2017 is an exciting year for Sino-Swiss economic relations. Following Xi Jinping’s state visit to Switzerland in January, three Swiss Federal Councilors have visited China including the President of the Swiss confederation Ms. Doris Leuthard, who has participated in the One Belt One Road summit in Beijing.  As Switzerland and China entered into an “innovative…

The free trade agreement (FTA) signed between Switzerland and China in 2013 is among the most ambitious trade deals signed by both countries to date.  During Xi Jinping’s state visit to Switzerland this year, both governments have agreed to upgrade the FTA agreement to benefit more Swiss companies. To take advantage of the positive economic…

On Tuesday 28th March 2017, the Swiss Center Shanghai had the pleasure of welcoming the delegation from the ETH Zurich Master of Arts in Management, Technology and Economics (MAS MTEC) program. The program included presentations from Emmanuelle Roduit, Operations Manager at Swiss Center Shanghai (How to do business in Asia/China), Nicolas Musy, Founder of Swiss…

On March 13th, a new chapter of Sino-Swiss cooperation was ushered in with the signing of a strategic partnership between the Foundation Swiss Centers and Beijing INNO-Olympic Group. The new partnership aims to create opportunity for growth through the Swiss House Beijing, a center of Swiss innovation in China. In April of 2016, Chinese President…

In 2016, the Waigaoqiao Pilot Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) was nominated by the Financial Times as the best free trade zone in Asia, and the runner-up best zone worldwide. Big name investors have flocked to the zone to establish their presence – Total, Panasonic, HP, Swatch Group, to name but a few. With proximity to…