This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.The economic situation and policies of Switzerland were reviewed by the Committee on 21 September 2015. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on 16 October 2015.The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Petar Vujanovic and Richard Dutu under the supervision of Peter Jarrett. Secretarial assistance was provided by Dacil Kurzweg and Krystel Rakotoarisoa and statistical assistance by Patrizio Sicari.The previous Survey of Switzerland was issued in November 2013.