Switzerland's economy minister Guy Parmelin was back in Washington for talks on Thursday, for the third time since the Alpine country was clobbered with huge tariffs.

Vice President Parmelin was scheduled to meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, several Swiss media outlets reported, as Bern clings to hopes of reducing the whopping tariff rate.

US President Donald Trump shocked Switzerland in August when he announced 39-percent duties on imports of goods from the country, among the highest in his global tariff blitz.

Since then, the wealthy European nation has been striving to negotiate a better tariff deal, and has slashed its 2026 growth forecast as the tariffs weigh on its export-driven economy.

On Monday evening, Bloomberg News reported that Switzerland was close to an a

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