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BFW 05/18 11:02 Swiss Reject $25 Hourly National Minimum Wage: SRF Projection BFW 05/18 10:36 Swiss Seen Rejecting Minimum Wage, SRF Projections Show BFW 05/18 10:34 Swiss Vote on Gripen Purchase Still Too Close to Call: SRF BN 05/18 12:00 *SRF SAYS MARGIN OF ERROR IS PLUS/MINUS 2 PERCENTAGE POINTS BN 05/18 11:32 *SWISS VOTERS APPROVAL FOR MINIMUM WAGE WAS 19.2%: SRF PROJECTIO BN 05/18 11:32 *SWISS REJECT MINIMUM WAGE WITH 80.8% OF VOTES: SRF PROJECTIONS BN 05/18 11:31 *SRF SAYS MARGIN OF ERROR IS PLUS/MINUS 3 PERCENTAGE POINTS BN 05/18 11:30 *SWISS REJECT PURCHASE OF GRIPEN JETS WITH 51% OF VOTES: SRF BN 05/18 11:30 *SWISS BACK PURCHASE OF GRIPEN JETS WITH 49% OF VOTES: SRF BN 05/18 11:30 *SWISS REJECT PURCHASE OF GRIPEN JETS: SRF PROJECTIONS BN 05/18 11:00 *SWISS VOTERS APPROVAL FOR MINIMUM WAGE WAS 23%: SRF PROJECTION BN 05/18 11:00 *SWISS REJECT MINIMUM WAGE WITH 77% OF VOTES: SRF PROJECTIONS BN 05/18 10:33 *SWISS SEEN REJECTING MINIMUM WAGE, SRF PROJECTIONS SHOW BN 05/18 10:31 *SWISS VOTE ON GRIPEN PURCHASE STILL TOO CLOSE TO CALL: SRF
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Swiss Reject $3.5B Buy of Saab Gripen Jets: SRF Projection 2014-05-18 11:33:33.83 GMT
By Catherine Bosley and Jan Schwalbe May 18 (Bloomberg) -- 51% of voters reject acquisition of CHF3.1b purchase of Saab’s Gripen jets, according to projection by Swiss television SRF. * 49% in natl. referendum backed purchase: SRF * Projection has margin of error of plus/minus 3 percentage points * Next projection due at 2 p.m. local time * NOTE: Full results of vote due later today * NOTE: Poll by gfs.bern showed 51% of voters were likely to reject {NSN N57MYA6K50Y3<GO>} * NOTE: Saab’s $3.5 billion Gripen order in doubt as Swiss review deal {NSN N5J0T16JTSEY<GO>} * NOTE: Swiss vote last year to keep 165-Year-old military draft {NSN MTL3GD6JIJW4 <GO>} * NOTE: Government by referendum gathers speed in Switzerland {NSN N0W2LK1ANZJL <GO>}
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To contact the reporter on this story: Catherine Bosley in Zurich at +41-44-2244134 or cbosley1@bloomberg.net
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