Openness towards the world and tolerance
With French and German as the two official languages in the region, companies here benefit from access to the two largest linguistic and cultural communities in Europe. Italian is also spoken here, as it is the third national language and English is widely spoken in business.
The diversity of the organizations within the GGBa is impressive. Major consumer brands are nurtured and developed here, while the region is also home to dozens of international organizations – including the main UN agencies – over 250 international non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations (NGOs and IGOs) and more than 200 diplomatic missions and consulates.