Swissnetwork - The portal for business & investments in Switzerland

Swissnetwork Media AG is a private corporation with the goal of publishing information about business and investment opportunities in Switzerland, and promoting these to foreign companies, entrepreneurs, investors and individuals interested in Switzerland as well as expatriates living in Switzerland.  This comprehensive website covers all topics related to Switzerland, including both the business and cultural aspects.  The website was furthermore intended to be a platform for the exchange of ideas, advice, and information about Switzerland through the use of the forum and access to experts in various fields related to Swiss business.
 

The Switzerland Business & Investment Handbook covers all key aspects of doing business, investing and living in Switzerland.

It is a unique reference manual featuring over 30 separate chapters, each of them concise and to the point, providing the information that really matters. Besides an introduction to Switzerland’s historical, political, social and economic framework, the book covers the Swiss legal system, company and contract law, competition law, intellectual property law, taxation of personal income and investments, corporate taxation, VAT, international tax aspects, real estate, residence, the social security and pension system, Swiss annuities and life insurance, corporate and private banking, financial market regulation and other important subjects. Overview tables, useful check lists, portraits of the Swiss cantons, a bibliography, a comprehensive facts and figures section as well as a clearly organized address section make the handbook user-friendly and practice-oriented.

The book is aimed at:

  • Company executives who need a clear overview of the legal, tax and economic framework in Switzerland

  • Investors and entrepreneurs interested in investing and doing business in Switzerland

  • International tax and legal advisors

  • Business consultants and fiduciaries

  • English-speakers living, working and doing business in Switzerland

The handbook can be directly ordered at: www.swissnetwork.com

 

Swissnetwork Media AG
Schifflände 26
8024 Zürich
Switzerland

Telephone:  +41 44 266 22 03
Facsimile:    +41 44 266 22 04

E-mail:         webmaster@swissnetwork.com

www.swissnetwork.com

June 2006