holding out

• Romansh: sparks vocal debate: despite being declared the official written version of Switzerland's fourth national language by both the Swiss Confederation and the canton of Graubunden, Rumantsch Grischun continues to be opposed by locals in some areas. Swiss News visits the Lower Engadine, to find out more about the controversy.

...The Engadine is still holding out, however, as is part of the Surselva," she add...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• M&A In Switzerland: Still Attractive

...; the acquisition of Transatlantic Holdings, a leading company in the reinsurance sector by Sw...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Switzerland Law Articles in English

• Estimating Market Power in the Swiss Petrol Retailing Industry - a New Empirical Industrial Organisation Approach

Several competition authorities have accused petrol retailers of engaging in collusive conduct, which results in alleged "excessive" prices as well as simultaneous price setting across filling stations. However, petrol retailers must exert a substantial amount of market power if they are to dampen competition. Therefore, we propose a method within the spirit of the New-Empirical-Industrial-Organisation, which allows estimating market power held by petrol retailers in terms of a conduct parameter. Based on data for Switzerland, our empirical results suggest a low level of market power held by Swiss petrol retailers.

... eight out of a total of 18 companies holding a distribution network of significant size, the ma...

• Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen
• Vol. 62 Num. 1, Mars 2007

• Verordnung über Massnahmen gegenüber der Islamischen Republik Iran

...A German-based IRISL holding company that, together with IRISL Europe, owns Nar...

• Amtliche Sammlung des Bundesrechts num. 48, 29 novembre 2011
• Einzig

• The best medicine: almost one doctor in three at the Inselspital in Bern is German. They represent just a fraction of the thousands of doctors who leave Germany each year to take jobs abroad. Swiss News sits down with one such medical emigrant to discuss her reasons for leaving her homeland, and what prompted her to settle in Switzerland.

... during a surgery rotation we were left holding the body cavity open for hours, without a chance t...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Ordonnance instituant des mesures à l'encontre de la République islamique d'Iran

...A German-based IRISL holding company that, together with IRISL Europe, owns Nar...

• Recueil Officiel du Droit Fédéral num. 48, 29 novembre 2011
• Unique

• A golden opportunity? Switzerland's love affair with gold shows little sign of abating. The metal's rapid price increase in 2009 encouraged Swiss finance to develop new physical gold products, creating a bandwagon of investment opportunities. Gold is the obvious safe haven during tough economic times, but financial advisers recommend maintaining a diversified range of investment classes.

...'s decline in 2009 turned people away from holding wealth in the greenback. The weakened US currency ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• Ordinanza che istituisce provvedimenti nei confronti della Repubblica Islamica dell'Iran

...A German-based IRISL holding company that, together with IRISL Europe, owns Nar...

• Raccolta Ufficiale delle Leggi Federali num. 48, 29 novembre 2011
• Singoli

• Backcountry grooves: English expat Jason Savidge organises backcountry trips for skiers and boarders. Here, Jason--an experienced snowboarder--leaves the marked piste and takes us on a tour of some of Graubunden's best freeride areas.

.... Holding on to our boards, beanies and backpacks as the dow...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007

• WEF II: EU leaders attacked over no-show.

... to pursue the World Bank's policy of holding two out of three meetings at "home" (New York in t...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2003, Juin 2003