State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, known as SECO, is Switzerland’s federal centre of expertise for core economic policy issues. It works on economic growth, employment, working conditions, foreign economic policy, trade, sanctions, economic cooperation and market access. SECO is part of the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) and plays an important role in Switzerland’s external economic relations, including trade agreements, technical barriers to trade and mutual recognition arrangements.