Publications

Fact Sheet

How to do business in the UK: A cultural guide

The United Kingdom is one of the largest, most competitive markets in the world. As a country with a high level of ethnic and cultural diversity,...

Analysis

Free trade agreement with Indonesia: The potential for Swiss exporters

The free trade agreement between the EFTA states and Indonesia will eliminate customs tariffs from more than 98 percent of Swiss exports. This is...

Case Study

New study on e-commerce as a guide for Swiss SMEs

E-commerce continues to grow: in Switzerland alone, the proportion of online shoppers rose from 78% in 2014 to 86% in 2017. Swiss SMEs can levera...

Analysis

Study: Effects of protectionism and globalization on exporters

Turbulent times: What threats and opportunities await internationally active Swiss companies? This question is answered by economics professors S...

Industry Report

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 – Opportunities for Swiss SMEs

The Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo may offer Swiss SMEs interesting business opportunities. To successfully participate in the tendering procedure...

Industry Report

S-GE Market Study: Germany – Energy Efficiency Study

The world needs to become more sustainable and use its technologies more efficiently, and there is no way to avoid this. Massive investments are ...

White Paper

Business model innovation: How SMEs succeed

The strong Swiss franc and increasing competition pose challenges for Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). How can they maintain thei...

Industry Report

S-GE Market Study: South African Renewable Energy

South Africa is committed to the UN Energy Programme and the World Bank’s Strategic Climate Fund and is implementing these in a consistent manner...