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