Virtually the entire production is exported. Telecommunications, information technology and artificial intelligence have found fertile ground here. Telecom, the world's biggest trade show for future technologies, stakes its future on Geneva. They outnumber the city's doctors two to one. Geneva's growing technologies are driven by education.
Geneva boasts the world's densest fibre-optic network.
It is just one of the reasons that Reuters chose to establish its European communications centre here. Lacking natural resources, this tiny Republic has had to make its place in the world on the strength of its ideas and skills. The city that manages wealth is also one of the world's leading centres in international trade finance. Large commodity groups trading in petroleum or grain, as well as numerous specialists in coffee or other products are among the 200 companies running their international operations out of Geneva. They find the range of specific skills and qualifications they need, as well as bankers who understand their business.