{"id":131026,"date":"2026-09-15T16:27:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/131026\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:27:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T16:27:15","slug":"switzerland-must-reform-to-keep-global-lead-says-oecd-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/131026\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland must reform to keep global lead, says OECD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789489632_791_oecd.jpg\" width=\"1300\" height=\"847\" alt=\"OECD endorses tax and pension reforms\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                OECD endorses tax and pension reforms            <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>        Switzerland must embrace tax and pension reforms to preserve its status as one of the world\u2019s top economies, the OECD said, raising its growth forecast for the country.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        September 15, 2026 &#8211; 16:55\n<\/p>\n<p>The Paris-based organisation now anticipates expansion of 2% this year, up from 1.1% predicted in June, following a surprisingly strong performance in the second quarter. <\/p>\n<p>Officials cautioned that risks of trade impediments and a renewed appreciation of the franc remain elevated for the export-oriented economy.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789489635_131_55a88429f35012649ef8f97baac9e8c6-044_b58209222-36259282-data.jpg\" width=\"3732\" height=\"2491\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        How competitive are competitiveness rankings?    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jul 1, 2013                    <\/p>\n<p>                After a quarter of a century, the Swiss-based IMD\u2019s competitiveness list has become a coveted prize for countries around the world that view the top spot as the business world\u2019s equivalent of an Oscar. A move in the right direction could persuade firms to invest in a country. This ritual was again on display with\u2026            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/business\/how-competitive-are-competitiveness-rankings\/36258206\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: How competitive are competitiveness rankings?<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, the OECD stressed that Switzerland faces housing shortages, an aging population and growing geopolitical challenges that will create long-term spending pressures, requiring the government to increase tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrudent macroeconomic management, including a successful debt brake rule, have been key to withstanding repeated shocks,\u201d it said in a report released Tuesday. \u201cBut reforms will be needed for Switzerland to remain one of the world\u2019s most competitive and innovative economies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/swiss-politics\/the-swiss-eu-bilateral-treaty-updates-explained\/88790104\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+ Swiss-EU bilateral treaty updates, explained<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recommendations include an ambitious pension overhaul which links the retirement age to gains in life expectancy, advice it also recently gave France. Switzerland should also reform its property tax so older and wealthier households get incentives to leave large dwellings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwitzerland has every reason to look to the future with confidence,\u201d OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann told reporters in Bern. \u201cThe task in front of Switzerland to keep the strong momentum going into the future is to secure fiscal sustainability as people live longer, to broaden productivity growth across more firms and sectors and to unlock housing supply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of a vote on new treaties with the European Union, the OECD urged Switzerland to preserve its access to the European single market while also diversifying its trading partners. <\/p>\n<p>Exports amount to about 78% of gross domestic product, with the EU accounting for almost 40% of Swiss shipments and the United States for more than 20%.<\/p>\n<p>The OECD also said Switzerland\u2019s rules governing lobbying lack transparency and called for a code of conduct and a register of lobbyists.<\/p>\n<p>The organization joined the IMF and all local regulators in supporting the Swiss government\u2019s strict stance on new capital requirements for UBS.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1789489635_484_be97cc40c3a1abaeec5b23dd7e0563aee3c9c97b-91607710.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Switzerland drops two places in the competitiveness rankings\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        Switzerland knocked off world competitiveness perch    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Jun 18, 2026                    <\/p>\n<p>                Switzerland slips from top spot in the global competitiveness rankings to third place.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/switzerland-drops-two-places-in-the-competitiveness-rankings\/91608155\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: Switzerland knocked off world competitiveness perch<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a92026 Bloomberg L.P.<\/p>\n<p>        Articles in this story    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OECD endorses tax and pension reforms Keystone-SDA Switzerland must embrace tax and pension reforms to preserve its status&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[101,3931,62739,62740,114,100,15197,3314,17],"class_list":["post-131026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-switzerland","tag-article","tag-beat-best-of-srg-content","tag-beat-macroeconomics","tag-beat-swiss-trade","tag-business","tag-latest-news","tag-macro-economics","tag-production-type-external","tag-switzerland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/117276000260492021","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}