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Enterprise groups statistics (STAGRE) 2014-2018 Over a million people in Switzerland are employed in multinational enterprises

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Groups with the highest turnover are majority foreign-controlled

29.11.2019 - At the end of 2018, 28 622 enterprises in Switzerland were part of a multinational enterprise group. They employed approximately 1.4 million people, i.e. just over a quarter of total employment. Regarding the economic activities in which multinationals are involved, regional differences can be seen within Switzerland. From 2014 to 2018, major shifts took place between the countries of ultimate control of foreign multinationals. These are some of the latest findings of the enterprise groups statistics, produced by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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