Economic Area Basel – Upper Rhine Valley:

Basel is as much an international, industrial, service and cultural location. The regional economic structure is versatile - national and international. International companies of world repute with a high degree of investment such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemistry, finance and banking, logistics, trade fairs or culture have their head offices in this region. The economic area North West Switzerland is the region with the highest purchasing power in Switzerland. The creation of added value per person is at the world’s top level.

Basel, the largest exhibition and fair center of Switzerland, is well-known for its internationally leading trade fairs such as the “Basel World”, the world fair for watches and jewellery or the “Art”, the world-wide most important fair for modern and contemporary art. 

The economic area “Upper Rhine Valley” belongs to the fastest growing economic regions in Central Europe and has an impressive market potential. In the tri-national cooperation with the Alsace (France)  and Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany) different cooperative networks have been developed.

Current population figures show the potential:
- population of approx.     500'000  Basel Area
- population of approx. 1'300'000  North West Switzerland
- population of approx. 2'200'000  Tri-national agglomeration
- population of approx. 5'900’000  Upper Rhine Valley

The region of Basel is the most densely populated area of the Upper Rhine Valley.

Aesch Nord is situated in this prospering economic area, the best area for the development of your business. The International School Basel (ISB) has already decided on this location and is presently constructing their second large school building in the region.

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