Guy Parmelin is from the hard-right Swiss People's Party and spent this year negotiating lower rates with Trump.

Mr Parmelin negotiated US tariffs on Switzerland down from 39 per cent to 15 per cent. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Switzerland’s agreement last month to get the US to lower tariffs on the country will be backdated to take effect on the day ...

When most people hear the word “tariff,” they imagine higher prices at the checkout line. But tariffs, when used intelligently, are not simply taxes on trade — they are strategic levers of negotiation ...

GENEVA (Reuters) -The United States' general tariff of 39% on imports from Switzerland could be cut to 15% from early December, ‌Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin told the broadcaster SRF in an ...

GENEVA — Switzerland announced plans on Friday to invest $200 billion in the United States through 2028 as it finalized a hard-wrought deal to slash U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods. Economy Minister Guy ...

Switzerland aims to strengthen its position as a host country of global NGOs by approving a credit facility of CHF122.6 ...

The economy minister was formally elected by lawmakers from both houses of the Federal Assembly parliament with 203 out of ...

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