Swiss finance minister sees ‘clearly improved’ ties with US

Relations between Switzerland and the United States have improved under the Trump administration, Finance Minister Ueli Maurer told Swiss public radio, SRF, on Saturday. Maurer is heading a Swiss delegation, together with Economics Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann and Thomas Jordan, Chairman of the Swiss National Bank, which is attending the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group spring meetings in Washington from April 20-22. Maurer, a member of the conservative right Swiss People's Party, told SRF that “relations with the US have clearly improved” compared to the previous Barack Obama presidency, which was dogged by a long-running tax dispute and fines against Swiss banks. + When Trump met Berset in Davos Direct and improved contacts are possible between Switzerland and the US, which some people might be surprised about, he added: “The image we get of a rancorous [US] president, for example, does not correspond to reality. It’s quite remarkable and ...