monopoly here and now

• Philipp Hildebrand: the great regulator.

...It is a monopoly that was transferred to the national bank a long t... the Federal Bank in the United States, banks here don't own the Swiss National Bank. How does that a...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2011, Janvier 2011

• Drinking our waste: for many of our planet's poorest people, drinking water contaminated by human waste is a daily reality, causing widespread illness and death. Swiss aid and development cooperative, Helvetas, is addressing the lack of this most basic of necessities in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

.... "Here in Switzerland, I can calmly watch how my children...In Latin America, the monopoly of private companies supplying drinking water led ...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2010, Février 2010

• A life in silk.

.... China held the monopoly on silk for many centuries, but in the Middle Ages...Here, celebrities mingle with artists; and designers me...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2012, Février 2012

• Moving from A to B.

... TPE331 turboprops, has a virtual monopoly of its market sector. If civil versions are includ.... For obvious reasons, we shall review here only the newer vehicles, except when a reference t...

• Armada International
• Vol. 28 Num. 5, Octobre 2004

• Zoos look to the future: zoos may seem to be all about admiring the animals, but more often than not they also have humane objectives like furthering breeding programmes for endangered species and educating children to respect the natural world around them.

..."Some children come here often and some will come once in a while during th...The Kinderzoo doesn't have a monopoly on cute. I got to see some of the newest inhabitan...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2008, Avril 2008

• Keeping harm at bay: while being a member of a tank crew has never been a safe job, the potential for danger exists much more now than ever before.

.... Two factors are outstanding here, the power pack and the suspension. Both are subje... is there to prevent any state of monopoly in the 400 kW (540 hp) range. . Noticeable over th...

• Armada International
• Vol. 25 Num. 6, Décembre 2001

• Phoning home: telecom companies seem to be scrambling for customers, with Swisscom into cable service, Cablecom into phone services, and foiled mergers signalling new directions. But all the activity hasn't translated into price relief for customers.

... reasons for the high cost of phone calls here in Switzerland. Telecom rivals maintain that much .... Swisscom, a former state monopoly, argues that it has to maintain the lines, which r...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2006, Janvier 2006

• Switzerland's big whigs: who's who in the Swiss business world? Swiss News takes a look at Switzerland's 18 most powerful business leaders.

... stand in the way of the UBS boss: Ospel is here to stay for a long time. . Christoph Blocher, 61, ... on Swatch Group, which enjoys a nearly monopoly status in the area of watchworks manufacture. >Nic...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2002, Juin 2002

• The early bird catches the ... bread? Shopping in Switzerland can be a very strange experience. For example, in reality there are only two main supermarket chains. This lack of choice leads to a rather surreal experience--when you are around other people's flats you'll see a lot of stuff that you own too.

..., only one company is allowed to make the Monopoly board game? Of course, if they allowed others to m...When I first arrived here I used to go shopping on Saturday afternoons. Time...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2008, Avril 2008

• Maintaining the night vision advantage.

...Here the penalty is one of resolution, since several pi... be able to maintain its current near-monopoly in Gen III tubes? . ...

• Armada International
• Vol. 27 Num. 5, Octobre 2003