Swiss Office for Trade Promotion has faced criticism for being out of touch with the needs of the country’s business…

One Swiss company makes it into global top 20

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 The private Bank Sarasin in Basel is included in the top 20, with its funds managed increasing by an average 25 per cent over the past three years and now totalling US$23 billion (nearly SFr41 billion). “Forbes Global” picked the top 200 out of a total of 20,000 small and medium-sized companies worldwide, with the…

Major re-think urged in key elements of Swiss foreign policy

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 The scientists’ comments, on Friday, come after a four-year study funded by the National Science Foundation to determine the scope and scale of Swiss foreign policy. They focused on two key concepts – Swiss neutrality, and the perception that Switzerland’s small size is a limiting factor in its foreign policy aspirations. The scientist in charge…

New system to help ski resorts face uncertain future

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 Many alpine areas depend on winter tourism for their survival. There are more than 40,000 groomed ski slopes in the Alps, covering about 1,000 square kilometres. They attract millions of skiers every year and more than 10,000 ski lifts and mountain railways have been built to accommodate them. But increasingly global warming is threatening the…

Berne museum adopts “hands on” approach to new exhibition

This content was published on Oct 20, 2000 The reason for this hands-on approach is an interactive exhibition aimed especially at children between the ages of six and 14. Entitled “Always and Everywhere”, it takes a light-hearted look at the ways people and animals communicate. For example, one section is devoted to gestures as a form of communication, and examines facial expressions and…

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