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WTO meeting plagued by divisions, protests

This content was published on Nov 30, 1999 International trade talks currently underway in the United States are marked by deep divisions and public protests over just how far the 135-nation World Trade Organisation should move down the road of tearing down trade barriers. While thousands of protesters have descended on the host city Seattle to stage their vociferous protests against what they…

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Switzerland sends urgent food aid to Kosovo, Serbia

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 Switzerland is sending hundreds of tonnes of flour and oil to Kosovo and Serbia in order to help ease the fate of well over one million people who are threatened with hunger over the winter months, the authorities announced on Monday. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation told a news conference that 730 tonnes…

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Bally to close production plant, shed 250 jobs

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 (AP) — Swiss shoemaker Bally said Monday it was closing one of its production plants and concentrating its manufacturing operations on a single factory, in a move that will involve the loss of 250 jobs. The company said it will cease production at its headquarters in Schönenwerd, northern Switzerland, and focus it at a revamped…

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WTO trade summit in Seattle will address some hot issues

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The main news stories in Switzerland this week

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Swiss banks confident about Y2K

This content was published on Nov 26, 1999 Swiss banks are confident they will not have problems when computer clocks change over to the year 2000. The banks, which are now well into their fine-tuning preparations, say that all information technology tests to date have proved successful. The only factor that could trouble the careful preparations is irrational behaviour by bank customers. But…

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Projected costs soar for new trans-Alpine rail links

This content was published on Nov 26, 1999 A parliamentary committee on Friday warned about soaring costs of Switzerland’s planned trans-Alpine rail links, saying the government should review parts of the project and consider commercial co-financing. The supervisory committee, presenting its first report on the project, warned that costs would be exceeded by at least SFr438 million ($277 million) due to inflation and…

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Government says Energy 2000 programme saved jobs, energy

This content was published on Nov 26, 1999 The federal authorities describe their now completed Energy 2000 programme as a success, saying it has saved thousands of jobs and led to more efficient use of energy resources. The project was launched in 1997 as part of a major government investment programme aimed at helping breathe new life into the flagging Swiss economy. Taking…

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Switzerland urges more international efforts on hazardous waste

This content was published on Nov 25, 1999 In the run-up to an international conference on hazardous waste in Switzerland, the Swiss authorities on Thursday praised international monitoring efforts but called for a swift transfer of disposal know-how to third world nations. The head of the Federal Environment Agency, Philippe Roch, praised the existing international monitoring of transports and disposals of dangerous substances…

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WTO trade summit in Seattle will address some hot issues

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