Anyone who thinks Switzerland has been shipwrecked is mistaken.

With a 39% tariff, US President Donald Trump has imposed the highest tariff rate in the Western world against Switzerland to date. This is a severe blow for our export-oriented economy, which is heavily dependent on the US market – tens of thousands of jobs are affected.

In their current guest article on FOCUS online, Dr. Thomas Borer and Edi Rexhaj show why Switzerland has often successfully mastered stormy waters and how we can now reset our sails.

Their conclusion, based on Franklin D. Roosevelt: A good sailor is not one who is never surprised by the sea, but one who knows how to react to a sudden storm. Switzerland has proven this several times.

Click here for the full article (German): Focus Online