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Alpine Transport Protocol under fire

This content was published on Feb 27, 2000 The Transport Protocol to the 1995 Alpine Convention has attracted substantial criticism, following a wide-ranging consultation launched by the government last year. The Swiss People’s Party and the road transport industry reject the protocol outright, while environmental lobbies say it does not go far enough. The aim of the Transport Protocol, an addition to the…

Business outlook for the week ahead

This content was published on Feb 27, 2000 The opening of the Geneva motor show (pictured) and financial results from the engineering group, Von Roll, are at the top of the business agenda this week. Von Roll releases its annual figures on Tuesday, and is also expected to unveil details of its plans to restructure the company in a bid to boost profitability.…

Switzerland flies flag at Hannover IT fair

This content was published on Feb 27, 2000 The Swiss flag is flying high today in the German city of Hannover as Switzerland hosts its official reception at the world’s largest information technology show, CeBIT. With 126 companies attending, Switzerland ranks number five in the countries exhibiting at the annual World Business Fair for Office Automation, Information Technology and Telecommunications. “The reception we…

Nestlé reveals leap in profits

This content was published on Feb 25, 2000 The world’s biggest food group, Switzerland’s Nestlé, has surpassed analysts’ expectations and revealed a 12 per cent, or SFr4.7 billion increase in net profits for 1999. Market forecasters had predicted an increase of just six per cent. Numbers at the canton Vaud based multinational were up across the board, with turnover increasing four per cent…

Winter cheer for Swiss hotel industry

This content was published on Feb 25, 2000 Deep snow and low prices have brought good news for the Swiss hotel industry. It has seen an increase in trade for January of four per cent over the same time last year. The federal statistics office said it was the third year in a row that there had been a rise in the January…

Swiss firms focus on CeBIT

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 Switzerland’s high-tech firms have their eyes focused on the German city of Hannover over the next week to present their latest products at the world’s largest information technology show, CeBIT. With 126 companies flying the Swiss flag, Switzerland ranks number five in the countries exhibiting at the annual World Business Fair for Office Automation, Information…

Virtual watches made to order

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 A Swiss company is giving anyone looking for a new watch, the chance to design and order their own over the Internet. Domino Watch, based in Grenchen, in canton Solothurn, opened its doors on Thursday as the world’s first ever virtual watchmaker. Company owner, Eric von Schulthess, said customers can choose from a range of…

Swatch seals dream deal with Sega

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 One of Switzerland’s best known watchmakers, Swatch, is seeking to push forward the boundaries of timepiece technology with a new joint development deal with Japan’s Sega Enterprises. Swatch and Sega, the world’s third largest video-game console maker, want to develop jointly a new service linking a watch to Sega’s Dreamcast video game console. This new…

Price ombudsman highlights achievements

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 Switzerland’s price ombudsman, Werner Marti (pictured), says his recommendations on revised medical charges have saved consumers around SFr1 billion. Marti also said his office’s negotiations with Cablecom, the banks and water providers had ensured a better value-for-money service. Marti said during his review of 1999, that he had managed to look into a number of…

Medical body condones sterilisation of handicapped

This content was published on Feb 24, 2000 The influential Swiss Academy for Medical Sciences says the sterilisation of mentally handicapped people without their consent is acceptable in specific circumstances. However, it emphasises that the welfare of the patient must be considered paramount at all times. Enforced surgical sterilisation of the mentally handicapped is not illegal in Switzerland. However, the Academy published directives…

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