Overview

• Helene Budliger Artieda reaffirmed Switzerland’s commitment to invest $100 billion in India over 15 years through the EFTA-India Free Trade Agreement effective October 1, 2025
• Artieda said cutting red tape and streamlining India’s regulatory framework are essential to convert investment pledges into on-the-ground projects
• She ruled out any impact from Switzerland’s suspension of the Most Favoured Nation clause in the bilateral tax treaty on investment flows under the new trade deal
• Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is undertaking a four-day visit to Switzerland and Sweden, holding business roundtables to bolster ties before the agreement takes effect
• Swiss companies highlighted India’s large, young population and expanding middle class as crucial to meeting the pact’s goal of creating one million high-quality jobs