State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Switzerland)
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| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Bern |
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Parent agency | Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research |
| Website | seco.admin.ch |
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (often termed as SECO) is Switzerland's governmental center of expertise for economic policy, which includes economic development cooperation.[1]
Together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Peace and Human Rights Division (PHRD) of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, it is in charge of implementing Switzerland's international cooperation.[2]
History
[edit]SECO was created in 1999 by the merger of the then Federal Office of Foreign Economic Affairs and the Federal Office for Economic Development and Employment[a] (formerly known as Federal Office of Industry, Crafts and Labor, FOICL).[b][3] SECO was described at the time as a "superdepartment" for all things related to Economic affairs in Switzerland.[3]
FOICL was created in 1929 as a result of the merger between the Division of Industry and Trade[c] and the Federal Office of Labor.[d][4]
Full-time positions since 2007
[edit]Source: "Federal Finance Administration FFA: Data portal". Retrieved 27 March 2026.
See also
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[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ German: Bundesamt für Wirtschaftsentwicklung und Arbeit, BIGA; French: Office fédéral du développement économique et de l'emploi, OFIAMT; Italian: Ufficio federale dell'industria, delle arti e mestieri e del lavoro, UFIA
- ^ German: Bundesamt für Industrie, Gewerbe und Arbeit; French: Office fédéral de l’industrie, des arts et métiers et du travail; Italian: Ufficio federale dello sviluppo economico e del lavoro
- ^ French: Division de l’industrie et des arts et métiers
- ^ French: Office fédéral du travail
Citations
[edit]- ^ "State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO". Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "Switzerland | Development Co-operation Profiles – Switzerland | OECD iLibrary".
- ^ a b "Exit l'OFDE. Naissance hier d'un "superdépartement" de l'économie". Le Temps (in French). 1999-07-02. ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "Histoire de la sécurité sociale-Secrétariat d'Etat à l'économie (SECO) et Office fédéral de l'industrie, des arts et métiers et du travail (OFIAMT)". www.histoiredelasecuritesociale.ch. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
