Offshore Financial Centres (OFCs), as low-tax, lightly regulated jurisdictions, specialise in providing the corporate and commercial infrastructure for the formation of offshore companies and for the investment of offshore funds.
Switzerland – The Facts
- Full name: Swiss Confederation
- Population: 7.4 million (UN, 2007)
- Capital: Bern
- Largest city: Zurich
- Area: 41,284 sq km (15,940 sq miles)
- Major languages: German, French, Italian, Romansch
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 79 years (men), 84 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 Swiss Franc = 100 Rappen
- Main exports: Machinery and electronics, chemicals, precision instruments, watches
- GNI per capita: US $54,930 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .ch
- International dialling code: +41
- The press
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung-Zurich-based daily
- Tages-Anzeiger-Zurich-based daily
- Le Temps-Geneva-based daily
- La Tribune de Geneve-daily
- Corriere del Ticino - Lugano-based daily
- Television
- SF-DRS-German-language public broadcaster, operates three channels
- RTSI-Italian-language public broadcaster, operates two channels
- TSR-French-language public broadcaster, operates two channels
- Radio
- SR-DRS-German-language public broadcaster, operates five stations
- RSR- French-language public broadcaster, operates four stations
- RSI-Italian-language public broadcaster, operates three stations
- RR-Rumansch-language public radio station
- News agency/internet
- swissinfo - news portal operated by public broadcaster, pages in English, Swiss News Agency (SDA/ATS)
