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Company history (brochure "ERG Schweiz/Welt/Arbeitsplätze 1934-2006") (PDF in German)
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Since its inception in 1934, the Export Risk Guarantee Agency (ERG) has made an important contribution to Switzerland's economic growth. In years of maximum demand the government's guarantee commitments exceeded the amount of the country's entire national budget. Originally created to combat unemployment, the ERG has since become an essential adjunct to Swiss export promotion and Switzerland as an exporting country.
The brochure entitled ERG Switzerland/World/Jobs 1934-2006 and written by technology and economic historian Dr. Hans-Peter Bärtschi provides greater insight into Switzerland's economy since the founding of the ERG.
SERV, a federal institute under public law, on January 1, 2007 became ERG's successor. It provides the same products as ERG and has added new ones. For instance, in response to globalization, the growing privatization of export markets, and to counter disadvantages that Swiss exporters were facing, we have added private buyer risk protection, or PBR, to our range of products.
Version: 11.08.2008