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> Are you saying that individual Swiss banks are currently free to make up their own reserve requirements?

No, but bank lending is not made from customer deposits or bank reserves - lending occurs first, then reserve requirements are met afterwards. See for instance this research paper from Standard & Poor's:

Repeat After Me: Banks Cannot And Do Not "Lend Out" Reserves

https://www.kreditopferhilfe.net/docs/S_and_P__Repeat_After_...



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