Swiss didn't make a deal with the devil on US tariffs, minister says
Cătălin Roșioru
Switzerland did not make a deal with the devil by agreeing on a new tariff framework with the United States, Economy Minister Guy Parmelin said on Sunday, rejecting criticism that it amounted to "surrender" in Donald Trump's trade war.The non-binding framework trade agreement, announced on Friday, promises a lower US import tariff rate of 15% for Switzerland - down from 39% - in return for $200 billion in investments by Swiss companies in the US"We haven't sold our soul to the devil," Parmelin
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