Swiss newspapers have questioned the deal struck with Washington and concessions made by Switzerland to allow the tariff rate on Swiss imports to be lowered from 39% to 15%. What exactly were they? Some doubts remain. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Switzerland and the United States announced on Friday that they had signed a framework deal that serves as the basis for negotiating a formal trade agreement, which should be concluded in the first months of 2026. Certain passages of the text raise questions, however. The NZZ am Sonntag newspaper on Sunday highlighted the fact that the two countries must address potential trade distortions caused by subsidies or measures taken by state-owned enterprises. “What this means in concrete terms remains unclear,” the paper declared. Colossal investments The SonntagsZeitung, for its part, focuses on the promise of colossal investments in the US from Swiss companies, worth a total of $200 billion. “A huge figure,” the ...
Full story here
Are you the author?
SWI swissinfo.ch – the international service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC).
Since 1999, swissinfo.ch has fulfilled the federal government’s mandate to distribute information about Switzerland internationally, supplementing the online offerings of the radio and television stations of the SBC. Today, the international service is directed above all at an international audience interested in Switzerland, as well as at Swiss citizens living abroad.
Previous post
See more for 3.) Swissinfo Business and Economy
Next post
Tags:
Featured,
global trade,
newsletter
