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Committee demands assurances for liberalised electricity market

This content was published on Nov 23, 1999 The House of Representatives Energy Committee generally approved government plans to liberalise the electricity market but demanded financial guarantees to soften the impact on economically weak hydroelectric plants. With 14 against 8 votes, the committee on Tuesday approved plans to complete a full deregulation of electricity production and sales six years after the new law…

Foreigners strongly represented in top, menial jobs

This content was published on Nov 23, 1999 Foreigners working in Switzerland tend to get either top or menial jobs, according to a new survey. There are also considerable differences in salaries, not only in comparison with the Swiss but also among the foreigners themselves. Just over 970,000 foreigners — two-thirds of the total number in Switzerland — have jobs according to the…

UBS reports nine-month profit doubled to $3.34 billion

This content was published on Nov 23, 1999 (AP) — Swiss banking giant UBS AG on Tuesday announced a net profit of SFr5.18 billion ($3.34 billion) for the first nine months of this year, nearly double the figure for the same period in 1998. Last year’s nine-month profits of SFr2.6 billion (then $1.88 billion) were affected by a net third-quarter loss of SFr911…

Swiss Post wins European award for online services

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999 The European Logistics Association has awarded its “Logistics Excellence” award to the Swiss Post for its online services and e-commerce solutions. The ELA’s jury unanimously selected the Swiss Post’s Informatics Platform E-Commerce project for the 1999 award, saying the platform presents an “attractive full-service package for internet trading.” Jury chairman Gérard Roux said during Monday’s…

Construction workers stage protests to push wage demands

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999 Thousands of construction workers across Switzerland staged a day of action on Monday to press their demands for higher pay to compensate for rising costs of living. A trade union official said the rallies and public protests in several cities and towns were intended to send a clear signal to employers that the unions were…

“Living with Death” in Geneva

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999

Onions against brittle bone disease?

This content was published on Nov 22, 1999

ADtranz boss in Switzerland to discuss redundancies

This content was published on Nov 19, 1999 The boss of the German rail technology group, ADtranz, is in Zurich to tackle a growing dispute over his decision to axe over 700 jobs in Switzerland. Rolf Eckrodt held talks with the management of Adtranz Switzerland before meeting trade unions and cantonal officials. On his arival, he was greeted by an angry protest by…

Graubünden celebrates as Vereina tunnel opens

This content was published on Nov 19, 1999 Celebrations are taking place in Switzerland’s largest canton, Graubünden, this week to mark the opening of the longest narrow gauge rail tunnel in the world. After eight years of construction, the Vereina Tunnel will connect the Lower Engadine Valley and the southern Val Muestair with the northern part of the canton. It will bring several…

ADtranz boss visits Switzerland amid fury over lay-offs

This content was published on Nov 19, 1999 The boss of the German rail technology group, ADtranz, has suggested that there may be a reprieve for two of its Swiss factories under threat of closure. ADtranz announced last week that more than 700 jobs would have to be axed at Pratteln and Oerlikon, prompting outrage in Switzerland. During a visit to Zurich, ADtranz…

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