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2025-11-16
The recent US tariff rate cut to 15% and the details of the framework trade agreement with Washington have raised questions about the consequences for the Swiss agricultural sector. But a senior Swiss Farmers’ Union official plays down the impact of the deal. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The agreement …
US delays pharma tariffs to push for more drug pricing deals
2025-10-02
According to government circles, the new tariffs on pharmaceutical imports into the US announced by US President Donald Trump for October 1 will not be imposed after all. This was announced by a high-ranking government official to the German Press Agency. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Instead, tariffs are now …
Switzerland enters digital trade deal with Singapore
2025-09-26
Switzerland is among the EFTA states ( also Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) that have signed an agreement on digital trade with Singapore. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Swiss Economics Minister Guy Parmelin and representatives of the other EFTA states signed the deal with Singapore’s Minister for Trade Relations, Grace Fu, …
Swiss Senate votes to extend short-time working to counter tariffs
2025-09-10
The Swiss Senate has approved the extension of short-time working compensation from 18 to 24 months in the face of United States tariffs. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Businesses have demanded the measure since since tariffs were raised. It has now cleared the first parliamentary hurdle. According to the parliamentary …
Swiss government calls for counter-proposal to the Responsible Business Initiative
2025-09-03
The federal government wants to counter the new Responsible Business Initiative with an indirect counter-proposal. The future regulations should be based on new provisions currently being discussed in the European Union. The national government does not want to go any further. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox On Wednesday, it set …
Vitol: the secretive trading giant minting fortunes for its employees
2025-09-03
The commodity house is among world’s most profitable companies and has returned $20 billion to senior staff over past three years. Across two floors of an unremarkable office block tucked between Buckingham Palace and London’s gritty Victoria coach station sits one of the most profitable but least known companies in the world. Commodity trader Vitol …
Swiss machinery sector continues to suffer from shrinking demand
2025-08-26
The Swiss machine and engineering industry remains caught in a downward spiral. In the current year, the number of orders have continued to fall, as has turnover. The industry association Swissmem assumes that the order situation will deteriorate even further. The main reason for this is the US tariff hike at the beginning of August. …
‘Knives out’: Switzerland descends into blame game after US tariff shock
2025-08-04
President Karin Keller-Sutter is under fire for failed trade talks with Trump administration. A blame game has erupted in Switzerland after the US announced an unexpected 39% tariff rate on the Alpine country on its national day. Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter is accused of grossly miscalculating the trade deal she thought she was able to …
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