Who we are
The Swiss Mena Chamber of Commerce (Switzerland, GCC, and Iraq), also known as 3C+1, is the leading private sector organization in Switzerland promoting bilateral business relations between Switzerland, the GCC countries, and Iraq.
We support Swiss companies seeking to enter and thrive in these key markets, as well as companies from the region looking to establish a presence in Switzerland. Our services include comprehensive market insights, tailored networking opportunities, and direct access to local expertise to ensure successful market entry and long-term growth. Our operations cover all of Switzerland.
Headquartered in Geneva, the Chamber maintains a strong presence through its representatives in Qatar, Oman, Baghdad, and Kurdistan. Our diverse membership base includes multinational corporations and SMEs from a wide range of industries and service sectors, reflecting the dynamic nature of international business.
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About Us
Danial Shahmir
Vice President, Swiss MENA Chamber of Commerce
Geneva, Switzerland
Swiss entrepreneur and founder of GEDCO SA (commodity trading) and GEDTECH (SaaS & automation). As Vice President of the Chamber, he supports Swiss-MENA trade, innovation, and SME growth.
Waleed Nihad Arab
Karma Enterprise Co.
Founder, CEO
Waleed Arab, is the CEO & Partner at Karma Enterprise Company-2014-Present- Karma is a company that primarily provides all Corporate services ( MISA, Government relations, Car lease, relocations, bookkeeping among a few of the services offered) to Foreign and Local companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia- Waleed , also owns a last mile logistics Co., where they provide last mile deliveries to customers such as Amazon , Aramex and many more .
Finally, Waleed has a Holding company that invests in the Defence, Tourism and Real Estate industries. Mr. Arab is of Saudi and Spanish origin, was born in Saudi Arabia and raised in Switzerland. Mr. Arab was a Director for Quilvest- 2011-2014, an investment, wealth management firm based in the UAE, with offices in Paris, New York, London, Montevideo, and Zurich. He worked for Quilvest as a Director, where he represents the interests of the Bemberg family, an Argentinean/French family and many Saudi families in placement and investments in Private equity investments and wealth management. He began his career at Citibank/SAMBA-1994-2000 as a corporate banker, moving on to private banking managing portfolios and advising Ultra-High net worth individuals in Saudi Arabia, he later wanted to expand his wealth of experience, and joined Unilever-2000-2005, as a brand manager, only to eventually manage the Dove Brand in the Middle East and Africa.
As part of his growth and experience, he joined Philip Morris international in Lausanne, Switzerland – 2005-2007, to manage the strategy of their brands in the Eastern bloc countries. Mr. Arab later decided to come back to the Arab region and took a Marketing Director position for Pepsico International- 2007-2011. Mr. Arab holds a bachelor’s degree in economics, complimented by a Minor in Business administration from Boston University. He is a member of the Advisory Board to Boston University for Saudi Arabia of the Boston
University GCC Alumni Association. He is also a credit Committee Member at Dar Al Eitimad Car finance Company and in Themar Riyadah Co. a Fintech start up in Saudi Arabia