Joint Chambers of Commerce Switzerland-Russia, Switzerland-Ukraine, Switzerland-Kazakhstan, Switzerland-Belarus (JCC)

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Joint Chambers of Commerce Switzerland-Russia,
Switzerland-Ukraine, Switzerland-Kazakhstan,
Switzerland-Belarus (JCC)

• Zurich, Switzerland
  2006

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Who are we?

• Private association, established in December 1972
• Main office based at the Swiss Organisation for
  Facilitating Investments (SOFI), Zurich. Chapter
  in Geneva.
• Members are firms, institutions and private
  individuals from Switzerland and the CIS with an
  interest in bilateral economic cooperation
  between the two regions.
• JCC is financed by membership fees, consulting
  fees and event fees, not by subsidies.

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Mission

• The JCCs mission is to support the development
  and growth of business relations between
  Switzerland and CIS countries.
• It does so by providing companies with
  specialized information, consulting services and
  customized partner searches. JCC has an extensive
  partner network in Switzerland and the CIS to
  faciliate its provision of services.

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Our Geographical Range
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Services

• Information Clearing House The chamber provides
  specialized information on the following
• business opportunities in target countries
• companies, products and markets
• laws, tax and customs regulations
• preliminary information on structuring and
  establishing a legal presence in a partner
  country
• operational and salary costs
• Contact Catalyst A platform for members to
  exchange information, share experiences and form
  contacts with
• organizations and companies in target countries
• Swiss companies who do business in target
  countries

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Services

• Service Provider Provision of consulting
  services
• advice to companies who want to establish
  business contacts or invest in target regions
• site selection
• search for partner, supplier or distributor
• or referrals to experts in the following areas
• establishing a legal presence in the country
• due diligence and other legal matters
• project financing
• banking services
• other consulting services (including market entry
  strategy, business planning etc.)

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Events 2006

• Organizations of conferences, luncheons and
  business missions
• March 14, 2006 Business Lunch Presentation I,
  Zurich. Special Economic Zones in the Russian
  Federation.
• April 25, 2006 JCC Annual Meeting, Keynote
  Speech Ambassador to Ukraine, H.E. Christian
  Fässler
• June 12 and 13, 2006 Swiss Invest Forum 2006 --
  Current Emerging Hotspots in Russia and Ukraine.
• September 15, 2006 Business Lunch Presentation
  II, Zurich. Kazakhstan and Rieter AG A Winning
  Partnership.
• September 26 - 27, 2006 Russian-Swiss Business
  Summits 2006 in St. Petersburg and Moscow.
• September 27- 30, 2006 Geneva Economic and
  Cultural Week, Moscow.
• October 2 - 8, 2006 Business Mission to Nizhny
  Novgorod and Tatarstan.
• November 17, 2006 Friday Business Lunch
  Presentation III, Zurich. Focus Ukraine.
• December 7, 2006 Business Opportunities in
  Tatarstan

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Networks

• Government Institutions
• Ministries
• Embassies
• Commercial divisions
• Coordination offices

• Private Companies
• Financial services
• Machinery electronics
• Pharmaceutical chemical
• Food beverage
• Transportation logistics
• IT

JCC

• Economic Organizations
• Bilateral/local chambers of commerce
• Economic industrial associations

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Membership

• Membership open to candidates from Switzerland
  and CIS countries.
• Individuals CHF 300
• Companies
• Up to 499 employees CHF 450
• Over 500 employees CHF 600
• Organizations CHF 450
• Benefits Reduced rates on events and services.

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Contact

• Website www.jointchambers.ch
• E-mail dorit.probst-sallis_at_sofi.ch
• michela.schena_at_sofi.ch
• Based at the Swiss Organisation for
• Facilitating Investments (SOFI)
• Stauffacherstrasse 45, Zurich
• Switzerland