Switzerland's economy: Clouds on the horizon?
At a Glance
10-12-2015
Switzerland is stable, prosperous, and has the most competitive economy in the world. However, the strong franc and the potential economic repercussions of the February 2014 referendum 'against mass immigration' pose new challenges to Swiss economic competitiveness and growth, which the government elected in October 2015 will have to address in the coming months.
At a Glance
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- agreement (EU)
- economic conditions
- economic geography
- economic situation
- ECONOMICS
- electoral procedure and voting
- Europe
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- exchange rate
- FINANCE
- GEOGRAPHY
- gross domestic product
- immigration
- migration
- migration control
- monetary economics
- national accounts
- national currency
- occupational migration
- political geography
- POLITICS
- referendum
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- Switzerland