BLAISE MATTHEY, GENERAL MANAGER

First Annual Global Employers’ Summit Bahrain 2015

Trade, Jobs and Growth

7TH OCTOBER 2015

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What does international trade mean for Switzerland?

The Swiss economy is strongly geared towards exports

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Key factors for success?

• Innovation : WEF ranking

• Successful public-private partnership

• Infrastructure : dense network of road, rail and air connections

• Education system : combination of learning and academic education

• Flexible labour market and immigration

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Bilateral agreements

• GDP growth average: 1.26% per year between 2003 and 2013

• Since 2001, increase of 41 billion Swiss francs in goods’ exports

• Since 2002, more than 600'000 jobs created in Switzerland