Category Archive: 2) Swiss and European Macro

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Yanis Varoufakis über Grundeinkommen, Kapitalismus und Schweizer Demokratie

2016-07-01

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Interview mit Yanis Varoufakis (ehem. Griechischer Finanzminister) im Tesla auf dem Weg vom Flughafen ans GDI (Konferenz «Future of Work») über das bedingungslose Grundeinkommen, die Schweizer Demokratie und den Fall des Kapitalismus.

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Natural population change 2015: Swiss population increases not only thanks to immigration

2016-06-30

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2016-06-30

The Swiss population not only increases thanks to immigration, but also with the natural change: More live births than deaths. This is different from countries like Russia, Germany or Italy.

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Yanis Varoufakis on the European Constituion, Economic Disintegration and Orwellianism

2016-06-30

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In this video the former finance minister of Greece and founder of DiEM25 (Democracy in Europe Movement 2025), Yanis Varoufakis, provides us an insight into why the European constitution does not represent the people of Europe and lacks substance. He also talks about disintegration of the European Union, what forces are driving its demise and …

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Yanis Varoufakis über die EU-Verfassung, wirtschaftlichen Zerfall und Orwellianismus

2016-06-30

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In diesem Video gibt der ehemalige Finanzminister von Griechenland und Gründer von DiEM25 (Demokratie in Europa Bewegung 25), Yanis Varoufakis, einen Einblick in die EU-Verfassung, ihre Mängel und warum sie nicht die europäische Bevölkerung repräsentiert. Er spricht außerdem über den Zerfall der Europäischen Union, wieso sie darauf zusteuert und wie es mit Orwellianischer Sprache kaschiert …

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Switzerland UBS Consumption Indicator May: Rising from a low level

2016-06-29

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2016-06-29

The UBS Consumption Indicator rose to 1.35 points in May from 1.24, extending its positive month-on-month run. The indicator was, however, adversely affected by the recently released employment figures for 1Q 2016.

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First they came for Assange: Yanis Varoufakis & Srećko Horvat, Bozar, Brussels, June 2016 | DiEM25

2016-06-25

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As part of a unique global event “First they came for Assange…” which on the 19th of June 2016 simultaneously took place in 14 cities worldwide, Brussels’ Theatre Bozar marked the 4th anniversary of Julian Assange’s political asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Join us in this exciting discussion between Greece’s former minister of …

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‪#‎Brexit‬ – Liliane Held-Khawam “Un risque de faillite systémique en zone euro”

2016-06-25

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Entretien avec Liliane Held-Khawam (enregistrée le 24/06/16 à 13h) MAJ de Liliane HK : https://lilianeheldkhawam.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/brexit-les-perdants-sont-ailleurs-quen-angleterre-liliane-held-khawam/ MAJ : Brexit: Londres se remet mais pas les banques de l’Eurosystème… Liliane Held-khawam https://lilianeheldkhawam.me/2016/06/30/brexit-londres-se-remet-mais-pas-les-banques-de-leurosysteme-liliane-held-khawam/ Liliane Held-Khawam est née à...

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Tourism balance of payments 2015: Tourism balance of payments affected by strong franc

2016-06-24

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2016-06-24

The strong franc in 2015 made Switzerland less attractive to foreign tourists, whereas holidays abroad maintained their appeal to Swiss residents. Foreign tourists spent CHF 15.7 billion in Switzerland in 2015, 3.4% less than in 2014, while the spending of Swiss tourists abroad remained constant at CHF 15.4 billion (-0.1%). According to initial estimates from the Federal Statistical Office, the tourism balance of payments remained in positive...

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Swiss tax redistribution in 2017 – winners and losers

2016-06-23

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2016-06-23

Switzerland has a system known as la péréquation financière nationale in French, or Finanzausgleich in German, which requires “rich” cantons to give money to “poor” cantons. Yesterday, the Swiss federal government published the numbers for 2017.

