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Experts say: Don’t fear Y2K

This content was published on Sep 29, 1999 The Millennium Bugbusters in Switzerland have done their job. The government’s delegate dealing with the Y2K problem, Ulrich Grete, says that the chances of a major disruption in essential services over the New Year holiday are virtually nil. Special Y2K teams in various branches of the public and private sector have dealt effectively with the…

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Parliament clears main differences over accords with EU

This content was published on Sep 28, 1999 The Swiss parliament Tuesday overcame the last major obstacles in the transport and labour sections of Switzerland’s bilateral accords with the European Union. The first breakthrough came when both chambers agreed on how much money the government would pay to subsidise freight haulage by train. The second major obstacle was cleared after the House of…

Pro-environment groups want vote on nuclear energy phase-out

This content was published on Sep 28, 1999 Pro-environment groups have presented Switzerland’s federal administration with two people’s initiatives aimed at phasing out nuclear energy. Organisers of the “Electricity without Nuclear Plants” and “Moratorium Plus” initiatives presented the federal chancellery with a total of more than 240,000 signatures to pave the way for a national vote on the controversial issue. The two initiatives…

Air pollution causes 3,800 premature deaths

This content was published on Sep 28, 1999 The government says that stricter legislation has succeeded in significantly reducing air pollution in Switzerland, but that greater efforts are needed to avoid the deaths of 3,800 people who die each year from respiratory diseases. Anti-pollution legislation introduced in 1983 is now showing results in a number of sectors, the government said in a report…

Parliament overcomes key obstacle in transport accord with EU

This content was published on Sep 28, 1999 The Swiss parliament overcame the last major obstacle in a transport agreement with the European Union on Tuesday when both chambers agreed on how much money the government would pay to boost freight haulage by train. The agreement seems to have eased the threat of a referendum by environmentalists on the bilateral accords, which include…

U.N.: Investments surge in industrialised nations

This content was published on Sep 28, 1999 Investment overseas by the world’s business giants surged 39 percent to a record $640 billion last year and will probably set another high this year, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. Overall, global investment flows “will exceed easily $700 billion” and could top $800 billion in 1999, said the U.N. Conference on…

Switzerland welcomes new IMF debt relief plan

This content was published on Sep 27, 1999 Swiss Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger (right) welcomed an International Monetary Fund initiative to provide millions of dollars in debt relief for some of the world’s poorest nations.IMF and World Bank officials — meeting at their annual conference in Washington — pledged to support “deeper, broader and faster debt relief” for some of the world’s most…

Economy set for upswing in 2000

This content was published on Sep 27, 1999 Switzerland’s economy will enjoy an upturn next year buoyed by a recovery in Europe and Asia, according to the latest forecast by Credit Suisse experts. Gross Domestic Product is set to rise to 2 percent next year, say the experts. At a news conference in Zurich Monday, CS experts said GDP would start the new…

Swiss cantons clamour for more work permits

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Sahel nations want better North-South dialogue

This content was published on Sep 24, 1999 An international conference on development in the Sahel region has wrapped up in Switzerland with a call for better cooperation between industrialised nations in the North and developing nations in the South. About 140 government and aid agency representatives came out in favour of development aid characterised by partnership and empowerment. The calls came at…

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