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June 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM

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Swiss Insights (06/2025) 30.06.2025 View in your browser     Defence Spending Switzerland Is in Better Shape than It Seems NATO member countries are discussing significantly higher defense spending—some even considering up to 5% of their gross dom…

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May 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Swiss Insights (05/2025)

Swiss Insights (05/2025) 28.05.2025 View in your browser     Column Imagine Culture Without a Crowd Municipalities, cantons, and the federal government spend 2.6 billion Swiss francs each year on cultural policy—resulting in an oversupply. At some …

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April 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Swiss Insights (04/2025)

Swiss Insights (04/2025) 30.04.2025 View in your browser     New Essential Switzerland in the Global Trade Conflict As a small, open economy, Switzerland is highly exposed to growing trade tensions. In the latest Essential, Simon Stocker and Miche…

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March 31, 2025 at 8:40 AM

Swiss Insights (03/2025)

Swiss Insights (03/2025) 31.03.2025 View in your browser     Westminster Speech Those Who Wish to Defend Freedom Must Begin with Themselves This year’s Westminster Dinner, hosted by Andrew Rosindell, Member of Parliament and Chair of the All-Party …

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February 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM

Swiss Insights (02/2025)

Swiss Insights (02/2025) 28.02.2025 View in your browser     New Analysis Guaranteed Benefits for Cantonal Banks A majority of cantonal banks benefit from extensive state privileges: first, explicit state guarantees; second, tax exemptions. As …

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January 31, 2025 at 10:41 AM

Swiss Insights (01/2025)

Swiss Insights (01/2025) 31.01.2025 View in your browser     Column Does Liberalism Still Have a Future? In the NZZ am Sonntag, our director Jürg Müller was asked about the future of liberalism. Prosperity and progress are important for a free soc…

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December 20, 2024 at 10:25 AM

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Swiss Insights (12/2024) 20.12.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Where Is the Most ‘Free’ Canton in Switzerland? Hannah Wise · The Avenir Suisse Freedom Index annually assesses the economic and social freedoms of Swiss cantons. In …

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December 2, 2024 at 11:24 AM

Swiss Insights (11/2024)

Swiss Insights (11/2024) 02.12.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Is a Five-Pillar Pension System the Answer? Hannah Wise · The costs of long-term care are rising sharply, creating an urgent need for action. In her latest video, Han…

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October 31, 2024 at 4:05 PM

Swiss Insights (10/2024)

Swiss Insights (10/2024) 31.10.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Breaking the Debt Brake Hannah Wise · Federal finances are under pressure: expenses are rising faster than revenues, and billions of francs are at stake. In her lates…

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September 30, 2024 at 8:36 AM

Swiss Insights (9/2024)

Swiss Insights (9/2024) 30.09.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Easing the Pressure Hannah Wise · Political demands seek to impose additional tasks on the Swiss National Bank (SNB). In her latest video, Hannah Wise explains how to …

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September 3, 2024 at 9:46 AM

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Swiss Insights (8/2024) 03.09.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Ticket to Ride (Your Bike) Hannah Wise · In Swiss cities, many commuters choose to use public transport. It is punctual, safe and reasonably clean. However, it is not …

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July 31, 2024 at 8:26 AM

Swiss Insights (7/2024)

Swiss Insights (7/2024) 31.07.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes The Complexity of Balancing a Budget Hannah Wise · While Hannah is handling her holiday budget and has the possibility to dip into an overdraft, Switzerland has a debt…

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July 1, 2024 at 12:52 PM

Swiss Insights (6/2024)

Swiss Insights (6/2024) 01.07.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Why Criticism of the Second Pillar Is Just Not Cricket!  Hannah Wise · There is some criticism that the second pillar on the Swiss pension system is on shaky ground. Bu…

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May 31, 2024 at 9:53 AM

Swiss Insights (5/2024)

Swiss Insights (5/2024) 31.05.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Mind The Gap Hannah Wise · The gender pay gap has not closed in Switzerland. While we need equality in the workplace, a new Avenir Suisse study says it’s more impactfu…

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April 30, 2024 at 8:04 AM

Swiss Insights (4/2024)

Swiss Insights (4/2024) 30.04.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Runnings and Rankings Hannah Wise · Switzerland often tops international rankings. Despite their shortcomings, these rankings are crucial for orientation and should not…

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February 29, 2024 at 8:33 AM

Swiss Insights (2/2024)

Swiss Insights (2/2024) 29.02.2024 View in your browser     Hannah’s Quicktakes Why Tax Refunds Are a Prudent Response to Unplanned Surpluses Hannah Wise · The Swiss cantons achieved unplanned surpluses in the past years – some of them quite big. E…

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January 31, 2024 at 9:05 AM

Swiss Insights (1/2024)

Swiss Insights (1/2024) 01.31.2024 View in your browser   Hannah’s Quicktakes The Unexpected Burden on Our Healthcare System Hannah Wise · On her daily walk, Hannah talks about our healthcare system. Did you know that it’s not actually the senior…

