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Syngenta to sow seeds of $1 bln African business - AngolaPress

2012-05-19
Syngenta to sow seeds of $1 bln African businessAngolaPressZURICH - Switzerland's Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, plans to invest $500 million in Africa, with a goal of building a business there that will generate around $1 billion in annual sales over the next 10 years.and more »

Zurich Insurance Profit Climbs 78% After Catastrophe Claims Drop - Bloomberg

2012-05-10
Irish TimesZurich Insurance Profit Climbs 78% After Catastrophe Claims DropBloombergZurich Insurance Group AG (ZURN), Switzerland's biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit climbed 78 percent after claims from natural catastrophes declined from record levels last year. Net income rose to $1.14 billion from $640 million in the ...Zurich profit rises by 78%Irish TimesZurich Insurance posts first quarter profits after decline in natural disaster ...Live Insurance Newsall 10 news articles »

2012 Summer Events Guide: Music events top picks - OregonLive.com

2012-05-18
OregonLive.com2012 Summer Events Guide: Music events top picksOregonLive.comBy Ryan White, The Oregonian View full sizeAP Photo/Keystone/Steffen SchmidtUS musician John Fogerty performs during a concert at the "Live at Sunset" music festival in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, July 13, 2007. Edgefield Concerts: This could be best ...and more »

UBS Investors Protest 2011 Compensation, Management Actions - BusinessWeek

2012-05-03
Moneycontrol.comUBS Investors Protest 2011 Compensation, Management ActionsBusinessWeek... and management actions after Switzerland's biggest bank suffered a $2.3 billion loss from unauthorized trading. Almost 37 percent of shareholders voted against the bank's compensation report for 2011 at the annual meeting in Zurich today.UBS Wealth Management Money Inflows Top Estimates, Shares RiseSan Francisco ChronicleWealthy Americans Queue to Give Up Passports in Swiss CapitalBloombergUBS says positioned to adapt to bank secrecy shiftReutersChicago Tribune -Washington Post -Wall Street Journalall 432 news articles »

Zurich Insurance May Say Profit Rose on Fewer Catastrophe Claims - Bloomberg

2012-05-09
Irish TimesZurich Insurance May Say Profit Rose on Fewer Catastrophe ClaimsBloombergZurich Insurance Group AG (ZURN), Switzerland's biggest insurer, may say first-quarter profit rose after recording fewer claims from natural catastrophes. Net income probably advanced to $1.04 billion from $637 million in the year-earlier period, ...Zurich Q1 Profit JumpsPropertyCasualty360Zurich benefits from less-disastrous worldGenevaLunch (blog)all 29 news articles »

Keli International Kalamela 2012 Begins - IBNLive.com

2012-05-19
Keli International Kalamela 2012 BeginsIBNLive.comKOCHI: Keli International Kalamela 2012, the arts festival for non-residential Malayalis, began in Zurich, Switzerland. Jointly organised by Soorya India and the Indian Embassy and with participants from many countries, the Soorya India Kalaprathibha, ...

Zurich to deploy social platform for staff, partners - iT News

2012-05-17
Zurich to deploy social platform for staff, partnersiT News“As a flood hits Queensland, [Zurich in] Switzerland can open up Google Maps and see what the worst case payouts might be from a claims point of view, depending on the flood data. “We basically submit a lot of data up from all our systems to ...

Historic diamond sold for $9.7 million at auction - Seattle Post Intelligencer

2012-05-15
Sydney Morning HeraldHistoric diamond sold for $9.7 million at auctionSeattle Post IntelligencerJOHN HEILPRIN, AP FILE - In this May 2, 2012 file photo an employee shows the Beau Sancy diamond, 34.98 carat, at Sotheby's auction house in Zurich, Switzerland. Marie de Medici wore it at her coronation as Queen Consort of Henry IV in 1610, ...Historic diamond sells for $9.7 millionInquirer.net (blog)all 262 news articles »

Transocean Ltd. Shareholders Approve All Proposals at Annual General Meeting - Reuters

2012-05-18
Transocean Ltd. Shareholders Approve All Proposals at Annual General MeetingReutersZUG, SWITZERLAND--(Marketwire - May 18, 2012) - Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN) announced that its shareholders elected three new members and reelected two current members to the Board of Directors and approved all other agenda items at the ...Transocean Shareholders Approve All Proposals - Quick FactsNASDAQall 18 news articles »

Richemont Launches Share Buyback, Says Luxury Demand Robust - Fox Business

2012-05-16
Telegraph.co.ukRichemont Launches Share Buyback, Says Luxury Demand RobustFox BusinessZURICH – Switzerland's Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA (CFR.VX) Wednesday said it was launching a share buyback, as it reported robust fiscal-year profit growth, with sales in April continuing to grow apace. The owner of Cartier and Piaget among ...Richemont Full-Year Profit Beats Estimates on Asian SalesBusinessWeekall 53 news articles »

Zurich profit rises by 78%

2012-05-10
Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group beat expectations today with a 78 per cent rise in first-quarter profit, helped by fewer large natural catastrophes than the year before, and said premiums were set to rise.

Bolt confirms Zurich return - Samsung Diamond League

2012-05-18
15 May 2012 - Zurich, Switzerland - Exciting news for athletics fans in Zurich: Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt will be part of the cast of Weltklasse Zürich this year. Thevpenultimate stop on the Samsung Diamond League series, scheduled for Thursday, 30 August, will once again play host to one of the the Samsung Diamond League finals.

Zurich’s Q1 net profit beats forecasts

2012-05-10
ZURICH: Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group beat expectations yesterday with a 78 per cent rise in first-quarter profit, helped by fewer large natural catastrophes than the year before, and said premiums were set to rise.

Zurich Insurance Profit Climbs as Catastrophe Claims Drop

2012-05-10
Zurich Insurance Group AG (ZURN) , Switzerland ’s biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit climbed 78 percent after claims from natural catastrophes declined from record levels last year.

Switzerland imposes immigration quota

2012-04-26
ZURICH, Switzerland, April 26 (UPI) -- The Swiss Cabinet approved a controversial quota for immigrants from eight European Union nations, officials say.

Zurich in a hurry: A layover guide

2012-05-11
Facing a short stopover in Zurich? Zip into the city for a brief encounter with a cultural capital set amid idyllic surroundings.

Zurich to deploy social platform for staff, partners

2012-05-17
Encourages the use of Skype, FaceTime in the interim.

Syngenta to sow seeds of $1 bln African business

2012-05-18
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's Syngenta, the world's largest agrochemicals company, plans to invest $500 million in Africa, with a goal of building a business there that will generate around $1 billion in annual sales over the next 10 years. African countries have sought to attract foreign investment as they look to boost farm productivity, end poverty and hunger and secure long-term food ...

ZURICH, Switzerland -- Canada added Vancouver Canucks forward Alex Burrows and Minnesota Wild goalie Matt Hackett to ...

2012-04-28
That brings Canada's roster for the event to 23 players -- three goalies, seven defencemen and 13 forwards. Burrows scored 28 goals and added 34 assists for the Vancouver Canucks in 2011-12.

Zurich: A Financial Behemoth at the Heart of a Financial Meltdown

2012-05-08
The Atlantic's new special report on the past and future of the world's global capitals begins with the 10th most powerful city in the world, which resides at the center of a continent in crisis Reuters ...