Industries with a future

Thanks to its central location and the centuries-old tradition as the gateway to Switzerland, today’s Basel is the Swiss centre for the logistics and transport industry.

Basel is also an important location for the finance industry. Large, international insurance companies and business banks have their headquarters in Switzerland. Basel’s banks current focus is on private banking. The history of many banks often extends back many centuries. Basel is also the headquarters of the Bank for International Payment Settlement (BIZ), the «central bank of central banks».

The corporate services industry is also of sharply growing importance.

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