Iceland: In-depth PEST Insights

Summary

This PESTLE country analysis report on Iceland provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Synopsis

- Understand the political system in Iceland through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.

- Understand the economic situation in Iceland through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.

- Understand customer demographics in Iceland through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.

- Understand the technological landscape in Iceland through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.

- Understand the legal landscape in Iceland through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators

- Understand the environmental landscape in Iceland through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmental indicators

Scope

- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Iceland, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.

- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Iceland 's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment."

- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.

Reasons to buy

- What is the outlook in Iceland in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?

- How does Iceland perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?

- How does Iceland perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?

- How does Iceland perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?

Table of Contents
1. OVERVIEW
1.1. Catalyst
1.2. Summary
1.2.1. Key findings
1.2.2. PESTLE highlights
1.2.3. Key fundamentals
2. KEY FACTS AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
2.1. Key facts
2.2. Geographical location
3. PESTLE ANALYSIS
3.1. Summary
3.2. Political analysis
3.2.1. Overview
3.2.2. Current strengths
3.2.3. Current challenges
3.2.4. Current challenges
3.2.5. Future prospects
3.2.6. Future risks
3.3. Economic analysis
3.3.1. Overview
3.3.2. Current strengths
3.3.3. Current challenges
3.3.4. Future prospects
3.3.5. Future risks
3.4. Social analysis
3.4.1. Overview
3.4.2. Current strengths
3.4.3. Gender equality
3.4.4. Current challenges
3.4.5. Future prospects
3.4.6. Future risks
3.5. Technological analysis
3.5.1. Overview
3.5.2. Current strengths
3.5.3. Current challenges
3.5.4. Future prospects
3.5.5. Future risks
3.6. Legal analysis
3.6.1. Overview
3.6.2. Current strengths
3.6.3. Current challenges
3.6.4. Future prospects
3.6.5. Future risks
3.7. Environmental analysis
3.7.1. Overview
3.7.2. Current strengths
3.7.3. Current challenges
3.7.4. Future prospects
3.7.5. Future risks
4. POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
4.1. Summary
4.2. Evolution
4.3. Structure and policies
4.3.1. Key political figures
4.3.2. Structure of government
4.3.3. Key political parties
4.3.4. Composition of government
4.3.5. Key policies
4.3.6. Economic
4.3.7. Social
4.3.8. Foreign and defense policies
4.4. Performance
4.4.1. Governance indicators
4.5. Outlook
5. ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
5.1. Summary
5.2. Evolution
5.3. Structure and policies
5.3.1. Financial system overview
5.3.2. Financial authorities and regulators
5.3.3. Stock exchange
5.3.4. Insurance
5.4. Performance
5.4.1. GDP and growth rate
5.4.2. GDP composition by sector
5.4.3. Fiscal situation
5.4.4. Current account
5.4.5. Foreign trade
5.4.6. External debt
5.4.7. International investment position
5.4.8. Credit rating
5.4.9. Monetary situation: key monetary indicators
5.4.10. Employment
5.5. Outlook
6. SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
6.1. Summary
6.2. Evolution
6.3. Structure and policies
6.3.1. Demographic composition
6.3.2. Education
6.3.3. Healthcare
6.3.4. Social welfare
6.4. Performance
6.4.1. Healthcare
6.4.2. Income distribution
6.4.3. Education
6.5. Outlook
7. TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
7.1. Summary
7.2. Evolution
7.3. Structure and policies
7.3.1. Intellectual property
7.3.2. Research and development
7.4. Performance
7.4.1. Opportunity sectors
7.4.2. Research and development
7.5. Outlook
8. LEGAL LANDSCAPE
8.1. Summary
8.2. Evolution
8.3. Structure and policies
8.3.1. Tax regulations
8.3.2. VAT
8.4. Performance
8.4.1. Effectiveness of the legal system
8.5. Outlook
9. ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPE
9.1. Summary
9.2. Evolution
9.3. Structure and policies
9.3.1. Environmental regulations
9.3.2. Natural resources management and pollution reduction
9.3.3. International co-operation
9.4. Performance
9.4.1. Environmental impact
9.5. Outlook
10. APPENDIX
10.1. Ask the analyst
10.2. About MarketLine
10.3. Disclaimer