Switzerland is very crisis-proof, says economics professor Aymo Brunetti – but “if you get too complacent, you postpone the important reforms.”
The Swiss economy also weathered crises of the century such as the financial crises quite well, says Aymo Brunetti. Thanks to good framework conditions, but they are not set in stone. An agreement with the EU is very important – as is better regulation of big banks. Otherwise Switzerland would not be able to afford a bank like UBS.
For Bernese economics professor Aymo Brunetti, Switzerland’s strength is its good framework conditions.
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Switzerland got through the major crises of the last few years well, said Aymo Brunetti, economics professor at the University of Bern. The former head of economic policy at the Federal State Secretariat for Economic Affairs explained why at the investor aperitif at Bank Acrevis. But he warns against too much complacency.