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Swiss business leaders hail approval of EU accords

This content was published on May 21, 2000 Leuenberger said the seven accords effectively settled 80 per cent of Swiss industry’s needs in relation to Europe. It would also be easier for Swiss people to work in EU countries, he said. He added that the result was an important recognition of Switzerland as a labour and research centre. He said the accords would…

Small investors to challenge Feldschlösschen sale

This content was published on May 20, 2000 A group of small investors is going to vigorously challenge a plan by the board of directors to sell off the company’s beverage business whose performance it considers “unsatisfactory”. One of the leading opposition voices is Maximilian Reimann, a member of the Swiss People’s Party who represents canton Aargau in the Swiss Senate. He says…

The business week in Switzerland

This content was published on May 20, 2000 Among the major stories were: – Monday. Price pressure in Switzerland increased slightly as the economy continued to do well. Data from the Federal Statistics Office showed that producer/import prices rose 0.1 per cent in April month-on-month, increasing 2.8 per cent year-on-year, that follows on from a 2.9 per cent increase in March. – Tuesday.…

Search for Swissair diamonds angers relatives

This content was published on May 19, 2000 Lloyds have applied to the Canadian Authorities for a licence to search the seabed off Nova Scotia for the treasure, which is said to be worth around 300 million dollars. But Ian Shaw, whose daughter was amongst the 229 victims on board Swissair flight 111, is calling on Nova Scotia’s regional government to deny the…

Bilateral Accords set to liberalise Swiss air travel

This content was published on May 19, 2000 The agreements will give Swiss airlines access to the EU’s deregulated aviation market and allow them to establish new routes. “It will completely open the skies,” says Pierre Jobin, director-general of Geneva International Airport. “Any Swiss airline will have the opportunity to fly to any European city, as often as it likes, with any capacity…

Swisscom repeats expectations of higher net profit

This content was published on May 19, 2000 However, in an interim report of its first quarter figures, the company says increasing pressure on its margins will result in a lower operating result. Swisscom, which is still majority owned by the Swiss Confederation, reported that revenues were up 31 per cent to SFr 3.4 billion after the first three months. However, without consolidation…

Swiss wages fall despite strengthening economy

This content was published on May 18, 2000 The latest figures from the Federal Statistics Office suggest that 1999 was a bad year for Swiss wage earners. Real earnings declined by 0.6 per cent, while nominal income – wages that have not been adjusted to take account of inflation – was virtually stagnant, compared to rises of 0.5 per cent in 1997, and…

Councillor calls for low budget Lausanne

This content was published on May 18, 2000 The Social Democrat councillor, Grégoire Junod, has proposed that the city authorities look into setting up a network of bed and breakfast accommodation. He has suggested a three-step approach: canvass opinion to find out how many people are prepared to open up their homes to outsiders; draw up a contract guaranteeing minimum standards; and finally,…

This week Robert Brookes finds out everything anyone would want to know about the 8:47 train to Zurich and more

This content was published on May 18, 2000 Although 180,000 people will buy the two-volume work for its mass of detail on railways, cableways, boats and buses, modern technology has pushed sales down by a half over the last few years. Much of the information can be found now via the Internet. “Many people have a PC and the Internet at home. It’s…

Tourism becomes light at the end of tunnel

This content was published on May 18, 2000 The La Presta asphalt mine in the western Travers valley was once the world’s only source of the substance. Even though mining operations came to an end years ago, tourism has become the light at the end of the tunnel. An average of 21,000 people a year go underground at the site. That is a…

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