Article: Swiss voters deciding how to spend Switzerland's tons of excess gold

Article: Blocher buys Netstal from Britain's Apax.(Christoph ...
Plastics News;  July 16, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... negotiations, billionaire businessman Christoph Blocher finally has achieved his dream of Swiss ... maker Netstal-Maschinen AG. On July 5, Blocher's Emesta Holding AG bought Netstal from ... Apax Partners & Co. Ventures Ltd. Blocher has been around the block a few times ...

Article: Christoph Blocher, ascendant Swiss populist.(Brief ...
The Economist (US);  August 19, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... the ascent in Switzerland of Christoph Blocher, the populist leader of the hardline ... the federal parliament. Since then, Mr Blocher's radical lot has tightened its grip ... detriment of the more moderate wing. Mr Blocher himself has agitated, so far unsuccessfully ...

Article: The Blocher factor.(The Blocher factor)
The Economist (US);  February 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Blocher made it Swiss politics has moved slightly ... led by the controversial Christoph Blocher, increased its share of the vote to 26 ... insisted that one of them must go to Mr Blocher, the head of the party's powerful Zurich ...

Article: OUCH FOR BLOCHER.(two Swiss People's Party members ...
Swiss News;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... for National Council member Christoph Blocher, who had personally chosen and campaigned for Rita Fuhrer. Blocher had taken issue with what is commonly ... democracy. In his typical fashion, Blocher denied all claims that Schmid's win ...

Article: Blocher to reduce ownership of Ems-Chemie. ...
Chemical Week;  January 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... industrialist and member of parliament Christoph Blocher, plans to relinquish some control of ... broadly based publicly traded company." Blocher will cut his ownership of Ems's equity ... coverage by analysts, the company adds. Blocher initially will cut his ownership of Ems ...

Article: Kathleen Blocher
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  August 16, 1999 ;     382 words ...SHAWNEE -- Kathleen Norris Blocher, 80, formerly of Prairie Village ... at a Shawnee nursing home. Mrs. Blocher taught home economics at the high school ... to Prairie Village in 1952. Mrs. Blocher was a life member of the Village Presbyterian ...

Article: Pharmasave achieves objectives.(Pharmasave Drugs Ltd.)(Terry ...
Chain Drug Review;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Pharmasave Drugs chief executive officer Terry Blocher laid out the four priorities he had established ... pharmacies across Canada. The priorities Blocher listed were upgrading the drug chain ... merchandise mix. At the time of his appointment Blocher was new to the experience of coordinating ...