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December 22, 2023 at 10:31 AM

Swiss Insights (12/2023)

Swiss Insights (12/2023) 12.22.2023 View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Key Takeaways from 2023 Hannah Wise · In her review of the past year, Hannah shares three key takeaways from Avenir Suisse’s work. Number three is busting myths, for e…

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November 30, 2023 at 8:16 AM

Swiss Insights (11/2023)

Swiss Insights (11/2023) 30.11.2023 View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Switzerland’s Electricity Trilemma Hannah Wise · Switzerland’s energy policy is facing a trilemma. Whilst electricity use will further increase, we will have to rethin…

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October 31, 2023 at 9:03 AM

Swiss Insights (10/2023)

Swiss Insights (10/2023) October Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Finding a Solution to the Swiss Pension Problem Isn’t Child’s Play by Hannah Wise, our external editor The Swiss pension system is built on three pillars: th…

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September 29, 2023 at 8:07 AM

Swiss Insights (09/2023)

Swiss Insights (09/2023) September Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Borderless Innovation by Hannah Wise, our external editor This month, Hannah Wise looks at the ​​​​​importance of labor migration for Switzerland. In the l…

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August 31, 2023 at 2:03 PM

Swiss Insights (08/2023)

Swiss Insights (08/2023) August Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights No Home for Social Policy by Hannah Wise, our external editor This month, Hannah Wise looks at the latest Avenir Suisse study about housing with a focus on fa…

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July 28, 2023 at 8:13 AM

Swiss Insights (07/2023)

Swiss Insights (07/2023) July Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights A Road to Nowhere?  by Hannah Wise, our external editor Switzerland's world-renowned infrastructure is the basis of our robust economic prosperity. But how do w…

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June 30, 2023 at 7:36 AM

Swiss Insights (06/2023)

Swiss Insights (06/2023) June Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Crumbling Alliances: How Outdated Bilaterals Undermine Switzerland's Growth Prospects by Hannah Wise, our external editor The breakdown of the framework agreeme…

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May 31, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Swiss Insights (05/2023)

Swiss Insights (05/2023) May Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Bottom-up Approach for Swiss Healthcare by Hannah Wise, our external editor What’s next in healthcare policy? Is it possible to reduce costs while at the same ti…

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April 28, 2023 at 6:46 AM

Swiss Insights (04/2023)

Swiss Insights (04/2023) April Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Spring Cleaning in the Regulatory Jungle by Hannah Wise, our external editor Many of us are getting ready for a spring cleaning. But wouldn't the Swiss governm…

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March 31, 2023 at 8:05 AM

Swiss Insights (03/2023)

Swiss Insights (03/2023) March Issue View in your browser     Comment The End of the Liberal Order in Switzerland, the Land of Banks by Peter Grünenfelder and Jürg Müller A toxic cocktail of private mismanagement, governmental hair-splittin…

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February 28, 2023 at 12:47 PM

Swiss Insights (02/2023)

Swiss Insights (02/2023) February Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Is a Self-Sufficient Switzerland Really All It Seems? by Hannah Wise, our external editor It’s very easy to extoll the virtues of “eating local.” It’s great…

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January 31, 2023 at 10:13 AM

Swiss Insights (01/2023)

Swiss Insights (01/2023) January Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights The Swiss National Bank Suspends Profit Distribution by Hannah Wise, our external editor Due to the war in Ukraine, the subsequent fight against inflation an…

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December 23, 2022 at 8:21 AM

Swiss Insights (12/2022)

Swiss Insights (12/2022) December Issue View in your browser     Festive greetings from ​​​​ Avenir Suisse Link to the video  Latest Publications:   Freedom Index 2022: To Be Free, as Our Fathers Were by Mario Bonato and Samuel Rutz…

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November 30, 2022 at 10:16 AM

Swiss Insights (11/2022)

Swiss Insights (11/2022) November Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Wage Protection Does Not Actually Protect the Employee by Hannah Wise, our external editor In times of economic difficulty, it’s tempting for the state to s…

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October 31, 2022 at 3:36 PM

Swiss Insights (10/2022)

Swiss Insights (10/2022) October Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Keep Pace with Media Change by Hannah Wise, our external editor The worlds media has seen incredible transformation in recent years. But Switzerland’s own me…

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September 30, 2022 at 7:01 AM

Swiss Insights (09/2022)

Swiss Insights (09/2022) September Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Two Myths and One Truth about the Energy Crisis by Hannah Wise, our external editor Europe fears an energy crisis this winter. Hannah Wise explains in this …

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August 31, 2022 at 7:35 AM

Swiss Insights (08/2022)

Swiss Insights (08/2022) August Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Is Minimum Corporate Tax the Silver Bullet? by Hannah Wise, our external editor The 15% minimum corporate tax is supposed to curb things like tax avoidance an…

