Economiesuisse executive board member Alexander Keberle calls for greater use of public-private partnerships to fund upgrades to the Swiss transport network. In an interview with Tamedia’s German-language newspapers, Alexander Keberle says that possibilities already exist in Switzerland, notably via pension funds. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The state could work more closely with companies, both in terms of implementation and financing,” Keberle said in the interview published on Friday. Studies show that this approach would make it possible to better respect budgets and deadlines. This type of partnership is not a miracle solution, but an option, Keberle points out. In Switzerland, for example, pension funds can invest up to 10% of their capital in infrastructure, or around CHF 130 billion. Banks and insurance companies could also be interested. The proposed model is as follows: “the private sector provides infrastructure at a certain price and to …