PESTLE Analysis of Norway 2013,

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary    

2. Norway Political Analysis    
2.1: Structure and Stability of Government
2.2: Government Policy Agenda    
2.2.1: Policy Agenda    

3. Norway Economic Analysis    
3.1: Sectoral contribution to GDP and GDP growth rate    
3.2: Pricing trends - inflation and interest rates    
3.3: Consumption, saving, and investment trends    
3.4: International trade and its contribution to GDP    
3.5: Foreign direct investment by industry    

4. Norway Economic and Business Risk Analysis    
4.1: Risk in current account balance    
4.2: Terms of trade of Norway    
4.3: Risk in balance of payment (BOP)    
4.4: Risk in financial sector – fiscal balance    
4.5: Risk in external sector    
4.5.1: External debt and default risk    
4.5.2; Risk in foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate    
4.6: Credit rating of countries    

5. Norway Social Analysis    
5.1: Social and demographic analysis    
5.2: Labor market    
5.3: Social development index    

6. Norway R&D and Technological Factors    
6.1: R&D expenditure in Norway    
6.2; Impact of technology in industry    
6.3: Technology policy    

7. Norway Legal Analysis    
7.1: Company law    
7.2: Labor law    
7.3: Tax law    
7.4: Recent economic policies    
7.5: Doing business in Norway 2013    

8. Norway Environmental Analysis
8.1: Environment policy    

9. SWOT Analysis of Norway    


List of Figures

Chapter 3. Norway Economic Analysis    
Figure 3.1: Global economic scenario
Figure 3.2: Trend of real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.3: Forecast of Real GDP growth rate
Figure 3.4: Quarterly trend of IIP and GDP growth rate
Figure 3.4: Trend of per capita income
Figure 3.5: GDP sectoral contribution, 2012
Figure 3.6: Share of different Sectors to GDP
Figure 3.7: Trend of leading industries in Norway
Figure 3.8: Quarterly trend of inflation and interest rates
Figure 3.9: Annual trend of inflation and interest rate
Figure 3.10: Trend of savings and investments as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.11: Trend of consumption expenditure as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.12: Norway’s international trade structure
Figure 3.13: Exports and imports as percentage of GDP
Figure 3.14: FDI inflows by industry

4. Norway Economic and Business Risk Analysis    
Figure 4.1: Trend of current account balance and percentage of GDP
Figure 4.2: Terms of trade of Norway
Figure 4.3: Trend of balance of payment
Figure 4.4: Trend of gross government debt as percentage of GDP
Figure 4.5: Trend of gross government debt
Figure 4.6: Trend of foreign exchange reserves and exchange rate

Chapter 5. Norway Social Analysis
Figure 5.1: Political map of Norway
Figure 5.2: Trend of population in Norway
Figure 5.3: Population age structure
Figure 5.4: Trend of unemployment rate in Norway

Chapter 6. Norway R&D and Technological Factors    
Figure 6.1: Trend of R&D expenditure in Norway


List of Tables

Chapter 1. Executive Summary    
Table 1.1: Factors affecting business in Norway

Chapter 2. Norway Political Analysis
Table 2.1: Political factors and its impact on business

Chapter 3. Norway Economic Analysis    
Table 3.1: Factors affecting retail industry growth
Table 3.2: Economic factors and its impact on business
Table 3.3: Economic insights of Norwegian economy
Table 3.4: Economic scenario of Norway

Chapter 4. Norway Economic and Business Risk Analysis    
Table 4.1: Credit rating of countries by Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P

Chapter 5. Norway Social Analysis
Table 5.1: Corruption, GINI, Homicide, and Human Development Index
Table 5.2: Social factors and its impact on business

Chapter 6. Norway R&D and Technological Factors    
Table 6.1: Technological Factor and Its Impact on business

Chapter 7. Norway Legal Analysis
Table 7.1: Tax rates in Norway, 2013
Table 7.2: Indicators for starting business
Table 7.3: Ranking of procedures for starting up a business
Table 7.4: Legal factors and its impact on business

Chapter 8. Norway Environmental Analysis
Table 8.1: Environmental factor and its impact on business