GenevaLunch » exports http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Swiss business: Swatch buys suppliers, Roche hurt by franc, franc up against $http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/swiss-business-swatch-buys-suppliers-roche-hurt-by-franc-franc-up-against/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/swiss-business-swatch-buys-suppliers-roche-hurt-by-franc-franc-up-against/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:20:37 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68907 GenevaLunch.com WTO in Geneva predicts slower exports in 2012 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The high Swiss franc went higher against the dollar Wednesday 11 April, as it “appreciated against 11 of 16 major peers”, Bloomberg reported late 11 April, noting that “strengthened against the dollar after the country sold bonds amid demand for its assets as a [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/04/12/swiss-business-swatch-buys-suppliers-roche-hurt-by-franc-franc-up-against/feed/ 0 Swiss business, economy: CS management pay cuts, 2012 GDP forecast uphttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/23/swiss-business-economy-cs-management-pay-cuts-2012-gdp-forecast-up/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/23/swiss-business-economy-cs-management-pay-cuts-2012-gdp-forecast-up/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:41:52 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68206 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The KOF, the economic research institute at the University of Zurich has upgraded its forecast for the Swiss economy in 2012, noting that the 0.8 percent rise hides a stronger upward swing towards the end of the year. The group notes in a press release: “Private consumption will make the biggest contribution [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/23/swiss-business-economy-cs-management-pay-cuts-2012-gdp-forecast-up/feed/ 0 Leap year adds a smile to Swiss exportshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/22/leap-year-adds-a-smile-to-swiss-exports/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/22/leap-year-adds-a-smile-to-swiss-exports/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:22:19 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68139 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss exports rose slightly in February and imports fell, but the picture is not as rosy as it seems because the improvement is largely due to Leap Year. Exports rose by 1.2 percent for the month, compared to a year earlier, but when adjusted for the additional day in 2012, they fell [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/22/leap-year-adds-a-smile-to-swiss-exports/feed/ 0 WTO upholds Boeing decision, outcome remains unclearhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/13/wto-upholds-boeing-decision-outcome-remains-unclear/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/13/wto-upholds-boeing-decision-outcome-remains-unclear/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:43:01 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=67555 GenevaLunch.com EU, Japan and US China officially open trade dispute with China over rare minerals GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The seven-year old battle between the USA and the European Union over possible subsidies for Boeing appears no closer to resolution following Monday’s decision by the WTO (World Trade Organization) to uphold its previous decision that Boeing did [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/13/wto-upholds-boeing-decision-outcome-remains-unclear/feed/ 0 Swiss trade balance climbs as prices drophttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/22/swiss-trade-balance-climbs-as-prices-drop/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/22/swiss-trade-balance-climbs-as-prices-drop/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:52:09 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63787 GenevaLunch.com Imports stagnant, exports grow: high franc pressures both BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss trade balance for 2011 to date has ballooned by 10 percent compared to a year earlier, to CHF2.2 billion, October trade figures show. The high franc continues to put pressure on prices, and exports continued to show slowed growth of 1.5 percent [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/22/swiss-trade-balance-climbs-as-prices-drop/feed/ 0 Swiss exports, imports slow down, reflecting global economic woeshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/20/swiss-exports-imports-slow-down-reflecting-global-economic-woes/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/20/swiss-exports-imports-slow-down-reflecting-global-economic-woes/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:19:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=62636 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Swiss exports and imports continued to expand in the first nine months of 2011, but with the rate of growth slowing down steadily and “losing strength” and reflecting the state of the world economy, the Swiss Statistical Office said Thursday morning in a press release. Exports grew by 2.4 percent from January [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/10/20/swiss-exports-imports-slow-down-reflecting-global-economic-woes/feed/ 0 Partial unemployment to get bulk of gov’t CHF870m to fight high franchttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/21/partial-unemployment-to-get-bulk-of-govt-chf870m-to-fight-high-franc/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/21/partial-unemployment-to-get-bulk-of-govt-chf870m-to-fight-high-franc/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:11:16 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61699 GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The two houses of parliament have given the green light to government measures to fight the high franc, with the lower house Wednesday approving the Federal Council’s CHF870 million project. The bulk of the funds will go to help companies cover the cost of partial unemployment that is likely to rise as [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/21/partial-unemployment-to-get-bulk-of-govt-chf870m-to-fight-high-franc/feed/ 0 Swiss exports, imports up in July, but growth rate slows (update)http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/23/swiss-exports-imports-up-in-july-but-growth-rate-slows-update/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/23/swiss-exports-imports-up-in-july-but-growth-rate-slows-update/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:58:16 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=60887 GenevaLunch.com Update 11:30  NEUCHATEL, SWITZERLAND – Swiss exports were up 3.3 percent in July compared to a year earlier, despite the high Swiss franc, and imports were up 2.2 percent. The figures, adjusted for one fewer open day in 2011, nevertheless show a slowdown in growth. Only 3 of 10 industries showed gains: watches, machinery and [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/08/23/swiss-exports-imports-up-in-july-but-growth-rate-slows-update/feed/ 0 Strong franc, weak euro give mixed impact: Roche, ABB, cartels, Swiss exportshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/21/strong-franc-weak-euro-give-mixed-impact-roche-abb-cartels-swiss-exports/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/21/strong-franc-weak-euro-give-mixed-impact-roche-abb-cartels-swiss-exports/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:20:50 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=60021 GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – ABB’s profits are up, but Roche’s are down, the Swiss competition commissioner says the low euro is showing that savings are not passed on to Swiss consumers, and exports are holding their own, just. The continuing strength of the Swiss franc coupled with the weakness of the euro is etching out a [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/21/strong-franc-weak-euro-give-mixed-impact-roche-abb-cartels-swiss-exports/feed/ 0 Three chemicals conventions move closer to joining forceshttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/20/three-chemicals-conventions-move-closer-to-joining-forces/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/06/20/three-chemicals-conventions-move-closer-to-joining-forces/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:23:24 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59010 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Geneva should know by October if the world’s three dangerous substances conventions will share one secretariat under one roof in Geneva and combine some of their activities, with the goal of more closely coordinating their work. Rotterdam, Stockhom and Basel Conventions could be managed together from Geneva The Fifth Conference of the [...]

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