Global Economic and Financial Outlook 2026

Chamber of Commerce Switzerland - Central Europe SEC together with chambers of commerce in the Central Eastern Europe CEE region invites you to the webinar series “CEE-SWISS IMPULSE SESSION”

You are welcome to participate (free) on the next CEE Swiss Impulse Session

Online, Tuesday, 10th of February 2026, 11:00 - 11:45 CET

GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK 2026

Robust Growth despite Geopolitical Risks and Tectonic Shifts

DR. MARTIN WEDER, Cheaf Economist and Head of Economic Research at ZKB

Significant changes in US trade and security policy dominated the headlines in 2025. Furthermore, geopolitical conflicts continued or even escalated. However, economic growth remained surprisingly solid thanks to a continuing AI boom and support from monetary and fiscal policy. The start of 2026 was again dominated by geopolitics as US military forces attacked Venezuela and Trump threatened to annex Greenland. In this session, Dr Martin Weder will provide a global economic outlook for 2026 and discuss opportunities and risks for companies and investors.

DR. MARTIN WEDER is Chief Economist and Head of Economic Research at ZKB. As an important part of ZKB’s CIO Office, his team is responsible for analysing and forecasting macroeconomic, monetary policy and geopo litical developments. Before joining ZKB in 2018 as Senior Economist for Europe, he worked at the Swiss National Bank in the area of financial market analysis and as a Research Associate at economiesuisse, the Swiss Business Federation. He holds a PhD in Political Economy from the University of Lucerne and an M.A. in Economics from the University of St. Gallen and Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.