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 ...
