Shanghai, November 13th 2017 Shortly after the conclusion of the 19th Party Congress in late October, Gao Feng, spokesperson for Ministry of Commerce of PRC confirmed that the ministry is working closely with Shanghai to propose the action plan for the set-up of the Shanghai Free Trade Port. According to the approved framework by the…

Shanghai (October 25, 2017) – In the first three quarters of 2017, Switzerland exported goods in the value of 12.3 billion Swiss francs to China and Hongkong, according to recent data of the Swiss Federal Customs Administration. This is a plus of impressive 16.2% year-on-year. “In absolute terms, this constitutes an export growth by 1.7…

A roundtable organized by the Swiss Center Shanghai in March 2017 finds that the satisfaction rate on the implementation of the FTA is lukewarm, with Swiss companies being only “slightly satisfied” with the implementation process for both imports and exports.  Now, A Short Update and Practical Tips on the FTA issued by Swiss Centers in…

Unlike large multinational corporations, SMEs and start-ups face unique challenges in their road of internationalisation: Entering a new market often means higher investment risk, greater entry barriers and more demanding operational requirements. In response to these challenges, the Swiss Centers China (SCC) was founded in 2000 with the support of the Swiss and Chinese local…

On September 28th, we hosted a delegation of 20+ from the SKU Advanced Management Program on a return visit. After receiving presentations from Nicolas Musy, Founding Partner at China Integrated and Oliver Hammel, Managing Director of Technology unit at DKSH, the delegation visited the distribution center of DKSH in the Waigaoqiao bonded zone, under the insightful…