“The conditions for executives here are unique. Centrality, stability, quality of life
are as highly valued as the excellent infrastructure and facilities.”

Gianni Ciserani
President
Western Europe – Procter & Gamble

A Great place For Business

Leading multinationals and growing numbers of small and medium enterprises choose the GREATER GENEVA BERNE area (GGBa) as their center of operations because it has a proven track record in international business. Furthermore, the region ticks all the boxes in terms of operational stability, reliability and expertise, with:

• One of the lowest rates of inflation ensuring stability in purchasing power and beneficial interest rates;
• Among the best protection for intellectual property and information security, a vital prerequisite for a modern knowledge-based economy. This is thanks to a growing cluster of specialized information security companies in the GGBa;
• An unshakeable legal and political system: investors can make long-term decisions knowing that Switzerland’s solid constitutional and regulatory system guarantees free competition;
• Strong social stability: first-class healthcare and education, along with excellent labour relations, contribute to a productive and dependable working environment. Switzerland has some of the most flexible labor laws; at the same time, industrial action is effectively nil;
• Efficient banking and financial sector, enabling companies to benefit from highly efficient services, for example in finance, bank transfers and asset management;
• Helpful state assistance: the country’s federal system gives the GGBa’s cantonal authorities a certain degree of autonomy in matters such as corporate and individual taxation and subsidies. GGBa cantons also provide free advice and practical help to companies looking to move to the region.

These factors help to explain why Switzerland’s business environment ranks consistently as the most attractive place for highly skilled migrants in numerous international studies.