Switzerland: In-depth PESTLE insights

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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Political landscape 4
Economic landscape 4
Social landscape 4
Technological landscape 4
Legal landscape 4
Environment landscape 5
Key fundamentals 5
Key Facts and Geographic Location 13
Key facts 13
Geographic location 14
PESTLE Analysis 15
Summary 15
Political analysis 16
Overview 16
Current strengths 16
Current challenges 17
Future prospects 17
Future risks 17
Economic analysis 19
Overview 19
Current strengths 19
Current challenges 20
Future prospects 22
Future risks 23
Social analysis 25
Overview 25
Current strengths 25
Current challenges 26
Future prospects 27
Future risks 28
Technological analysis 30
Overview 30
Current strengths 30
Current challenges 31
Future prospects 31
Future risks 33
Legal analysis 35
Overview 35
Current strengths 35
Current challenges 35
Future prospects 37
Future risks 37
Environmental analysis 39
Overview 39
Current strengths 39
Current challenges 40
Future prospects 40
Future risks 40
Political Landscape 42
Summary 42
Evolution 42
Pre-1945 42
1945-2017 43
Structure and policies 44
Key political figures 44
Structure of government 45
Federal government 45
Key political parties 45
Swiss People's Party (Schweizerische Volkspartei [SVP]) 45
Social Democratic Party (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz [SPS]) 46
FDP - The Liberals (FDP.Die Liberalen) 46
Composition of government: 46
Key policies 46
Economic policies 46
Social policies 47
Performance 48
Governance indicators 48
Outlook 48
Economic Landscape 49
Summary 49
Evolution 49
Pre-1945 49
1945-90 49
1991-2016 50
Structure and policies 51
Financial authorities and regulators 51
SIX Swiss Exchange 51
Performance 52
GDP and growth rate 52
GDP composition by sector 54
Fiscal situation 57
International investment position 59
Monetary situation: key monetary indicators 59
Outlook 62
Social Landscape 63
Summary 63
Evolution 63
Structure and policies 63
Demographic composition 63
Education 65
Healthcare 65
Social welfare 65
Performance 66
Healthcare 66
Income distribution 67
Education 67
Outlook 67
Technological Landscape 69
Summary 69
Evolution 69
Structure and policies 69
Intellectual property 69
Research and development 69
Performance 70
Telecommunications and internet 70
Outlook 71
Legal Landscape 72
Summary 72
Evolution 72
Structure and policies 72
Judicial system 72
Taxation 72
Labor laws 73
Performance 73
Effectiveness of the legal system 73
Outlook 73
Environmental Landscape 75
Summary 75
Evolution 75
Structure and policies 75
Environmental regulations 75
Participation in global efforts, agreements and pacts 76
Performance 76
Environmental impact 76
Outlook 77
Appendix 78
ISO codes of selected countries 78
Ask the analyst 79
About MarketLine 79
Disclaimer 79
List of Tables
List of Tables
Table 1: Switzerland - key fundamentals 5
Table 2: Switzerland - key facts 13
Table 3: Analysis of Switzerland's political landscape 16
Table 4: Analysis of the Swiss economy 19
Table 5: Analysis of the Swiss social system 25
Table 6: Analysis of Switzerland's technology landscape 30
Table 7: Analysis of Switzerland's legal landscape 35
Table 8: Analysis of Switzerland's environmental landscape 39
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (as a percentage of total population, by gender), 2016 64
Table 10: Patents granted by the US Patent and Trademark Office, 2010-15 71
List of Figures
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Switzerland 14
Figure 2: Switzerland's GDP performance, historical (2009-2016) 20
Figure 3: Switzerland productivity comparison, GDP per hour worked 2015 21
Figure 4: Trade openness, 2015 22
Figure 5: The banks' assets in relation to GDP, December 2015 23
Figure 6: Performance of the UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index 24
Figure 7: Labor force participation rates by gender, 2015 26
Figure 8: Part-time employment rate, 2015 27
Figure 9: Public expenditure on healthcare 28
Figure 10: Old-age dependency ratios 28
Figure 11: Income inequality, 2013 29
Figure 12: Business enterprise expenditure on R&D, 2008 and 2012 31
Figure 13: Number of firms active in nanotechnology, 2014 or latest available year 32
Figure 14: Nanotechnology R&D expenditures as a percentage of total business expenditures, 2014 or latest available year 32
Figure 15: Direct government funding of business R&D and tax incentives for R&D, 2013 33
Figure 16: Tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures, 2015 (1-B index, by firm size and profit scenario) 34
Figure 17: Product Market Regulation, transport, 2013 36
Figure 18: Product Market Regulation, professional services, 2013 37
Figure 19: Switzerland - key political events timeline 44
Figure 20: Switzerland - key political figure 44
Figure 21: Swiss National Council composition by number of seats, 2015 46
Figure 22: Switzerland's historical GDP growth, 2005-16 50
Figure 23: GDP and growth rate in Switzerland, 2010-20f 53
Figure 24: GDP composition by sector, 2016 54
Figure 25: Agricultural output of Switzerland, 2010-16f 55
Figure 26: Industrial output of Switzerland, 2010-16f 56
Figure 27: Services output of Switzerland, 2010-16f 57
Figure 28: External trade of Switzerland, 2011-16 59
Figure 29: Consumer price index (CPI) and CPI-based inflation in Switzerland, 2010-20f 60
Figure 30: Unemployment rate in Switzerland, 2010-20f 61
Figure 31: Major religions of Switzerland (2015) 65
Figure 32: Expenditure on healthcare in Switzerland, 2008-15 66
Figure 33: Expenditure on Education in Switzerland, 2010-15 67
Figure 34: Internet users in Switzerland, 2010-15 70


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