
“How did such a small landlocked country without natural resources and a difficult geography become so competitive, innovative and prosperous, allowing it to grow into one of the largest banking centres, shipping powers and commodities players?
For experts, it is quite simple: Continual peace, economic growth of its main export partners and successful industries supported by business-friendly legislation have helped the world’s oldest democracy to thrive.”
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/How_Switzerland_is_weathering_the_storm.html?cid=33400022
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