Transcript Final-Factbook

Factbook Draft
William Kwok Enoch Ng Ainsley Hart Martina Nikic
Axel Durand-Smet  Mahmoud Abu Hannoud
Republic of Poland
Countries
Switzerland
Republic of Poland
Switzerland
• Former member of the
USSR
• Current member of the
European Union
• Population: 38,501,000
• Currency: Zloty
• GDP per capita: US$
13463
• Current member of the
European Free Trade
Association
• Population: 7,907,000
• Currency: Swiss Franc
• GDP per capita: US$
83383
Introduction
Industry
Banking
Republic of Poland
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
• 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
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
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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
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