In the first ten months of 2014, Swiss machinery exports to China (incl. Hong Kong) grew by 9.1% year-on-year, faster than to all the other main markets. The fast growth of the Chinese economy, the Sino-Swiss FTA and the growing need for automation and high-quality are very strong fundamentals for this trend to stay, says…

In cooperation with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) (www.ceibs.edu), the Swiss Center Shanghai (www.swisscenters.org), swissnex China (www.swissnexchina.org), SwissCham (www.cn.swisscham.org) and China Integrated are pleased to bring you the findings of Swiss respondents who participated in the CEIBS Business in China Survey 2014, to analyze them and draw conclusions that we hope will be…

The 2014 Business Survey has reached a total of 1,017 companies, domestic and international, private and state owned, and from diverse industries. Download the PDF of the 2014-CEIBS-China Business Survey

‐ In 2014, sales and profits of Swiss companies in China are in continued acceleration. Swiss companies expect a profit increase of 5.6% on average, year-on-year, according to the recent “Business in China 2014 Survey”. ‐China is becoming a venue for SME success: Swiss SMEs achieve better results than larger companies. ‐ Swiss companies remain…

The past month of July marks a new milestone of the Sino-Swiss relations, as the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries came into effect on July 1st 2014, followed by the inauguration of the Sino-Swiss Ecological Industrial Park in Zhenjiang. Download the PDF of the SCS Newsletter August 2014