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Swiss Financial Center: Overview and Banking Specificities

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HUM-422: Understanding modern Switzerland I

This course provides a general introduction to Swiss history, its culture, its economy and its political system since 1848 until today. ...

HUM-465: Understanding modern Switzerland II

Based on the knowledge acquired during the fall semester course (Understanding modern Switzerland I), students are asked to work by group of 3-4 students and prepare a paper on a topic previously discussed with the teachers. ...

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This lecture provides an overview of the Swiss financial center, highlighting its significance in the global economy. It covers the financial sector's share of value added, the impact on the national economy, Switzerland's ranking in global financial centers, the banking specificities of Geneva and Zurich, the types of income generated by Swiss banks, the composition of the banking sector, and Switzerland's leadership in offshore wealth management.

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