This event, modeled after The ECB and Its Watchers, tries to bring together academics, market participants, media representatives and policymakers for open discussions of policy issues preoccupying the Swiss society.

The inaugural meeting of the The SNB and Its Watchers took place on Friday, November 11, 2022 at the University of Bern, Hochschulstrasse 4, Main Building, Room 110, from 13:45 to 18:30.
It featured debates on

•       Exchange Rate Policy
•       Central Bank Balance Sheets

The SNB and its Watchers 2022 (program and slides)

The second meeting of the SNB and its Watchers took place on Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 at the Kursaal Bern, Kornhausstrasse 3, Bern, from 13:30-18:25.

It topics were:

•       Financial Innovation and Swiss Banking
•       A Small Open Economy with a Large Banking Sector: Opportunities and Perils

The SNB and its Watchers 2023 (programm and slides)