City of Lugano
On the world map, Lugano is just a tiny dot. But not just any dot: it’s a small point at the heart of Europe, lying on one of the most important road and rail transit routes on this side of the globe.
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Switzerland Global Enterprise
Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion. With a unique global network, S-GE supports more than 6,500 Swiss companies every year in their international business and helps innovative foreign companies on their way to settling in Switzerland.
Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion. With a unique global network, S-GE supports more than 6,500 Swiss companies every year in their international business and helps innovative foreign companies on their way to settling in Switzerland. In this respect, S-GE has acted on behalf of the Swiss Confederation and cantons since 1927 to ensure strength in the country’s foreign trade and prosperity in Switzerland.
As a private consulting and platform organization with around 200 employees and more than 3,000 partners, S-GE supports its customers with their international business development worldwide. S-GE has its own teams (Swiss Business Hubs, SBHs) in approximately 25 countries. The Swiss Business Hubs are integrated into the diplomatic missions of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA).
Our mandates
Since 1927, S-GE has been commissioned by the Swiss Confederation (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO) with export promotion and since 2008 by SECO and all the cantons with investment promotion. The basis for this is the Swiss Confederation’s dispatch on promotion activities and its goal of creating added value for Switzerland as a business location through more competitive Swiss SMEs and settlements of companies with strong value creation potential.
Export promotion
As the official Swiss organization for export promotion, Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) is at the service of companies wishing to establish or expand their presence in global markets. With a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities of the export business and a global network of experts, S-GE offers customized solutions. These help clients achieve their goals and realize their full international potential.
Investment promotion
Investment promotion strengthens the innovative power of the Swiss economy as a whole with targeted relocations based on technologies with future potential. Switzerland is the best location for innovation. It offers stable political, economic and financial framework conditions combined with the highest standard of life. We help innovative companies from all over the world to establish their business in Switzerland, on behalf of the Swiss Confederation and the cantons.
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State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is the Swiss federal government’s centre of expertise for economic policy. It works to ensure sustainable economic growth, high employment and fair working conditions by shaping favourable economic and regulatory framework conditions.
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UBS
UBS is the world’s largest truly global wealth manager and the leading bank in Switzerland. Its strategy is built on these core strengths, supported by competitive investment banking and asset management capabilities.
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