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Sudden appearance of winter leaves tourists shivering

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 In what is traditionally one of the hottest months of the year, July has so far proved a disappointment to both visitors and locals alike. In recent days, much of the country has been deluged by violent thunderstorms. Arguably the worst place to be was canton Graubünden, in which large areas have disappeared under a…

Swiss advance on possible transmission of mad cow disease

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 The team from the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich discovered great similarities between the molecular structure of healthy prion proteins in human beings and those in cattle. The prion protein is involved in the development of both Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle and its human variant, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). The almost identical…

Bigger working load for banking ombudsman

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 At a news conference in Zurich, the ombudsman, Hanspeter Häni, gave details of his activities last year, saying 600 requests were made in connection with dormant accounts. Häni interpreted the rise in his caseload as proof that both banks and bank clients were showing increasing confidence in the banking ombudsman. The number of written requests…

Sales rise at Jelmoli

This content was published on Jul 11, 2000 “Given the robust consumer climate, the favourable market conditions will continue,” the company said in a statement. It expects sales to increase again in the second quarter. The group, which owns Zurich’s biggest department store on the prestigious Bahnhofstrasse, added that its objective of increasing profitability by five to ten per cent during the first…

Push to make Swiss timber industry more eco-friendly

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 Damian Oettli, the head of WWF-Switzerland’s forest campaign, says the FSC-certification process is a strong boost to the Swiss forestry industry’s competitiveness. “The label is an economic asset. It shows that forest owners are committed to environmentally and socially responsible forest management practices. This gives consumers the certainty that they’re not contributing to the destruction…

Swiss company to modernise Hong Kong metro

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 During the next six years, the Kaba Gilgen firm of Schwarzenburg is going to equip all 30 underground stations of the island’s Mass Transit Railway Corporation with 2,960 platform screen doors. These sophisticated automatic doors are part of a glass wall, which runs along the edge of the platform, preventing access to the railway line.…

Government steps up efforts to improve Internet skills

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 The plan envisages a major new education programme to improve Internet skills, as well as better electronic communications between the government and public. The cabinet announced its Internet literacy drive on the back of a study, which found that Switzerland is lagging behind several of its competitors, including the United States, Sweden and Britain. The…

Swiss stock exchange teams up with British operator to create blue chip platform

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 The new platform is to be called virt-x, and SWX will transfer all its blue chip trading to the new exchange, which will be based in London. SWX members will become members of virt-x. The new exchange will be given exclusive use of SWX’s electronic trading platform. Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter, chief executive of the Swiss exchange,…

Novartis to shake-up pharmaceuticals operations

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 A communiqué from group headquarters in Basel said the new entities would be “Primary Care”, “Speciality Businesses” and “Mature Products”. “Our aim is to align our pharmaceutical activities around franchises and strategic brands, while establishing a focused management structure,” said Daniel Vassella, chairman and chief executive officer of Novartis. “These changes provide entrepreneurial space, speed…

Clariant strengthens presence in Nafta

This content was published on Jul 10, 2000 A Clariant statement said the acquisition was part of the company’s strategy to increasingly replace standard products with higher-margin specialties and to strengthen its presence in key markets. Both parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. Christianson, with 120 employees and annual sales of SFr30 million, is one of Mexico’s largest producers of surface…

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