News Mar 24, 2017 Tunnel between Chile and Argentina planned The tunnel through the Agua Negra Pass in the Andean massif has been in the planning since 2009, and preparations are finally starting to take sh...
News Mar 24, 2017 Searching for talent abroad: A key challenge for SMEs Identifying the right talent abroad is one of the most significant hurdles SMEs face on their way to international growth. Very different success...
News Mar 24, 2017 Free trade agreement CETA: Consequences for Swiss exporters? On October 30, 2016, Canada and the EU signed the CETA, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in Brussels. The agr...
News Mar 24, 2017 Customs tariffs: Update of the Harmonized System starting on January 1, 2017 The revision of the Harmonized System (HS) will become effective starting at the turn of the year and has an immediate effect on all importing an...
News Mar 24, 2017 Monitor Switzerland: On the way to a new normal? One of the most conspicuous forecasting errors committed by economists in recent years is the systematic overestimation of the global growth tren...
News Mar 24, 2017 How SMEs boost their efficiency with data and cloud computing Every device used in production generates huge amounts of data during the working day. These can provide information about the device's condition...
News Mar 24, 2017 How to deal with Free Trade Agreements Many SMEs trading internationally struggle to step up to the benefits of Free Trade Agreements. But even the most complex rules of origin can be ...
News Mar 24, 2017 Switzerland simplifies trade with developing countries Switzerland wants to simplify trade with developing countries. With this in mind it is introducing a new system, REX. So from January 1, 2017, ne...
News Mar 24, 2017 Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan: Business opportunities along the Old Silk Road Low commodity prices and a decline in direct foreign investment have led to a slowdown in the investment climate in the Old Silk Road countries. ...
News Mar 24, 2017 New proof of origin for trade with developing countries From the 01.01.2017 the EU will begin using an electronic system, with which exporters will be able to independently prove the origin of goods pr...
News Mar 24, 2017 THE-Ranking 2014: Swiss universities at the forefront Swiss universities perform utterly well in the eleventh «Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2014-2015» (THE-Ranking). T...
News Mar 24, 2017 Expats rank Switzerland 1st for quality of life In the «Expat Insider 2014 Report», a global survey among expats, no other country is rated higher in its quality of life than Switze...
News Mar 24, 2017 Switzerland most popular destination for expats According to the «2014 Expat Explorer Survey» Switzerland is leading the ranking of the most popular destinations among expats for th...
News Mar 24, 2017 Poland ranked an historic 24th in the Doing Business Report 2017 In the latest edition of the Doing Business Report 2017 from the World Bank, Poland came out in 24th place, an increase of one place compared wit...
News Mar 24, 2017 Australia is moving towards greater energy efficiency Swiss representative offices in Australia have organized a series of events to promote the “2000 Watt Society” concept. Interest in the subject o...
News Mar 24, 2017 How Digitization Is Changing Exports: Five Tips for SMEs Digitization and Industry 4.0 are blurring the boundaries in international business. And they are playing right into the hands of our exporters. ...
News Mar 24, 2017 SMEs need to give it their all in new export markets Foreign cultures, new competitors, unfamiliar regulations: typical stumbling blocks for the export business. Tobias Gerfin, CEO of Kuhn Rikon, wo...
News Mar 24, 2017 Swiss IT security for the networked world: Markets and opportunities Swiss IT companies are in an outstanding position in the rapidly growing international IT security market – now is the right time for the next st...