von Nicolas Musy China sieht sich mit der ersten Rezession seit dem Beginn der Öffnung des Landes vor 40 Jahren konfrontiert. Für 2020 wurde erstmals kein Wachstumsziel festgelegt. Statt dessen wird die Schaffung von Arbeitsplätzen priorisiert. Was bedeutet das für die Geschäfts­ chancen von internationalen Firmen in China? Download the complete press release in  German.  …

Two flights of repurposed SWISS passenger airplanes, an Airbus A340 and a Boeing 777, brought 10 million medical masks and emergency room equipment from Shanghai to Switzerland. One more flight is planned for early May.  “Wild East”: The price of polypropylene non-woven, the raw material of masks, has been multiplied by 20 since January. Mask…

Personnel shortages, production downtimes, travel restrictions, interrupted supply chains and reduced demand: Swiss companies in China struggle with the effect of the epidemic but see light at the end of the tunnel. The total number of people still sick from the Coronavirus starts to decrease, with the recovery of over 16’000 patients. A broad government…

China’s biggest trade show – the China International Import Expo – goes into its second year and will take place from November 5-10, 2019. In a joint Swiss Booth organized by Swiss Centers China, 16 Swiss companies will take the chance to highlight their quality products and build their brands. China is expected to import…

In the first half of 2019, Swiss precision instrument, watch and jewelry exports to China and Hong Kong grew by 8.2% year-on-year to 4.3 bio Swiss francs. China (incl. Hong Kong) remains the biggest market for Swiss products of this segment. Jewelry exports grew particularly fast: +25%, 1.3 bio CHF. Despite the lowest quarterly GDP…