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After posting its fastest growth rate in almost three years in the third quarter, the Swiss economy is set to accelerate in 2018.According to the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), Swiss real GDP expanded by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in Q3 2017, in line with consensus expectations and our own forecasts. This comes after several quarters of poor performance. As we mentioned in our previous Flash Note, the downturn in previous GDP figures was exacerbated by special...

Prospects look bright for Switzerland next year- thanks in part to the manna received from important world sports events.According to SECO’s estimates, the Swiss economy contracted in the final quarter of 2016, while Q3 2016 and Q1 2017 figures were revised down. The downturn in SECO’s GDP figures was exacerbated by special effects related to the inclusion of sports events in the “Art, entertainment, recreation and other services” sector. “Art, entertainment, recreation and other services”...