Switzerland

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Switzerland

Location: Central Europe

Capital: Bern

Population (2017): 8 419 550

Status: UN member since 2002

Currency: CHF (Swiss Franc)

Official languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh

Deposit guarantee: 100 000 CHF

Did you know?

Switzerland has the highest nominal wealth per adult and it is one of the most developed countries in the world.

Zurich and Geneva are among the top ten most livable cities in the world.

The United Nations Office at Geneva – the Palace of Nations- is the second-biggest of the four major office sites of the UN after New York.

It is funny to note that there are more banks in the Switzerland than dentists.

Switzerland is the birthplace of many famous inventors and scientists, including World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee, architect Le Corbusier, Red Cross founder Jean Henri Dunant, DNA discoverer Friedrich Miescher, philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau and psychologist Carl Jung.

Switzerland, considered the” grandfather of bank secrecy”, is a stable, peaceful and prosperous country, with modern market economy having low unemployment and highly skilled labor force.

Swiss neutrality and national sovereignty have provided a stable environment where the banking sector was able to develop. Banks have existed in Switzerland since the 17th century and the profession has had its own association for 100 years. The banking industry and the tourism are two of the main sectors of Swiss economy together with production of chocolate, watches, textiles, machinery.

Swiss banks offers you a wide range of products and services for asset management with the highest level of privacy, numbered bank accounts, internet banking and card services.

Key features

High protection and confidentiality

Numbered bank accounts

No personal presence required (web conference is used)

Low minimum balance requirements

Prepaid and credit cards VISA, MasterCard, American Express

E-banking (with username, password and token device)

Dedicated private bankers in 12 different languages

Asset management

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