Quick Facts about Geneva in Switzerland
International Organizations like Red Cross and several agencies of United Nations (UN) are headquartered here. Some of the major organizations headquartered here are as follows:1)Â Â Â Â World Trade Organization(WTO)
2)Â Â Â Â International Labor Organization(ILO)
3)Â Â Â Â United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
4)Â Â Â Â World Health Organization (WHO)
5)Â Â Â Â United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
ECONOMY:
Economy of Geneva is mainly service oriented. The city has an old and very important financial sector which specializes in private banking and manages assets worth 1 trillion USD. Apart from financial organizations, multi-national giants like Electronic Arts, Sun Microsystems, INVISTA, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar and DuPont have their European headquarters in this city. Hewlett Packard has its Europe, Africa, and Middle East headquarters in Meyrin, near Geneva.
Geneva has been known for its watches all over the world. Several watch companies like Rado, Rolex, Omega, Gallet, Petek Philippe etc. have their offices here. Two producers of flavors and fragrances at the international level also have their production units at Firmenich and Givaudan.
TRANSPORT:
Geneva has a world-class transportation system which includes trams, rails, buses and airports .The city is served by the Geneva Cointrin International Airport. It is further linked by Geneva Airport railway station to the railway network of Swiss, and French SNCF network, which includes the connection to Paris, Marseille and Montpellier by TGV (The high Speed Train). It is also linked by motorways of both the countries (Switzerland and France).