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  • Overview
    • Economy—overview: Switzerland is a prosperous and stable modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP larger than that of the big western European economies. The Swiss in recent years have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's to enhance their international competitiveness. Although the Swiss are not pursuing full EU membership in the near term, in 1999 Bern and Brussels signed agreements to further liberalize trade ties. They continue to discuss further areas for cooperation. Switzerland remains a safe haven for investors, because it has maintained a degree of bank secrecy and has kept up the franc's long-term external value. Reflecting the anemic economic conditions of Europe, GDP growth dropped in 2001 to about 0.8% and to about 0% in 2002.The CIA Factbook 
  • Government
    • The Swiss Federal Government Main site of the federal authorities of the Swiss Confederation. Directory of departments, agencies and institutions.
    • The Swiss Parliament Official site of the Swiss Federal Parliament: The House of Representatives (Nationalrat, Conseil national) and the Senate (Ständerat, Conseil des Etats).
    • The Swiss Federal Council Federal government is headed by the seven members of the Federal Council. The members are elected by parliament for a period of four years. Each heads a department of the federal administration.
    • The Swiss Federal Supreme Court
    • Cantonal Chambers of Commerce Index of local Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Switzerland
    • Swiss Embassy in the US Information about Switzerland: current events, visa and legal affairs, history and culture, education, science and more.

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  • Business
    • Location- Switzerland your business location - an officialy sponsored initiative presenting Switzerland
    • Swiss National Bank your business location - an officialy sponsored initiative presenting Switzerland
    • Yellow Pages - by Swisscom This directory is generated from the official phone subscribers list. It contains approx. 1.2 million regularly updated listings. Search and find: Companies by name or Business line (German, French or Italian) Governmental - local, state and national.
    • Swissfirms The database with over 7,000 firms in all sectors. 
    • Swiss Quality Club The shortest way to Swiss quality. Forget the long search - here you will find the complete pallet of Swiss quality offers.
    • Worldbox Business Division Located in Switzerland provides up to date financial information and important other facts on all the important Swiss and Liechtenstein trading companies and their subsidiaries, including activities, legal structure, ownership, employees.
    • British Swiss Weekly News Digest Prepared by the British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Reuters. Business oriented.
  • Culture
    • Swiss Statistics Detailed statistics and profiles from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
    • Culturelinks.ch is a public portal service of Pro Helvetia, Arts council of Switzerland, giving access to all culture websites in Switzerland as well as to Swiss culture websites abroad.
    • Switzerland Tourist Office
    • Switzerland in Sight Multimedia resource and directory on different aspects of Switzerland: e.g. landscape, people and society, economy, science and education.

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  • Radio/TV
  • Newspapers
    • NZZ English Window English-language service with background articles, abstracts, Swiss and international news - by the leading newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung with SRI and Reuters.
    • Aktuell Obwalden - weekly Canton Obwalden information and news.
    • Tages-Anzeiger - Leading Swiss newspaper. Daily updated news section. Offers classified ads for cars and real estate.
    • Edipresse Group - Switzerland-based international publisher of newspapers and magazines; (in French).

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  • General
    • Yahoo Switzerland Swiss sites in the yahoo directory.
    • Dmoz.ch Swiss entry page to the Google Web Directory: in English and the 4 national languages of Switzerland: German, French, Italian and Romansh.
    • Domain name registry for .ch Swiss TLD name registry.
    • Live-Cams links to many live cams all over Switzerland
    • Yoodle A common search engine for websites in English as well in the national languages.
    • Tel.search.ch Easy querying of business and phone subscribers' list. Interface in German.
     
  • Books
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