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Swiss customs revenues get boost from high Swiss franc

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:40:48 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BASEL / GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lower prices across the border in France thanks to the high Swiss franc don’t always mean the Swiss lose out: the Swiss Customs Office says that in 2011 its revenues rose thanks to import declarations, from CHF28.7 million to CHF39.8m. Imported border goods remain nevertheless a small part of customs [...]

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Swiss trade balance climbs as prices drop

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:52:09 +0000

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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Swiss exports, imports slow down, reflecting global economic woes

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:19:12 +0000

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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Partial unemployment to get bulk of gov’t CHF870m to fight high franc

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:11:16 +0000

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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Swiss exports, imports up in July, but growth rate slows (update)

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 08:58:16 +0000

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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Strong franc, weak euro give mixed impact: Roche, ABB, cartels, Swiss exports

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:20:50 +0000

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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Swiss impose 3.5 month ban on Egyptian fenugreek, other seeds, roots, beans

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:49:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss Department of the Interior Thursday moved to ban, effective immediately, several Egyptian agricultural products to protect consumers from the possibility of E. Coli (EHEC) contamination. The ban is effective until 31 October and covers a number of types of sprouts, beans and seeds sold to consumers as well as sprouts [...]

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Weight-loss online miracle cures really an “alarming” health risk

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:24:40 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – Chemical products that pose a serious health danger are parading as “herbal” weight loss products, sold online and imported illegally, warns Swissmedic, which has responsibility in Switzerland for overseeing medical and therapeutic products. Two ingredients in particular, Sibutramine and Rimonabant, both of which are banned substances in Europe, were found in 122 [...]

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EU takes over from Japan as China’s main import source

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 18 May 2011 07:16:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Chinese government figures released Tuesday 17 May show that the European Union region, which includes Switzerland, has replaced Japan as the top source for imported goods. The figures cover the first four months of 2011, reports Xinhua news agency. Trade between the two was $170 billion from April to January, a 23 [...]

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Swiss inflation slows down

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:30:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - The Swiss Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased up 0.1 percent in April, with prices showing a slower growth rate than the 1 percent in March or the 1.4 percent growth rate a year earlier, in April 2010, figures published by the Swiss Statistical Office Tuesday 10 May show. Petrol and clothing [...]