Target markets Asia + Middle East

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Market Insights Asia + Middle East

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Bahrain

Bahrain
Just like nearly every country in the Middle East, Bahrain is mainly dependent on oil and gas. There is one big difference, however: Some years a...
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China

China
As the second largest economy and growth engine for the global economy, China remains an important expansion market for Swiss companies. These en...
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India

India
India has a rapidly growing young consumer base, which, thanks to increased purchasing power, can and wants to afford more and more products and ...
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Indonesia

Indonesia
Indonesia is a lucrative market and an ideal production base for Swiss manufacturers to serve domestic and export markets. Bilateral trade curren...
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Iran

Iran
After sanctions against the Islamic Republic were lifted in 2016, a market of 80 million people with an average age of 30 was opened up to world ...
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Japan

Japan
Japan is a strategically important industrial country with a strong domestic market and high purchasing power. It is the world’s third-largest ec...
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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is the most developed country in Central Asia, a member of the WTO, and it has investor-friendly legislation. Switzerland is the third...
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Korea

South Korea
Being the fourth largest economy in Asia, Korea is a leader in the automotive, semiconductor, chemicals, and IT industry. Korea is considered a b...
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Kuwait

Kuwait
Kuwait is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of gross domestic product per capita. To minimize its dependency on oil, Kuwait plan...
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Malaysia

Malaysia
In Malaysia, businesses can enjoy one of the most developed infrastructures in Asia as well as relatively low cost of doing business. The country...
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Oman

Oman
The Sultanate’s economy and state revenue is heavily dependent on oil and gas exports. If you compare the Omani economy to its neighbors, you wil...
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Pakistan

Pakistan
This South Asian economy is developing rapidly, especially in the areas around Karachi, Punjab and along the Indus River. Declining poverty level...
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Philippines

Manila Cityscape
The Philippines offer a huge market. The economy has been relatively resilient to global economic shocks due to less exposure to troubled in...
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Qatar

Qatar
Qatar’s GDP per capita is one of the top ten in the world. The country is still heavily dependent on hydrocarbons. In order to become less depend...
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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia
While becoming more assertive on the international stage, Saudi Arabia remained the largest projects market in the GCC during 2022 ($93.6 billion...
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Singapore

Singapore
Singapore has a business-friendly ecosystem and continues to attain international accolades. The export- and service-driven country is famed for ...
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Thailand

Thailand
Thailand is the second largest economy in ASEAN behind Indonesia as well as Switzerland’s second biggest trading partner in Southeast Asia. ...
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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates
With a multicultural, business friendly environment, a population of approximately 10 million, and a GDP of nearly 400 billion US dollars, the Un...
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Vietnam

Vietnam
Vietnam is a rapidly developing country with a dynamic and emerging market economy. Its development builds upon socio-political and macro-economi...
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