The 2018 Swiss Business in China Survey is now available in digital format. The results show that generally speaking, Swiss, international and Chinese companies are doing well in China. In fact, foreign companies continue to report fast increasing sales, despite the slowdown in China’s GDP growth. And again, over 50% of Swiss, EU and US…

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…

As US-China trade disputes continue to intensify, the unpredictability (led by Trump’s administration) is worrisome and shadowing the outlook on the relations between the two biggest economic powers. China is responding to this challenge by reassuring its commitment to economic reform and further opening-up. One major event demonstrating the openness is the 1st China International…

Shanghai (February 13, 2018) – As China is welcoming the Year of the Dog, Swiss business leaders in China look back to a successful 2017. And they are confident about this years’ operations: 72% expect “higher” or “substantially higher” sales in 2018 compared to 2017, with only 5% expecting lower sales, according to the recent…

The 2017 Swiss Business in China Survey is now available in digital and printed formats.   A printed copy is ready to order at 60RMB from admin@swisscenters.org.   Swiss managers in China are considerably more confident than a year ago: 68% expect “higher” or “substantially higher” sales in 2017 compared to 2016, while only 1%…