Monthly interview – October 2017
I am talking today with H.E Fernando Jorge Castro Trenti who is since June 2017 Ambassador of Mexico to the Swiss Confederation. Q1. Ambassador, could you share with us about your diplomatic career? In which countries did you have the opportunity to represent Mexico? I have been Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation since June 2017 […]
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Monthly interview – August 2017
I am talking today with H.E Ambassador Francisco Gormáz Lira, who leads the Chilean Diplomatic Mission in Bern. On November 24, 2016, Ambassador Francisco Gormáz Lira presented his credentials as Ambassador of Chile to the Swiss Confederation. Q1: Ambassador Francisco Gormaz Lira, could you tell us about yourself and your diplomatic career. In which countries […]
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Key players in renewable energy in Latin America- Potential for Swiss companies Latin America is a key oil and gas producer with some of the world’s top 10 oil exporters. But, the rapid growth in energy demand amid energy security concerns and increasing climate impacts present Latin American countries with an opportunity to rethink their […]
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Monthly interview-October 2016
Monthly interview – October 2016 I am talking today with H.E Ambassador Thierry Roca-Rey Deladrier who is a member of the Peruvian Diplomatic Service. On June 23rd 2016, Ambassador Roca-Rey presented his credentials as Ambassador of Peru to the Swiss Confederation. LBN: Ambassador Roca-Rey, could you tell us a bit about yourself and your diplomatic […]
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EFTA-Central America Free Trade Agreement in force – opportunities for Swiss companies
The EFTA (The European Free Trade Association) States: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland signed a free trade agreement with Costa Rica and Panama. The first 3 countries have already implemented it and the latest country will do the next 5th of September 2014. Several opportunities arises with this new Agreement, especially the simplification in export […]
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NAFTA turns 20, which are the new opportunities?
Last January 1st the North American Free Trade Agreement #NAFTA celebrated its 20th anniversary. Back in 1992, the perspective of President Carlos Salinas’s #CarlosSalinas was to impulse Mexico’s exports to the North; Mexico’s most important trade partners. For many years it was not fully clear if either the agreement would develop a higher dependency to […]
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