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Factbook Draft. William Kwok Enoch Ng Ainsley Hart Martina Nikic Axel Durand- Smet Mahmoud Abu Hannoud. Republic of Poland . Switzerland . Countries . Republic of Poland . Switzerland . Current member of the European Free Trade Association Population: 7,907,000
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Factbook Draft William Kwok Enoch Ng Ainsley Hart Martina Nikic Axel Durand-Smet Mahmoud Abu Hannoud
Republic of Poland Switzerland Countries
Republic of Poland Switzerland Current member of the European Free Trade Association Population: 7,907,000 Currency: Swiss Franc GDP per capita: US$ 83383 • Former member of the USSR • Current member of the European Union • Population: 38,501,000 • Currency: Zloty • GDP per capita: US$ 13463 Introduction
Banking Industry
Republic of Poland Switzerland All banks are regulated by FINMA Banking began in the eighteenth century The financial sector employed about 5.6% of the entire Swiss workforce There are roughly 327 authorized banks and securities dealers in Switzerland • The country’s banking sector is 70% owned by foreign investors • Polish banks could recover relatively quickly, thanks to the 3.8% economic growth last year and the re-pricing of risk • There are issues which may affect the country’s growth Information
Porter’s Five Forces Model of Competition • eg. Swiss bank – banking secrecy/privacy • Globalization of Financial Sector • Competition within industry with major banks Frameworks
National Diamond of Competitive Analysis Frameworks
Political (historical effects, degree of government interference) • Legal (regulations, laws, corruption, banking secrecy esp Swiss Bank) • Economical (free market vs mixed market, economical stability, EU Debt Crisis) • Sociocultural (demographics, both European countries, lifestyles, risk adversity, ethical values, mass media reception, social views, employment culture) • Technological (technical support, infrastructure) • Global (cross-national interactions and cooperation, globalization of financial sector) Dimensions to Research
CIA Factbook • Supporting visuals • Strong information hierarchy • Easy-to-interpret categorizing Factbook Layout
Nation Master Factbook • Cluttered • Less visual representation • Weak information hierarchy • Pure data representation Factbook Layout
Objectives • In-depth visual representation of data/statistics to make it more presentable and comprehendible (lacking in most factbook examples) • Simplicity and easy-to-comprehend • Interpretations of Data, summaries and drawn conclusions (qualitative) • Applications of theories & models • Evident comparisons • Other visuals to support and stimulate audience • Relevancy & recentcy, minimize clutter and irrelevant information Our Factbook