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Mobile phones are top Christmas sellers

This content was published on Dec 22, 1999 Telecommunication gadgets such as mobile phones are among this year’s top sellers in Switzerland, where consumer confidence is up and people are again spending more on Christmas presents and the big millennium parties. “I get the impression that everybody wants to walk around with two cell phones,” says Thierry Rueff, merchandising chief at Manor department…

Women still earn 20 percent less than men

This content was published on Dec 21, 1999 The difference in salaries for men and women working in Switzerland has been steadily decreasing in the past years, but women still earn about 20 percent less than men, the authorities said on Tuesday. New data released by the Federal Statistics Office show that the average monthly salary for men was SFr5,466 ($3,459) and SFr4,291($2,716)…

Wage dispute in construction industry close to settlement

This content was published on Dec 21, 1999 After six months of warning strikes and street protests by construction industry workers, the threat of an all-out strike appears to have been averted after employers and union representatives reached agreement on a new general contract. Members of the two major construction industry unions GBI and Syna are expected to pass their verdict by Thursday,…

Thirteen major companies form think tank

This content was published on Dec 21, 1999

Oerlikon-Bührle to Acquire Plasma-Therm

This content was published on Dec 21, 1999 Swiss-based Oerlikon-Bührle Holding, a high-technology corporation traded on the Swiss stock exchange, and Plasma-Therm, a leading producer of plasma process equipment, announced on Tuesday they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Plasma- Therm through a cash tender offer. The tender offer will begin within five business days at a price of $12.50 per…

New pharma tie-up unlikely to drive Swiss mergers

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 (Reuters) — News of another major merger is unlikely to hasten any move by Swiss pharmaceutical companies Novartis and Roche Holding to team up with rivals, said those in the industry. An announced move by two competitors, Pharmacia & Upjohn and Monsanto Co, to merge would form a company ranked below Novartis, Switzerland’s largest pharmaceuticals…

Switzerland sends emergency aid to Venezuela

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 Switzerland has stepped up emergency aid deliveries for Venezuela’s natural disaster victims, contributing food, water and medical aid worth about SFr400,000 ($253,000), the authorities said on Monday. The Swiss Red Cross is providing blankets, water purification equipment and medical supplies, which are distributed by about 1,000 volunteers of the Venezuelan Red Cross. Switzerland’s Roman Catholic…

Space shuttle, with Swiss aboard, blasts off to help Hubble telescope

This content was published on Dec 20, 1999 After an unprecedented nine delays, U.S. space shuttle Discovery with its crew of seven astronauts – including Claude Nicollier from Switzerland — is on its way to put the Hubble Space Telescope back in working order. It is NASA’s last chance this year to send the shuttle to Hubble’s rescue. One more postponement would have…

Biotechnology: Novartis, Monsanto launch PR campaign

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 A lawsuit in the United States against Monsanto, a global player in genetically-engineered crops, has again unleashed a heated debate over the social and political issues surrounding the technology. Biotechnology companies, including Switzerland’s Novartis, have now launched a major public relations offensive. The avowed aim of the campaign is to counter what biotechnology companies see…

Biotechnology food: A gigantic experiment?

This content was published on Dec 17, 1999 Biotechnology firms are under fire after two interest groups in the United States filed a lawsuit against Monsanto. The lawsuit alleges that Monsanto sells genetically-engineered crops without first ensuring they are safe for humans and the environment. Monsanto will not be the only company that will have to answer to the charges: Switzerland’s Novartis is…

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