Switzerland and UBS

of unsecured loans and 29% of secured loans in Switzerland are granted by major banks

or 9% of GDP, is the added value generated by the highly productive financial sector in 2018 . It is a key pillar of the Swiss economy.

employees from 90 different countries and about 300 branches in country, makes UBS Switzerland's largest bank.

countries are respresented in UBS's broad correspondent banking network worldwide, which allows UBS to offer a comprehensive range of services for export-driven companies. Smaller Swiss banks that are not in a position to offer all international services themselves also benefit from UBS’s global network.

As the world’s second-largest currency trader, UBS helps ensure that there is liquid trading in the Swiss franc with over 100 other currencies.

is the number of times our mobile banking app has been downloaded, making UBS also a leading digital bank in Switzerland. Moreover, two thirds of our retail clients actively use our digital bank offering and almost half of our retail mobile banking clients are "mobile only". More than 85% of all payments of individual Swiss clients are made via digital channels.

is the number of training positions UBS offers for those entering the workforce, along with a variety of further training possibilities.

of the apprentices trained at UBS stay after finishing each year.

job profiles in UBS's employment offering are the result of the bank’s wide range of business operations and its international focus

training units were completed by UBS employees in Switzerland in 2016 alone.

of employees have been working for UBS for more than 10 years thanks to the attractive development opportunities amongst others.

UBS employees currently hold political office at the federal, cantonal and communal level and recieve support from their employer.

of SMEs and almost all large international companies rely on the services provided by the major banks.

Swiss companies have a business relationship with UBS; these include over 90% of the country’s 250 biggest firms.

of the approximately 250 banks domiciled in Switzerland, as well as more than half of the medium and large pension funds, are UBS clients and benefit from a wide range of services

private clients and almost half of all Swiss companies are served by UBS thanks to ist 4,600 client advisors.

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As Switzerland’s largest asset manager with a volume of CHF 301 billion and a market share of about one-quarter, UBS is the largest provider of investment funds and also a leading provider of retirement solutions.

Swiss companies have a business relationship with UBS; these include over 90% of the country’s 250 biggest firms.

or 45% of the UBS group profit before tax (PBT) was generated in Switzerland in 2018.

is the amount UBS spends per year on goods and services in Switzerland supplied by some 7,900 companies.

of the roughly 60,000 UBS employees globally work in Switzerland, making UBS the third-largest private employer in the country.

of the 21,000 UBS employees in Switzerland work in group functions for the global business, which is further evidence of our strong commitment to Switzerland.

of total tax revenues of the federal government, the cantons and municipalities, or almost CHF 20 billion in taxes were paid on financial services in 2017. This combines both direct corporate and income taxes as well as the value added tax on financial services and financial market taxes

is the total amount of taxes payed by UBS and ist employees in Switzerland. UBS as a company pays about CHF 700 million in taxes.

is how long UBS has been an integral part of Switzerland

UBS is Switzerland’s leading universal bank and the largest.

of the assets UBS managed in 2016 took sustainability criteria (environmental, social and governance) into account

in client assets from our wealth management business is the amount UBS has committed to supporting the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (UN SDGs) over the next five years.

is how much UBS will reduce ist CO2 footprint from 2004 levely by 2020 as part of the global initiative “RE100”

of UBS's CO2 emissions from air travel have been offset with certified projects sind 2007.

is the amount of time more than 4'500 employees throughout Switzerland served as volunteers for charitable organizations in 2018, one-third of which were in the areas of education and social entrpreneurship.

people benefitted from the banks societal engagement in 2018. This includes students with learning difficulties benefitting from mentors or young people being inspired to take interest in the economy and entrepreneurship through Young Enterprise Switzerland.

ago is when UBS first started to support projects and initiatives in the fields of education and social and cultural activities in Switzerland with its independent foundations

In addition to promoting apprenticeships and professional training, for example through SwissSkills, UBS also supports continuing education and innovation in SMEs.

fully-endowed and permanent professors at the UBS International Center of Economics in Society contribute to further improving the University of Zurich's top position in the field of economics and encourage the exchange of ideas between academia and society.

Renowned companies from the financial sector, including UBS, are on the economic advisory council of Switzerland Innovation, laying the groundwork for future innovations.

key partnerships through which UBS promotes education and innovation include SwissSkills, the Swiss Finance Institute, Switzerland Innovation and the Swiss Entrepreneurs Foundation.