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Swiss companies monitor the new situation in Russia with interest

This content was published on Jan 4, 2000

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Swiss authorities report decline of mad cow disease

This content was published on Jan 3, 2000 The Federal Veterinary Office says that mad cow disease in Switzerland is on the decline, despite figures for 1999 which are higher than the year before. Twenty-five clinical cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) were discovered up until December 24, compared to 14 cases in 1998. Another 24 cases of mad cow disease were reported…

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Switzerland experiences only minor Y2K glitches

This content was published on Jan 3, 2000 The first business day of the millennium opened with very few signs of Y2K computer glitches in Switzerland, the authorities noted on Monday. The federal authorities’ emergency command centre said the largely problem-free rollover of computer clocks from 1999 to 2000 was due to extensive preparations by businesses as well as the federal and cantonal…

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Swiss bourse encounters no Y2K troubles

This content was published on Jan 3, 2000 The Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX) remained closed Monday as the market authorities continued to test systems for the millennium bug. The SWX’s Marcel Naegler said the market has “encountered no millennium bug problems during testing thus far, and is set to resume trading on Tuesday”. The stock market in Switzerland was actually considered Y2K competent…

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Switzerland faces “working day” Y2K test

This content was published on Jan 3, 2000 Swiss financial markets faced a “working day” Y2K test on Monday, along with second-tier computer systems throughout industrial sectors . Switzerland dodged the much-dreaded computer bug successfully on January 1, after computer clocks rolled over from 1999 to 2000. All major transport, telecommunications, power grid and financial command centres worked normally. However, experts did not…

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Switzerland dodges millennium computer bug

This content was published on Jan 1, 2000 Switzerland dodged the much-dreaded Y2K computer bug: All major transport, telecommunications, power grid and financial command centres reported no problems as computer clocks rolled over from 1999 to 2000. “The year 2000 started well for Switzerland. All the basic infrastructure services such as utilities, communications and railways are working smoothly,” said an official statement published…

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Events that shaped a century: the post-war era

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Y2K: Swiss cabinet ministers do not take the lift

This content was published on Dec 31, 1999 Even though flyers inside the Swiss parliament buildings warn against taking the lift because of the Y2K bug, experts are confident that Switzerland faces no major crisis when computer clocks roll over to 2000. Swiss banks, the federal railways and the postal service have been preparing for months to fix their software, and the government’s…

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Geneva airport hits record traffic, profits in 1999

This content was published on Dec 31, 1999 (Reuters) — Geneva’s Cointrin international airport has set new records for passenger traffic and operating profits in 1999, according to its director-general. Jean-Pierre Jobin was speaking at a ceremony saluting the seven millionth passenger to pass through the terminal this year — a Swiss women travelling with her husband to New York to celebrate the…

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