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Switzerland Passes On Sovereign Money Initiative

June 11, 2018
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Switzerland Passes On Sovereign Money Initiative

June 11, 2018
An initiative to prohibit commercial banks in Switzerland from electronically creating money when they make a loan was overwhelmingly rejected by Swiss voters. According to Reuters, more than three quarters of voters rejected the Sovereign Money initiative. In addition, all of the country’s 26 self-governing cantons voted against it. The initiative called for commercial banks […]