The case
The open policy towards investments from abroad is of central importance for Switzerland as a business location and thus also for the prosperity in Switzerland. This policy ensures a sufficient inflow of capital and knowledge for Swiss companies and thus contributes to value creation as well as to the preservation and creation of jobs. Nevertheless, investment control should be able to avert possible threats to public order or security due to takeovers of domestic companies by foreign investors. For these reasons, the Federal Council takes care when introducing investment control that Switzerland’s openness to foreign investment and its attractiveness as an investment location are preserved. For more see link.
At the same time, only 7.3% of the adult population say they intend to start a business within the next three years. In 2019, it was still 11% (2021 edition of the “Global Entrepreneurship Monitor” of the Fribourg School of Economics). For more see link.
The commentary
The question is, which criteria decide on approval or rejection in investment control, for example for IT service providers or for companies with particularly sensitive personal data? According to the second study, opportunity recognition, i.e. the assessment of whether the respondents perceive a good business opportunity in their area and could implement it in the next six months, fell from 40.6% in 2019 to 26.7% in 2020. This factor normally lies between 35% and just under 50%. Since 2011, the opportunity recognition has never fallen below 40%!
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