1. Ideal Strategic Location
- Three of the four largest European markets and economies are neighboring countries of Switzerland
- Communications and transportation center between northern and southern Europe
2. Flexible Labor Market / Highly Skilled Workforce
- Liberal labor law, employer-friendly regulations
- Low unemployment, high labor force participation rate
- Motivated, loyal and well educated workforce with good foreign language skills and above-average international experience
3. First-Class Infrastructure / High Quality of Life
- Extensive network of road, rail and air connections
- Reliable supply of energy, water and communications services
- First-class healthcare system
- Safe cities, undamaged environment
4. Competitive Tax Conditions
- Moderate tax rates which are able to compete with the rest of Europe
- Low duties, levies and other charges
- Attractive tax planning options
5. Leading Center of Innovation
- Practice-oriented basic education and training, universities and technical colleges that conduct world-renowned research, internationally prestigious private schools and boarding schools
- Integration of research and business practice, participation in international research exchange
- Support for putting innovation into practice
6. World-leading Industry Clusters
- Globally unique concentration of companies specializing in pharmaceuticals and life sciences
- Important financial center
- Market leader in the luxury watch industry
- Globally important location for commodities trading despite scarcity of raw materials
- Leading neutral location for headquarters of European organizations
7. Secure Legal Framework
- Easy system for establishing a company, practice-based corporate law
- Efficient official procedures and favorable regulatory environment
- Comprehensive protection of intellectual property
- No anti-dumping law
8. High Degree of International Integration
- Strong business orientation towards exports; high level of direct investments abroad
- European Union is Switzerland’s most important trading partner, relationships protected by broad-based, democratically legitimized bilateral agreements
- English as language of communication along with four national languages
9. Efficient Capital Market
- Wide range of banking and insurance products
- Favorable interest terms
- High degree of price stability and low inflation over the long term
