The Swiss financial sector is facing mounting risks due to uncertainty over lending and interest rates, according to the Swiss financial watchdog (FINMA).
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The “FINMA Risk Monitoring 2022″ report publishedExternal link on Thursday identified seven principal risks for the financial sector, including interest rates, credit linked to mortgages and other loans, cyberattacks, combating money laundering, and increased impediments to cross-border market access.
Apart from the risk of cyberattacks, which remains high, the level of risk in all other categories has increased compared to last year, FINMA notes.
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Swiss face biggest loss of purchasing power since 1942
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Wages in Switzerland are not keeping pace with inflation, and in 2022 the purchasing power of employees has dropped significantly.
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