Die Verbände fordern zum Handeln auf: So verfüge etwa die Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB) über genügend Spielraum, um am Devisenmarkt zu intervenieren und den Franken zu schwächen. Weiter wird vom Bund die Verbesserung der Rahmenbedingungen gefordert. In dem Zusammenhang begrüssen die Verbände die im Freihandel mit China, Indien oder den Mercosur-Staaten (Argentinien, Brasilien, Paraguay und Uruguay) gemachten Fortschritte.
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