Business in Switzerland, Bern, Logistics

1. Introduction to the Swiss Confederation (Central Europe)
2. Swiss Economy
3. Doing Business in Bern and Zurich
4. Swiss International Trade
5. Transport and Logistics
6. Investment in Switzerland
7. Access to the Swiss Market
8. Business Plan for Switzerland

The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Switzerland” are:

1. To analyze the Swiss Economy, Logistics and Foreign Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the Swiss market
3. To research the trade relations of Switzerland with the student's country
4. To learn about Switzerland Trade Agreements
5. To develop a business plan for the Swiss Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Switzerland” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters and Doctorate for Swiss Students.

Languages: + Suiza Suisse Suíça.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Switzerland”: 1

Transport and Logistics in Switzerland. Access to transport corridors:

1. Atlantic Logistics Corridor
2. Baltic-Adriatic Logistics Corridor
3. North Sea-Mediterranean Logistics Corridor

Swiss Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Switzerland and the European Economic Area
2. European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
   1. Switzerland as a member of EFTA has trade agreements with Mexico, Egypt, SACU, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc
3. Japan-Switzerland Agreement
4. Faroe Islands-Switzerland Agreement
5. UK-Switzerland-Liechtenstein Trade Agreement
6. China-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement (negotiation)
7. Regional Cooperation Council
8. ALADI (observer)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods
4. CMR Convention
5. COTIF Convention
6. Rotterdam Rules
7. BIC
8. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
9. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Istanbul Convention
10. Customs Convention on Containers
11. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
12. International Rail Transport Committee (CIT)
13. International Chamber of Shipping
14. International Chamber of Commerce

European Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
2. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
3. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption

Global Organizations:

1. Inter-American Development Bank
2. Asian Development Bank
3. United Nations
4. World Bank
5. World Trade Organization (WTO)
6. International Monetary Fund
7. African Development Bank
8. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

The Swiss Confederation

1. Swiss Capital: Bern
2. Official Languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh
3. Swiss Area: 41,285 km²
4. Swiss Population: 8 million people
5. Type of Government of Switzerland: Parliamentary Federal Republic
6. Borders of Switzerland: Germany, Austria, France, Italy and Liechtenstein

Religion in Switzerland: Catholicism (Christianity).

1. The theologian Hans Kung was born in Switzerland

Hans Kung - Global Ethics

Switzerland belongs to the European Economic Area.

Swiss Economy.

1. Swiss GDP
   1. Agriculture: 4%
   2. Industry: 24%
   3. Services: 72%
2. Swiss Currency: Swiss Franc
3. Financial centers in Zurich, Geneva and Basel
4. The largest Swiss bank is UBS and the second is Credit Suisse
5. Switzerland has large multinationals: UBS, Credit Suisse, Swatch, Nestlé, Novartis, ABB, Adecco, Rolex
6. Top Swiss economic activities: financial sector, chemical industry, musical instruments, food products, tourism, engineering
7. Switzerland has virtually no natural resources

Switzerland is home to several international Organizations: WTO, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Universal Postal Union, Red Cross, FIFA, United Nations Distance Education Commission, Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF), International Rail Transport Committee (CIT).

In Switzerland there are prominent business men and women from all over the world:

1. The businesswoman of Lebanese origin (Swatch Group) Nayla Hayek is a Swiss citizen
2. The South African businesswoman Rapelanga Rabana sold her company to the Swiss telecommunications company Telfree
3. The Brazilian banker Edmund Safra created the Foreign Trade Development Bank in Geneva
4. The Managing Director of the Swiss Rothschild group is PhD Jogishwar Singh (Sikh religion)

Sample:

Swiss Foreign Trade.

1. Main Swiss Exports: chemical products, electronics, precision instruments, watches
2. The aluminum produced in Montenegro is exported by Switzerland
3. Top Swiss exports destinations: Germany, the United States, Italy, France
4. Main suppliers of Switzerland: Germany, Italy, France
5. Lonrho Swiss company is developing the Port of Luba (Equatorial Guinea)