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Yanis Varoufakis on “Brexit” | The New School

2016-06-22

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Excerpt from Yanis Varoufakis: The Future of Capitalism (https://youtu.be/ihVcrnFag1s). Sponsored by the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (http://www.economicpolicyresearch.org) at The New School for Social Research (http://www.newschool.edu/nssr). We all know Varoufakis as the former Greek Finance Minister and media sensation who stood up to Europe in the fight against austerity. His lecture will discuss themes …

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YANIS VAROUFAKIS JOINS THE DARK SIDE

2016-06-22

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Yanis Varoufakis, a well known die-hard star wars fan, describes today’s politics with a refference from the saga

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Yanis Varoufakis: We need more ‘boring’ finance to serve communities

2016-06-21

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What does a progressive approach to financial regulation look like? Who better to ask than Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek Finance minister. We spoke at GAIM 2016, in Amsterdam from 21-22 June 2016.

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Yanis Varoufakis: Finance must support shared prosperity

2016-06-21

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What is the social purpose of finance? Yanis Varoufakis, economist and former Greek Finance minister, gave us his considered view at GAIM 2016, in Amsterdam from 21-22 June 2016.

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Horst Lüning vs Heiner Flassbeck

2016-06-20

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Freie Menschen Bewegung widerlegt Horst Lüning Teil II Die Hauptfrage an Herrn Lüning und andere BWL’ler: Warum hat Deutschland ständig steigende Aussenhandelsüberschüsse!? Und wie wird das Problem beseitigt!? (Unsere Überschüsse sind die Schulden der anderen!) Klar, mit Wechselkurs, aber was würde dann mit Deutschland passieren!? (Deflation und wirtschaftliche Stagnation!) Hat es eventuell doch was mit …

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Elif Shafak and Yanis Varoufakis discuss Trump, Merkel and government.

2016-06-18

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Dalkey Book Festival: Yanis Varoufakis on Greece’s unsustainable loan agreements

2016-06-18

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eir are delighted to sponsor the 2016 Dalkey Book Festival. Here Yanis Varoufakis speaks to David McWilliams about the loan agreement discussions. You can hear the full podcast at http://www.dalkeybookfestival.org/podcast-yanis-varoufakis-conversation/ Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former Minister of Finance, is amongst the most relevant political figures in Europe today. He is also one of Europe’s best selling …

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Yanis Varoufakis: My Message to the People of Poland #festiwalkuronia

2016-06-16

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A video presentation by Yanis Varoufakis, the ex-Greek Finance Minister and founder of DiEM25. An introduction to the “There’s no Europe without solidarity” debate, a part of 2016’s Jacek Kuroń Festival: www.festiwalkuronia.pl Wideo wystąpienie byłego greckiego ministra finansów i lidera ruchu DiEM25, Janisa Warufakisa, otworzyło debatę “Nie ma Europy bez Solidarności”, zorganizowaną w ramach Festiwalu …...

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KOF Economic Forecasts for Switzerland

2016-06-16

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2016-06-16

KOF Swiss Economic Institute calculates and presents updated macroeconomic forecasts for the Swiss economy in March, June, September, and December.

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Yanis Varoufakis — Another Europe is Possible #VoteIn

2016-06-16

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Yanis Varoufakis’ speech that he gave on 28 May 2016 at Another Europe Is Possible’s conference in London, presenting the case for people to #VoteIn on 23 June. [Subtitled by Umaar Kazmi] anothereurope.org facebook.com/AnotherEuropeIsPossible twitter.com/another_europe

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Swiss Producer and Import Price Index, May 2016: 0.4 percent MoM, -1.2 YoY

2016-06-14

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2016-06-14

Swiss Producer Prices
The strongly negative change in producer prices in 2015 reduced the Swiss franc overvaluation in terms of the Real Effective Exchange. Now, however, producer prices are approaching the zero change again. It must also be noted that producer prices had fallen by 6% in 2015, while consumer prices went down only by 1.5%. Large margins are remaining for the Swiss retail sector.

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