Switzerland’s healthy economy can largely be attributed to a strong manufacturing industry. However, with Brexit and US-China trade conflicts weakening trade demand, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) recently warned that the export economy could slow down. Nevertheless, if conflicts are kept at bay, SECO economists believe that Swiss GDP which is currently $0.71 trillion (£0.58trn) will rise by 1.7% in 2019.