Economic assessment of the cantonal participation in Berner Kantonalbank AG

What are the effects of different variants of the cantonal participation in BEKB on the Bernese economy?

 

Client

Finanzdirektion des Kantons Bern

Project period

2024

Related expertise

Regulation, Economic Policy, Financial Services, Regulatory Impact Assessment,

Team

Samuel Rutz, Eva Zuberbühler, Ramon Gmür, Seline Spillmann

Contact

Samuel Rutz, Eva Zuberbühler

Project description

On behalf of the Department of Finance of the Canton of Berne, Swiss Economics has assessed the economic significance of the following options for a cantonal participation in BEKB:

  • Status quo: keep the majority of shares
  • Blocking minority with 33% of shares
  • No cantonal participation

Approach

Based on public sources and interviews:

  • Analysis of relevant characteristics of cantonal banks and developments in the financial sector
  • Value creation analysis of BEKB
  • Risk analysis from an economic perspective
  • Assessment of the impact on various stakeholder groups
  • Agreggation to an overall impact on the Bernese economy

Publikation

 

 

 

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