The Sino-Swiss Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has since this July been in effect for 4 years. As the first free-trade agreement China closed with a continental European country, this FTA marked an important milestone for Switzerland and China to foster commercial ties in meaningful and innovative ways. But to what extent has the FTA been…

On September 20, Swiss Center Shanghai welcomed from the SKU Advanced Management Program a delegation of 27 executives in the Swiss private and public sectors. We were delighted to have Ken Goenawan (Delegate from Headquarters of Frewitt Pharma Machinery), Andy Yang (Technical Manager at Sonceboz China) and our delegate of the board Nicolas Musy share their…

On 3-7 September, Swiss Centers China had the pleasure of co-organizing, with swissnex China, a study tour for delegates from the Innovation Department of Swiss Post. The week-long adventure in China featured exciting filed trips to both startups and big giants, coupled with immersion in local culture between Beijing, Hangzhou and Shanghai. The visit to JD.com…

As China moves up plans to further open finance sector, Swiss Center Shanghai welcomed on August 3 the IFZ delegation organized by Lucerne University together with the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA), on a study tour exploring the prospect of further inclusion of Chinese banking and finance markets in the global markets. Our CEO…

In the first six months of 2018, Swiss companies exported machinery products in the value of 1.45 billion CHF to China and Hong Kong, a plus of 10.2% compared to the first half of 2017. China’s thirst for automation increases the demand for high quality machines. China and Hong Kong remain the third biggest market for…