Growing importance of direct investments abroad

Growing importance of direct investments abroad(2) one column image(s) firstDevelopment of headcount of the "top ten" companies by regionHeadcount of the Swiss chemical and pharmaceutical companies increases abroad, stays constant in Switzerland.left

The number of employees abroad of the "top-ten" companies increased in the past 14 years by over 80 %, whereas it grew only moderately in Switzerland. The total world-wide headcount increased by about 140'000 employees, corresponding to an annual growth rate of over 4 %. The highest growth rates are in the Asian countries.

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