Economy of Switzerland
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Switzerland has a highly developed social democratic economy. The Swiss economy has ranked first in the world since 2015 on the Global Innovation Index and third in the 2020 Global Competitiveness Rep
The city of Zürich, the most important economic center of the country
Gotthard line in 1882
Development of real GDP per capita, 1851 to 2018
Swiss free-range cattle
Swiss National Bank
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The Swiss National Bank is the central bank of Switzerland, responsible for the nation's monetary policy and the sole issuer of Swiss franc banknotes. The primary goal of its mandate is to ensure pric
Share of the Swiss National Bank, issued 6 June 1907
Schweizerische Nationalbank (Swiss National Bank), 5 Franken (1914). The portrait depicts William Tell (based on Richard Kissling's monument in Altdorf), with the Rütli Mountain in the distance. Signed by K. Bornhauser (Chief Cashier), Johann-Daniel Hirter (President of the Swiss National Bank Council), and August Burckhardt (Board member).
Sign asking the Swiss National Bank to divest from fossil fuels, at a climate demonstration in Bern (2019)
Aerial view of the Gerzensee property