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"Fundamentally, there is no restriction on bringing money into or out of Switzerland," said Rudolf Nebel, head of Swiss customs for the Basel region.

"I see India as the next China in terms of importance for international consumer goods companies, and it is happening now," said Jon Cox, head of Swiss research for Kepler Capital Markets in Zurich.

"Society needs to reduce its vulnerability to climate risks, and as long as they remain manageable, they remain insurable, which is our interest as well," said Mark D. Way, head of Swiss Re's sustainable development for the Americas.

Ronald Wildmann, head of Swiss equity at Bank Leu in Zurich, said that in the first quarter of 2002 "there were some fears that accrual adjustments were credited back" to the profit-and-loss statement, he said.

The SonntagsBlick newspaper quoted Herbert Braendli, head of Swiss pension fund Profond, as saying UBS had confirmed that a Profond proposal to raise 10 billion francs would be on the agenda at the bank's general meeting on April 23.

A survey for accountancy firm PwC before the Davos meeting revealed that two-thirds of chief executives saw more threats facing their businesses than three years ago, while the head of Swiss banking giant UBS, Axel Weber, added to the angst in Davos by warning that the world was stuck in an era of low growth.

In Switzerland, a recent nationwide referendum, passed 2 to 1, gave shareholders the right to restrict the pay for the heads of Swiss companies.

SWISS BANK CHIEF ACCUSATIONS Philipp M. Hildebrand, head of the Swiss central bank, said "that he regretted currency trades that have threatened his international reputation as an advocate for tougher bank regulation," Mr. Ewing reports.

BLOOMBERG NEWS   Swiss Bank Chief to Be Questioned Over Trade  |  Philipp M. Hildebrand, head of the Swiss central bank, is set to be grilled on Monday by a parliamentary committee over a controversial currency trade, Reuters reports.

WALL STREET JOURNAL Swiss Central Bank Head Says He Broke No Laws  |  Philipp M. Hildebrand, head of the Swiss central bank, said in a news conference that his currency trades that have elicited an accusation of insider trading were legal, The New York Times reports.

The head of the Swiss employers' association said that he was "relieved" that the proposal had been soundly defeated.