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Internet no major tool in Swiss elections

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 The Internet has come of age in Swiss party politics but has remained a second-tier tool in campaigning for this weekend’s parliamentary elections. As opposed to the last elections four years ago, all four parties represented in the Swiss government – the Social Democrats, the Christian Democrats, the Radical Party and the People’s Party —…

WTO ministers to hammer out trade differences in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 22, 1999 Representatives from more than 20 World Trade Organisation member nations will be meeting in the Swiss city of Lausanne Monday to hammer out trade differences ahead of a WTO summit in the United States next month.Swiss Economics Minister Pascal Couchepin (left) has already held preparatory talks with Mike Moore (right), the director-general of the Geneva-based…

Full euro conversion could spark crime in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 21, 1999 Swiss experts have warned of the risk of increased fraud when the European Union’s single currency, the euro, will become the only acceptable currency in the 11-nation Eurozone in 2002. Even though Switzerland is not an EU member, both individual citizens and institutions such as banks and the postal service could face fraud cases, a…

Swissair parent takes 37.6 percent stake in LOT

This content was published on Oct 20, 1999 (AP) — Swissair parent SAirGroup said Wednesday it is taking a 37.6 percent stake in the state-owned Polish airline, LOT. SAirGroup said it has been “selected by the Polish government as a strategic partner” for LOT in a plan that calls for it to complete the deal by the end of this year. LOT should…

Swiss business leaders note recovery of Asian economy

This content was published on Oct 20, 1999

Alpine Convention nations discuss sustainable transport policy

This content was published on Oct 20, 1999 Switzerland is hosting a three-day meeting aimed at finding common ground on how to implement a draft agreement on road construction in the Alps and a sustainable transport policy. The meeting of the executive branch of the Alpine Convention group is particularly addressing concerns by environmentalists that a recent “no-new-roads” transport protocol, which was prepared…

ABB announces third-quarter profit up 31 percent

This content was published on Oct 19, 1999 (AP) — Swiss-Swedish electrical company Asea Brown Boveri Tuesday announced a net profit of $1.108 billion for the first nine months of this year, up 31 percent on the same period in 1998. The transfer of most of ABB’s power generation businesses to a new joint venture, ABB Alstom Power, brought a net capital gain…

The main Swiss news stories of the week

This content was published on Oct 15, 1999

Lobby groups raise food issue ahead of WTO summit

This content was published on Oct 15, 1999 Two development aid groups Friday called on the Swiss government to defend the rights of poor nations at the upcoming world trade summit, saying many people in developing nations had yet to see the benefits of trade liberalisation. The Berne Declaration and Swissaid told a news conference in Berne that the World Trade Organisation had…

Successful take-off for Swiss Aircraft and Systems

This content was published on Oct 15, 1999 The Swiss Aircraft and Systems Company in Emmen, near Lucerne, is making a successful take-off after changing at the beginning of the year from a state-owned company into a public limited enterprise. The company has just announced a series of contracts, after completing the final assembly of F/A-18 aircraft for the Swiss Air Force. The…

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