Some 4,000 British professional services providers have made us of the 90-day market access facility since it was first brought into force at the start of 2021.
The Services Mobility Agreement was designed to retain the flow of essential workers between the two countries after Britain exited the EU’s free movement of people model.
The deal grants Swiss companies preferential access to more than 30 service sectors in Britain and smooths out educational qualification differences in each country.
Swiss higher vocational education and training qualifications are recognised by Britain as equivalent to a university degree in some areas.
The extension to the treaty was agreed following a positive assessment of its first two years in force.
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Switzerland and Britain aim to lay the foundations for enhanced cross-border financial services trade later this year.
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Swiss insurers Baloise and Helvetia have announced plans to merge into one company, becoming the largest employer in the Swiss insurance sector.
Swiss pharma giant Roche to invest $50bn in US within five years
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After Novartis, fellow Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche plans to invest up to $50 billion in the US over the next five years.
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WEF founder Klaus Schwab has announced his immediate resignation as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.
A twin of the Milky Way existed in the young cosmos
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A billion years after the Big Bang, there was already a spiral galaxy that resembles the Milky Way, according to the James Webb Space Telescope
Switzerland and UK sign joint declaration to deepen bilateral ties
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President Ignazio Cassis and Prime Minister Boris Johnson inked an agreement to strengthen mutual cooperation in trade, finance, research and immigration.
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