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Handbook for Investors. Business lo
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Welcome. Dear Reader, By choosing t
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Table of contents. Advantages offer
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10.3.4 Cross-border commuters .....
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9. Excellent educational institutio
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1.2 Climate. Switzerland’s climat
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Despite the close proximity of diff
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1.7.2 Direct investments and Swiss
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1.8 Switzerland in figures. Fig. 7:
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Fig. 9: Industry structure, percent
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2.2.2 Direct investments In additio
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The medical technology industry is
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Dachorganisation Informatik- und Te
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3. Economic framework. Free competi
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Customs information www.zoll.admin.
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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellec
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In the main, Swiss product liabilit
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3.5.2 Environment Swiss environment
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4.2 Political and economic cooperat
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4.3 The euro. Even though the offic
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The following criteria are crucial
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Liability Minimum capital Consultin
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Sole proprietorship and general par
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5.4.2 Entry in the commercial regis
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Fig. 19: Do I need a visa? I would
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6.1.3 Application procedure 1. Pers
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6.3.3 Special case: students The pr
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EU/EFTA nationals EU-17 (original E
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Social insurance for foreign nation
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7.1.2 Temporary accommodation and f
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Fig. 27: Construction sites: market
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Fig. 29: Market prices for owner-oc
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Fig. 30: Permit requirement by grou
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8. Labor market and labor laws. Swi
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Fig. 34: Gross annual earned income
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Fig. 37: Labor market deregulation
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If the weekly maximum working hours
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for a specific period from unemploy
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8.6.1 Old age and survivors’ insu
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Calculation of family allowances by
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9. Financial center and capital mar
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Cantonal banks Deposit Protection o
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a minimum requirement is that purch
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Business angels in Switzerland www.
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9.6 Inflation. Switzerland has alwa
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Non-resident companies are subject
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