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July 29, 2022 at 10:46 AM

Swiss Insights (07/2022)

Swiss Insights (07/2022) July Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Renegociate the Energy Policy with Europe by Hannah Wise, our external editor Link to the video Latest Publication: Report on the Status of the Bilateral…

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June 30, 2022 at 8:03 AM

Swiss Insights (06/2022)

Swiss Insights (06/2022) June Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Facing Difficult Times Because of Our Relationship with Europe by Hannah Wise, our external editor Link to the video New Publication: Report on the Status…

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June 1, 2022 at 9:34 AM

Swiss Insights (05/2022)

Swiss Insights (05/2022) May Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights The Balancing Act between USA, EU und China by Hannah Wise, our external editor Link to the video New Publication: Navigating Troubled Waters: Three Optio…

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April 29, 2022 at 9:50 AM

Swiss Insights (04/2022)

Swiss Insights (04/2022) April Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Murky Swiss Gambling by Hannah Wise, our external editor Link to the video New Publication: Betting on the Wrong Regulatory Cards by Jürg Müller and Ba…

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March 31, 2022 at 9:24 AM

Swiss Insights (03/2022)

Swiss Insights (03/2022) March Issue View in your browser     Hannah’s Insights Brakes on Subsidies? by Hannah Wise, our external editor Link to the video New Publications: Security Policy Perspectives Geopolitical shifts coupled wi…

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March 8, 2022 at 8:47 AM

Swiss Insights (02/2022)

Swiss Insights (02/2022) Issue 2 / 2022 View in your browser     Focus of the Month: A Slow Slide in Science ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​New Publication: Report on the Status of the Bilateral Relationship between Switzerland and the EU ​​​​​​​​Other highlights:…

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February 1, 2022 at 1:22 PM

Swiss Insights (01/2022)

Swiss Insights (01/2022) January Issue View in your browser     New Publication: Private over Government – Also When It Comes to Prevention Focus of the Month: When Nudge Turns to Shove Other highlights: Cutting Consumption Does Little t…

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December 23, 2021 at 8:03 AM

Swiss Insights (11/2021)

Swiss Insights (11/2021) December Issue View in your browser     Happy Holidays 2021! Focus of the Month: A Chance to Learn Our Latest Publications:   The Pandemic as a Federal Learning Curve Avenir Suisse Freedom Index 2021 The Li…

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November 30, 2021 at 1:29 PM

Swiss Insights (10/2021)

Swiss Insights (10/2021) November Issue View in your browser     Focus of the Month: Finding the Right Balance for Public Services Other highlights: Vacancies Are Increasingly Difficult to Fill A Golden Age for Climate Policy?​​​​​​ Stop Shoppi…

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October 29, 2021 at 10:28 AM

Swiss Insights (09/2021)

Swiss Insights (09/2021) October Issue View in your browser     New Publication: Fully Fit? – The Consequences of the Coronavirus Pandemic for the Swiss Labor Market Focus of the Month: Covid-19’s Consequences for the Swiss Labor Market Othe…

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September 30, 2021 at 3:36 PM

Swiss Insights (08/2021)

Swiss Insights (08/2021) September Issue View in your browser     New Publication: A “Digital Micro-Company” for Switzerland Focus of the Month: Not Such a Haven Other Highlight: Freshening up Swiss Democracy Not Such a Hav…

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August 31, 2021 at 8:04 AM

Swiss Insights (07/2021)

Swiss Insights (07/2021) August Issue View in your browser     New Publication: Erosion Monitor   Focus of the Month: Slow, but Progressive, Deterioration   Other Highlights: Socially Distanced World Trade 60.4 Million for Dusty Struc…

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June 30, 2021 at 9:12 AM

Swiss Insights (06/2021)

Swiss Insights (06/2021) June Issue View in your browser     Focus of the Month: ​​​​​Switzerland’s Unions Must Become More Transparent ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​Other highlights: The Potential of Switzerland’s Free Trade Network ​Promoting an Effective Swiss…

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May 31, 2021 at 8:24 AM

Swiss Insights (05/2021)

Swiss Insights (05/2021) Mai Issue View in your browser     New Publication: Effective Climate Policy: The Liberal Path to a Carbon-Neutral Future   Focus of the Month: No “Swiss Finish” for Climate Change   Other Highlights: Ways Ou…

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April 29, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Swiss Insights (04/2021)

Swiss Insights (04/2021) April Issue View in your browser     New Publications: Support for Continuing Education? Yes, As Long As It’s Targeted Include, Don’t Exclude Focus of the Month: How the Private Sector Could Help to Fight the Ne…

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March 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM

Swiss Insights (03/2021)

Swiss Insights (03/2021) March Issue View in your browser     Focus of the Month: Decision Time for Switzerland Other Highlights: Reinstating a Basic Right is not a Privilege Security of Supply through Economic Openness Digital Advances for a Cris…

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