Maya Forstater

@alexcobham Is it that international norms on how this trade is reported should change? Or internatinal norms fine, but Swiss breaking them?

@MForstater neat philosophical q: do we think of norm in terms of the de jure (not all report transit trade so maybe OK for Swiss not to?);

@alexcobham From reader POV “int. norm” implies de jure or at least general practice - impression is that Swiss practice out of line. Is it?

@MForstater what I meant in previous tweets: no consistent transit reporting norm, but norm of reporting major trade role. Which applies?

@MForstater one out of line, one less clearly. Is it unfair to point out Swiss trade opacity if they just happen to be in most opaque form?

@alexcobham Which other countries report on merchant (main issue here, not transit?) trade flows, not as service? Who to/how? Is there std?

@MForstater all good qs!

@alexcobham - last one not tricky philosophical q. Should be straightforward. If Swiss merchant trade is opaque, who is the comparator?