I recently received some very surprising survey data from the Economist Itelligence Unit EIU. Although the survey results focus on Britain's faltering attractiveness as a business location (falling from 5th to 10th), there is one particular fact that may surprise some: The U.S. is not the most attractive place in...
Switzerland has a long established and well developed three-pillar system for providing retirement, survivors' and disability benefits. The target of the first pillar, federal social security insurance, is to provide for the subsistence needs for all residents of Switzerland. The second pillar is the occupational benefit system BVG (Swiss pension...
Over the past five years, the Swiss air transport sector has witnessed an unprecedented number of accidents and incidents, leading to an independent analysis ordered by the government. The resulting report of 2003 identified significant regulatory and institutional deficiencies with direct implications for safety. The challenges to Switzerland's institutional regulatory...
CARSON, Calif. AP -- Chivas USA midfielder Raphael Wicky had reconstructive surgery on his right ankle Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined for at least three months. Wicky is a World Cup veteran with more than a decade of professional experience in Germany, Spain and Switzerland...
Lyric Jeans, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: LYJN) todayannounced that its premium lifestyle brand Lyric Culture will bedistributed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland by Agentur Toepfer. Basedin Dusseldorf, the company is one of the leading distributors in theterritory representing brands such as Ella Moss, Goldsign, Earnest Sewn,Splendid, Dior Homme and many more....
Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Anheuser-Busch Companies Incorporated (NYSE:BUD)(St. Louis, Missouri), a leading American brewer and maker of Budweiserbeer, is being swallowed up by InBev (EBR:INB) (Leuven, Belgium), theworld's largest brewer. Based on market capitalization, InBev will be theworld's third-largest maker of consumer products after Procter &...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 July 2008-Nokia completes acquisition of Plazes AGC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE: NOK) (OMX Helsinki: NOK1V) said on Tuesday (15 July) that it has completed the acquisition of the Swiss-German start-up Plazes AG. Plazes, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland with a...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-16 July 2008-Opera Mini chosen by SwisscomC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Norwegian Internet browsers developer Opera Software ASA (OSE: OPERA) announced on Tuesday (15 July) that Swisscom, a telecomms provider in Switzerland, has selected the Opera Mini browser to deliver a better web experience to its mobile phone...
HORSHAM, Pa. -- National Health Partners, Inc. (OTCBB:NHPR), a leading provider of unique discount healthcare membership programs, announced today that it has received $750,000 through Bank Julius Baer & Co., Ltd, a private Swiss bank that is one of the two key companies forming the Julius Baer Group. The investment...
MONTREUX, Switzerland AFP — British rocker Pete Doherty cast off a troubled past of drug abuse, cancelled shows and prison spells to play a compelling set at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Tuesday night. Coming on stage at the Miles Davis Hall after a medley of classic British...
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-16 July 2008-Nokia completes acquisition of Plazes AGC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE: NOK) (OMX Helsinki: NOK1V) said on Tuesday (15 July) that it has completed the acquisition of the Swiss-German start-up Plazes AG. Plazes, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland...
LAUSANNE, Switzerland AFP — Portuguese sides Benfica and Vitoria Guimaraes have lost their appeal against UEFA's decision to allow FC Porto to play in next seaons's Champions League despite a match-fixing scandal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS said on Monday. Benfica and Vitoria filed an appeal...
BIRMINGHAM, England AFP — Aston Villa have told unsettled captain Gareth Barry to return to training on Wednesday after lifting the ban on their England midfielder. Barry had been in exile since the start of July when Martin O'Neill fined him for criticising the Villa manager's refusal to...
OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has commented that the ratings of Zurich Financial Services ZFS Switzerland and its rated operating subsidiaries remain unchanged following ZFS' announcement of its intention to acquire a 50% share of BanSabadell Vida SA de Seguros y Reaseguros BanSabadell Vida Spain, BanSabadell Pensiones E.G.F.P., S.A....
Jean-Pierre Changeux, Peter W. Kalivas and Eric J. Nestler Awarded [euro]60,000 for Research into Molecular Targets of Drug Abuse PARIS -- The 19th annual Neuronal Plasticity Prize has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Changeux (College de France and Institut Pasteur, Paris), Peter W. Kalivas (University of Texas Southwestern Medical...
Head coach Cathy Nixon has hired Danielle Cheesman as an assistant coach. Cheesman joins the coaching staff after spending the last three years playing professionally in Europe. She also served as a player/coach in Switzerland. Cheesman attended Mountain View High School in Orem where she was one...
Day CRX Version 1.4 Provides Access to Enterprise Content via Full Support of Java[TM] Technology Standard JSR 170 BASEL, Switzerland & Newport Beach, Calif. -- Day Software (SWX:DAYN) (OTCQX:DYIHY), a leading provider of global content management software and content infrastructure software, today announced the general availability of Day...
ZURICH, Switzerland & SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- INFICON (SWX Swiss Exchange: IFCN), a global leader in advanced technologies for emergency response and security, and for the refrigeration/air conditioning, semiconductor, solar, vacuum coating, and other industries, has received significant new orders for its HAPSITE Chemical Identification System for agencies of the People's...
WASHINGTON -- China has been approved as a buyer of legally stockpiled African elephant ivory under strict conditions. The decision was made today at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Members of the CITES Standing Committee...
Upgraded Missiles Offer Affordable Alternative to New Air-to-Air Missiles MINNEAPOLIS and EMMEN, Switzerland, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems and RUAG Aerospace of Emmen, Switzerland have signed a teaming agreement to provide full-service and upgrade support of the AIM-9P-3/4/5 Sidewinder family of infrared air-to-air missiles. The...
