KONTAN.CO.ID - ZURICH. Swiss voters narrowly approved a free trade agreement with Indonesia in a binding referendum on Sunday, with lower tariffs on palm oil imports the main issue in the national debate. The vote was carried with a 51.7-48.3% margin, provisional official results showed, a closer result that opinion polls had suggested. Switzerland signed the pact in 2018 together with the other European Free Trade Association members Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
Swiss voters narrowly back Indonesia trade pact
KONTAN.CO.ID - ZURICH. Swiss voters narrowly approved a free trade agreement with Indonesia in a binding referendum on Sunday, with lower tariffs on palm oil imports the main issue in the national debate. The vote was carried with a 51.7-48.3% margin, provisional official results showed, a closer result that opinion polls had suggested. Switzerland signed the pact in 2018 together with the other European Free Trade Association members Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.