WHY IN SWITZERLAND
- • Economic and political stability
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- - Simple set-up of a company.
- - Efficient bureaucratic procedures and limited density of regulations.
- - Full protection of intellectual property.
- • Moderate taxation
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- - Competitive tax rates.
- - Limited taxes.
- - Interesting possibilities for tax planning.
- • Flexible labour market, high productivity
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- - Liberal Employment Law, provisions favourable to employers.
- - Low unemployment, high employment index.
- - Motivated, loyal and qualified workforce with good language skills.
- • First-class infrastructure, excellent quality of life, security
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- - Tight-knit road, rail and air networks.
- - Secure supply of energy, water and communication services.
- - First-class health system.
- - Safe city, unspoiled environment.
- • Favourable strategic position
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- - Three of the four main markets (200 million inhabitants) are neighbours.
- - Centre of communication and transport between northern and southern Europe.
- • Tight international network, trusting relationship between northern and southern Europe
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- - Strong orientation towards export, high level of direct foreign investment.
- - European Union as an important trade partner for Switzerland, relationships secured by bilateral agreements democratically legitimised and with a broad-based support.
- - English as the language for communication, along with the 4 national languages.
- • The world’s leading economic environment
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- - Neutral location fundamental for the functions of international headquarters.
- - The only concentration of Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences like it in the world
- - World leader in the financial market.
- - Market leader in luxury watchmaking.
- - Major international location for commodity trade.
- • Efficient capital markets, favourable conditions
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- - Wide range of banking and insurance products.
- - Favourable lending conditions.
- - Low interest rates.
- - High price stability/low inflation in the long term.
- • Excellent educational institutions, market leader for innovation
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- - Practice-oriented internship, universities and technical colleges.
- - Areas of world-class research, internationally renowned private schools and colleges.
- - Close links between research and economic reality, participation in international exchange in the field of research.
- - Support in the implementation of innovation in practice.