The Swiss Federal government finances are in an excellent shape: debt is small (and decreasing), and carries a low interest rate. This paper reviews the prospects for the Swiss finances drawing on the recent literature. We argue that the current policy of running surpluses and paying down the...

The Swiss Federal government finances are in an excellent shape: debt is small (and decreasing), and carries a low interest rate. This paper reviews the prospects for the Swiss finances drawing on the recent literature. We argue that the current policy of running surpluses and paying down the...

L’annulation de la dette des pays pauvres a permis de restaurer leur situation financière. Certaines politiques de ré-endettement en cours, à l’égard notamment de prêteurs émergents, présentent toutefois des risques pour ces économies.