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Unseasonal weather conditions cause traffic nightmare

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 Around 23 centimetres of snow fell in the night in the Alpine areas which contributed to the worsening of the traffic situation outside the Gotthard tunnel. A large amount of cars had been expected anyway, since several Swiss canton started their school holidays in this year’s third wave of summer vacation traffic. The Swiss Touring…

The business week in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 On Monday the Swiss stock exchange (SWX) unveiled plans to set up a pan-European platform for blue chip shares in partnership with London’s Tradepoint Financial Networks electronic exchange. SWX will transfer all its blue chip trading to the new exchange – to be called virt-x – which will be based in London. In the food…

Falling interest in Rhine Falls

This content was published on Jul 15, 2000 Up until the end of the 1960s, more than one and a half million people a year visited the Rhine Falls on the border between cantons Zurich and Schaffhausen. They were faced with an unparalleled natural spectacle: more than 700 cubic metres of water a second pitching over the wide limestone cliffs, which were formed…

Blocher group posts strong sales results

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 Sales went up by 8.4 per cent to SFr576 million, while earnings before tax and interest rose by 10.1 per cent to SFr101 million. A statement from company headquarters in Ems said the Performance Polymers division was seeing significant growth compared to the previous year. “This can be attributed to the increasing weight of high-margin…

SAirGroup promises profits despite rumours to the contrary

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 An SAirGroup spokesman in Zurich confirmed a report in the weekly newspaper, “Cash”, which quoted financial officer, Georges Schorderet, as saying that profits would reach the SFr200 million mark. On Sunday, the chief executive of the group, Philippe Bruggisser, denied there was a financial and management crisis within the SAirGroup. Last weekend, the “Sonntagszeitung” newspaper…

Blue Window given green light to go public

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 A statement from the parent company, Swisscom, said that the timing of the initial public offering (IPO) would depend partly on equity market conditions for Internet stocks. “The IPO should increase Blue Window capital and considerably strengthen the equity capital base. The IPO will give the young company increased flexibility and provide resources to forge…

UBS sets sights on stars of sport and stage

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 UBS says that with increasing expenditure on leisure, the flow of money into these businesses has seen significant growth in recent years. In a statement, UBS said that more than SFr36 billion was spent on sports sponsorship worldwide last year, and that money was filtering through to the athletes and entertainers in the form of…

Inquiry launched after near accident at Zurich airport

This content was published on Jul 14, 2000 The Swiss Aviation Authority is trying to discover why the plane suddenly left the runway. A spokesman for Crossair’s parent company, SAir, said one of the aircraft’s four tyres had deflated. However, it is not clear whether this was the cause of the incident, or merely a consequence of it. All 32 passengers and seven…

Civil service mounts public challenge to government reforms

This content was published on Jul 13, 2000 The main public service association handed in a petition to parliament on Thursday with more than 94,000 signatures, protesting at the proposed reforms. Under Swiss law, 50,000 signatures are needed to force a referendum opposing a change in law, and the issue will now go to a nationwide vote on November 26. Civil servants say…

Swissôtel retreats back to Europe

This content was published on Jul 13, 2000 It has offered the 30 people employed in the head office in Manhattan the option of relocating to Switzerland. “The future of our business lies in Europe. That’s why it makes sense for our headquarters to be in Europe as well,” says Andreas Meinhold, president and chief executive officer of Swissôtel. Ironically, it was a…

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