India - Switzerland Business and Cultural Council

Switzerland, located in Central Europe, is renowned for its stunning Alpine scenery, high standard of living, and neutrality in international conflicts. It boasts a strong economy, famous for banking, chocolates, and watches, with four official languages.

Ambassador and Consul General

Mr. Othmar Hardegger, the Consul General of Switzerland accepted the Honorary Membership of Global India Business Forum, in the presence of Global President of GIBF, Dr. Jitendra Joshi, Co-Founder & Director - Global Operations, Deepali Gadkari and Global Youth Coordinator, Mr. Abhishekh Joshi and Bhakti Jamadagni. Realizing the strengths of Global India Business Forum and the Consulate of the Republic of Switzerland and conscious of the benefits to be derived by both organizations and its members through this mutual understanding, both parties will be associated with each other in mutual cooperation to facilitate mutual investment, trade and economic cooperation complimented by knowledge sharing, training, certification and networking.

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Gold, Orthopaedic appliances, Heterocyclic Nucleic acids, Electro medical equipment, Medication Mixes in dosage

Machinery & Mechanical Appliances, Clad Metal, Boilers, Cultured pearls, Pharmaceutical products

About Switzerland

ABOUT Switzerland

Switzerland, officially called the Swiss Federation, is a country situated at the junction of Western, Central and Southern Europe. It is a federal republic and is composed of 26 cantons or the member states of the Swiss Federation, with the federal authorities based in Bern.Switzerland is a landlocked country because it shares its borders with other countries like Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. It has a total area of 41,285 sq. km. and land area of 39,997 sq. km. The population of Switzerland currently stands at 86,54,622 and the federal city of the country is Bern. The largest cities and economic centers of Switzerland are Zurich, Geneva and Basel. These large cities are all home to some of the most prestigious organisations in the world such as the headquarters of FIFA, the second largest office of the UN and the main building of the Bank for International Settlements. The main international airports of Switzerland are located in these cities too.

Business Opportunities in Switzerland

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN Switzerland

The tourism sector of Switzerland thrives on the constant influx of tourists to visit the scenic locations of the country. Tourism is one of the main sectors of Switzerland and one of the main sources of income for its economy too. So if a country is interested in this particular sector of Switzerland, then this sector can open up a lot of business opportunities for Switzerland as well as other countries. Since the Swiss labour force is highly specialized in the services industry and since Switzerland has the most advanced machinery and technologies at its disposal, these can act as attractive business opportunities for countries looking to invest in the manufacturing and services industries.

Exports and Imports In Switzerland

Overview In 2022, Switzerland was the number 20 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 17 in total exports, the number 19 in total imports, the number 5 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 2 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI)

Top Exports of Switzerland

The top exports of Switzerland are Gold ($101B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($46.7B), Packaged Medicaments ($45.4B), Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($16.6B), and Base Metal Watches ($16.1B), exporting mostly to United States of America ($61.7B), Germany ($53.5B), China ($44.1B), Italy ($22.8B), and France ($20.4B).

Top Imports of Switzerland

The top imports of Switzerland are Gold ($94.9B), Packaged Medicaments ($32.9B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($15B), Cars ($10.9B), and Jewellery ($8.84B), importing mostly from Germany ($76.1B), United States of America ($37.7B), Italy ($27.8B), France ($22.3B), and China ($17.9B).

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