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Government says Energy 2000 programme saved jobs, energy

This content was published on Nov 26, 1999 The federal authorities describe their now completed Energy 2000 programme as a success, saying it has saved thousands of jobs and led to more efficient use of energy resources. The project was launched in 1997 as part of a major government investment programme aimed at helping breathe new life into the flagging Swiss economy. Taking…

Switzerland urges more international efforts on hazardous waste

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 In the run-up to an international conference on hazardous waste in Switzerland, the Swiss authorities on Thursday praised international monitoring efforts but called for a swift transfer of disposal know-how to third world nations. The head of the Federal Environment Agency, Philippe Roch, praised the existing international monitoring of transports and disposals of dangerous substances…

Car dealers, garages feel market pressures

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 Car dealers, and service and repair garages in Switzerland are feeling the pressures of a tighter market but a major crisis has so far been averted, industry leaders said Thursday. The Association of Car Dealers and Garage Owners told a news conference in Berne that profits from car sales have decreased over the past months,…

Swiss store pulls product with illegal corn

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 (AP) — A leading Swiss store pulled a pancake mix made by Quaker Oats from its shelves Thursday after an analysis showed it contained genetically altered corn illegal in Switzerland. The Globus chain said it withdrew Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix because a study commissioned by the environmental group Greenpeace revealed the presence of Monsanto 810…

Government delays pension fund reform issue

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999

Nestlé sales rise 2.2 percent

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 (Reuters) – Swiss-based Nestlé SA, the world’s biggest food company, said on Wednesday that sales in the first 10 months of 1999 rose by 2.2 percent to SFr60.5 billion ($38.9 billion). Nestlé said that group sales and profit should rise in 1999, forecasting consolidated sales of more than SFr73 billion. “Profits should grow at a…

Swiss super highways to be completed by 2015

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 Switzerland’s long-term national super highways construction project will be completed by the year 2015 at an estimated cost of SFr65.2 billion ($41.8 billion), the government said Wednesday. Outlining progress in the decades-old construction programme, the federal authorities said that the main missing portions of two key highways will be operational by 2003. Existing gaps will…

Museum celebrates 20 years of paying homage to physics genius

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 One of Switzerland’s smallest museums is celebrating 20 years of paying homage to one of the biggest names in the world of physics. It is in the three-room apartment where Albert Einstein spent two productive years working on — among other things — his theory of relativity. The museum is so discreetly located in the…

Switzerland rated highly as high-tech production centre

This content was published on Nov 24, 1999 Even though Switzerland is not a member of the European Union, the country is a top location for high-tech companies and clearly meets international expectations, according to a newly-released poll. More than two-thirds of the 300 automation, electronics and information technology companies questioned in the academic study particularly appreciate the professional skills and quality of…

A house to remember Einstein’s work in Switzerland

This content was published on Nov 23, 1999 One of Switzerland’s smallest museums is celebrating 20 years of paying homageto one of the biggest names in the world of physics. It is in the three-roomapartment where Albert Einstein spent two productive years working on — amongother things — his theory of relativity. The museum is so discreetly located in the old quarter of…

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