News Mar 24, 2017 Automotive Industry in Mexico: Prospects and Opportunities for Swiss SMEs Mexico has become one of the most important car manufacturers worldwide, and considerable investments will continue to be made in production line...
News Mar 24, 2017 Updated EFTA – Korea free trade agreement Annex I of the free trade agreement between EFTA states and the Republic of Korea was updated in two points. Deadlines for responding to review r...
News Mar 24, 2017 Certificates of origin from Iran have bear a handwritten signature The Swiss Federal Customs Administration has increasingly found that certificates of origin from Iran have been provided with a printed signature...
News Mar 24, 2017 Japan – Opportunities for Swiss exporters in a mature market As a mature economy with a low growth trend - due to its demographics - Japan often stands in the shadow of booming emerging markets in Asia. As ...
News Mar 24, 2017 Tunnel between Chile and Argentina planned The tunnel through the Agua Negra Pass in the Andean massif has been in the planning since 2009, and preparations are finally starting to take sh...
News Mar 24, 2017 Searching for talent abroad: A key challenge for SMEs Identifying the right talent abroad is one of the most significant hurdles SMEs face on their way to international growth. Very different success...
News Mar 24, 2017 Free trade agreement CETA: Consequences for Swiss exporters? On October 30, 2016, Canada and the EU signed the CETA, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in Brussels. The agr...
News Mar 24, 2017 Customs tariffs: Update of the Harmonized System starting on January 1, 2017 The revision of the Harmonized System (HS) will become effective starting at the turn of the year and has an immediate effect on all importing an...
News Mar 24, 2017 Monitor Switzerland: On the way to a new normal? One of the most conspicuous forecasting errors committed by economists in recent years is the systematic overestimation of the global growth tren...
News Mar 24, 2017 How SMEs boost their efficiency with data and cloud computing Every device used in production generates huge amounts of data during the working day. These can provide information about the device's condition...
News Mar 24, 2017 How to deal with Free Trade Agreements Many SMEs trading internationally struggle to step up to the benefits of Free Trade Agreements. But even the most complex rules of origin can be ...
News Mar 24, 2017 Switzerland simplifies trade with developing countries Switzerland wants to simplify trade with developing countries. With this in mind it is introducing a new system, REX. So from January 1, 2017, ne...
News Mar 24, 2017 Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan: Business opportunities along the Old Silk Road Low commodity prices and a decline in direct foreign investment have led to a slowdown in the investment climate in the Old Silk Road countries. ...
News Mar 24, 2017 New proof of origin for trade with developing countries From the 01.01.2017 the EU will begin using an electronic system, with which exporters will be able to independently prove the origin of goods pr...
News Mar 24, 2017 Poland ranked an historic 24th in the Doing Business Report 2017 In the latest edition of the Doing Business Report 2017 from the World Bank, Poland came out in 24th place, an increase of one place compared wit...
News Mar 24, 2017 Australia is moving towards greater energy efficiency Swiss representative offices in Australia have organized a series of events to promote the “2000 Watt Society” concept. Interest in the subject o...
News Mar 24, 2017 How Digitization Is Changing Exports: Five Tips for SMEs Digitization and Industry 4.0 are blurring the boundaries in international business. And they are playing right into the hands of our exporters. ...
News Mar 24, 2017 SMEs need to give it their all in new export markets Foreign cultures, new competitors, unfamiliar regulations: typical stumbling blocks for the export business. Tobias Gerfin, CEO of Kuhn Rikon, wo...