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Factbook DraftWilliam Kwok Enoch Ng Ainsley Hart Martina NikicAxel Durand-Smet Mahmoud Abu Hannoud
Countries
Republic of Poland Switzerland
Introduction
Republic of Poland • Former member of the
USSR• Current member of the
European Union• Population: 38,501,000• Currency: Zloty• GDP per capita: US$
13463
Switzerland • Current member of
the European Free Trade Association
• Population: 7,907,000
• Currency: Swiss Franc
• GDP per capita: US$ 83383
Industry Banking
Information
Republic of Poland• 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
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
Frameworks
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
Dimensions to Research
• 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)
Factbook Layout
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
Our Factbook
- 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
Objectives
THANK YOU
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