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Rising energy costs fuel increase in producer/import prices

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The figures, released by the Federal Statistics Office on Monday, underline the rising price pressures facing the Swiss economy. The combined index was unchanged on a monthly basis in August. The Federal Statistics Office said higher heating oil and fuel prices accounted for around half of the year-on-year rise in import prices. The latest figures…

World Health Organisation seeks to stub out cigarette smoking

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The options being considered range from a total ban on advertising and sponsorship by tobacco companies, to measures to dissuade young people from taking up smoking. Other strategies listed in the proposed treaty include a ban on smoking in public places and tax increases to make cigarettes more expensive. Tobacco manufacturers fiercely oppose the plan,…

Canton Valais: Floods ease after weekend disaster

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 A cantonal police spokesman said the woman was found in a car which had been washed away by floodwaters near Martigny on the road leading to the Great St-Bernard pass. Rescue work resumed in the devastated mountain village of Gondo, close to the Italian border, where 13 people are still missing after Saturday’s mudslide. No…

ABB takes plunge into new underwater venture

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to develop new technologies and services. Goran Lindahl, president and chief executive of ABB, said the two companies were well placed to work together. “We will combine Schlumberger reservoir evaluation, development and management experience… with ABB’s sub-sea knowledge expertise. No financial details of…

Federal commission proposes reform of family allowance system

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The Federal Coordination Commission on Family Questions on Monday proposed a standardised programme to replace the existing system, which varies in all of Switzerland’s 26 cantons. “Each canton has its own system and there are big differences among them. It’s not very efficient,” said commission president, Jürg Krummenacher. The reform would be based on a…

Rescue workers find third victim

This content was published on Oct 16, 2000 The 70-year-old woman was one of two people reported missing after a mudslide on Sunday destroyed four houses at Neubrück above the town of Visp. Her body was recovered on Monday, 70 kilometres away, near Dorenaz where it had been carried downstream by the swollen river Rhone. Meanwhile rescue efforts are continuing in the mountain…

The business week ahead

This content was published on Oct 15, 2000 The Swiss franc has been attracting “safe-haven” status amid turbulence on world stock markets and troubles in the Middle East. However, the US dollar has so far remained the overall winner and looks set to continue on its stronger path against both the euro and the Swiss franc. On the corporate front, Ciba Specialty Chemicals…

Deiss promises Bangladesh investment boost

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 Deiss, who is on a tour of Asian states, arrived in Bangladesh late on Friday. It is the first ever visit by a Swiss minister to the South Asian nation. Deiss told a news conference that he had signed an agreement on promotion and reciprocal protection of investment, which would create new opportunities for both…

Switzerland and Boston look to develop science links

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 The Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education, or SHARE, is the world’s first consulate to be devoted to science and research, a kind of academic embassy. It is a sign that Switzerland is trying to put educational links at the very centre of its diplomacy. Nearby are Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of…

Week in Switzerland

This content was published on Oct 14, 2000 The first stop was Thailand, where Deiss was accorded the honour of a meeting with King Bhumibol. He also held talks with political leaders, including the prime minister, Chuan Leekpai, and discussed a joint treaty on the exchange of prisoners with his Thai counterpart, Surin Pitsuan. From Thailand, Deiss moved on to the Philippines and…

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