In times of economic crisis, should central banks retain their independence?
Like many central banks around the world, the Swiss National Bank has operational independence to set interest rates and intervene in the foreign exchange markets.
This content was published on January 4, 2012 - 14:46
But should there not be a measure of political control over actions taken by the bank and its head?
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