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Country Information: Switzerland

Country Overview

  • Search alphabetically by country name, i.e. Switzerland
  • Offers basic information on history, government, military, economy, communications, transportation, demographics, and social conditions.
  • Published by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
  • Powerpoint presentation with sections on current events, political outlook, economic outlook, and demographic information.
  • Must be connected to Darden VPN when off Grounds.

Culture

  • For cultural advice, select Career Guides and Country Career Guides.  Click on your country.  Select Living There and select section on Cultural Advice.
  • This database also provides information on jobs and internships.  To view these, select Internships or Jobs from the menu bar.  Limit your search by country and enter keyword MBA..

Darden Abroad

Global Voices of Darden: The International Perspective at Darden is a blog by the Darden Center for Global Initiatives.

Statistics & Data

  • Go to OECD i-Library and click on Browse by Country.  This will help you retrieve other publications on Finland
  • Contains economic time series data
  • Datasets include International Financial Statistics, Direction of Trade, Balance of Payments, and Government Finance Statistics
  • For a quick search, click on Data by Country/Economy.  Select Belgium and click on GOClick on International Financial Statistics.  Use the tab to view Exchange Rates, Reserves, Interest Rates, etc. Change Date by using the drop down menu.  You can add and remove years and quarter by right clicking and making appropriate selections.
  • Provides social and economic statistics for key indicators for each country as well as regions, including the European Union
  • Consists of several individual databases with some overlap in indicators; databases include:
    • World Development Indicators
    • Education Statistics
    • Gender Statistics
    • Poverty and Equity Database
  • Includes economic and socio-demographic data
  • Use the Advanced Search function to search for data across a range of UN databases

Business and the Economy

  • Information on the business landscape, trade regulations, investment climate, and political & economic environment of 125 countries
  • Designed for US companies seeking opportunities outside the United States.
  • Explore the guide on Switzerland.
  • Consult the latest Switzerland Country Profile from IHS Markit, particularly the portions on the economic landscape
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off-Grounds

Banking and Finance

Swiss National Bank

  • Provides monetary policy for Switzerland and contains statistics on banks and financial markets, balance of payments, direct investment, international investment position and the Swiss financial accounts

European Central Bank

  • Located in Frankfurt Germany, the European Central Bank determines monetary policy for the Eurozone.
  • This site features research publications, statistical data, and other valuable information.

Euronext

  • Pan-European marketplace.

News

  • Contains articles from scholarly and trade journals, newspapers, and magazines as well as industry and company reports
  • To find news about Finland:
    • Enter Switzerland in the search box and select 

                   GE Geographic Terms under Select a Field

  • Select Newspaper or Periodical under Publication type
  • Sort results by most recent.
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds
  • Broad variety of news sources
  • On the search page, expand the Region field and search for Switzerland
  • Add additional search criteria as desired and click Search
  • Must be connected to the Darden VPN when off Grounds

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