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Pierre-Yves Donzé: from a ‘cosmopolitan nation’ to Japan

This content was published on May 15, 2017 Pierre-Yves Donzé comes from La Chaux-de-Fonds and became a professor of economic history in Osaka. His specialty: the watch industry.

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Expats rate Uganda more attractive than Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 29, 2016 The alpine nation continues to tumble down the rankings in the 67-country Expat Insider surveyExternal link, “The World Through Expat Eyes”, published on Monday. Overall, Switzerland has fallen from fourth place in 2014 to 14th in 2015 to 31st this year. This drop of 17 places made it one of the online survey’s “biggest losers”,…

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When being away from home is still home

This content was published on Aug 7, 2016

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Escaping the golden cage

This content was published on Aug 5, 2016 Portraits of Swiss living abroad

How to encourage citizens to participate in politics

This content was published on Aug 14, 2015 The slogan for the congress in Geneva – which elected Remo Gysin as its new president and adopted a resolution to push for e-voting for about 55,000 registered Swiss citizens abroad – is hardly a coincidence: Civic education: Guarantee for a living democracy. In a country with a rich tradition of public votes, and only nine weeks ahead of the…

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Swiss winemakers find heavenly spot near Cape

This content was published on Jun 7, 2010 The last stretch of the drive to the vineyards of Jean-Claude Martin and Christoph Kaser is a reddish-brown dirt road. A gate with the South African flag – and a smaller Swiss one – indicates the entrance to the Creation Wines estate, a few kilometres inland from the quaint coastal town of Hermanus. It is…

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Swiss abroad told to make their voices heard

This content was published on Mar 14, 2010 For the past few months Swiss citizens living in Britain have been encouraged to express their thoughts on the title of the forum, “What does Switzerland do for the Swiss abroad – could it do more?” The three most pressing topics discussed at the weekend by the Federation of Swiss Societies in Britain (FOSSUK) and…

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Australia

This content was published on May 4, 2009 Discover how Victoria's gold rush drew thousands of immigrants seeking fortune and a new life. Learn more about their journeys and outcomes.

Argentina

This content was published on May 4, 2009 This is a short summary of the story of Ticinese migrations to Argentina. More information is available on the Italian version of this special (see links). The flow of migrants was encouraged by the government in Buenos Aires, whose policy was to attract European immigrants to colonise and develop the country’s vast hinterland. Because of…

London and its Swiss-Italian flair

This content was published on Mar 30, 2009 During a recent trip to Switzerland, the current Lord Mayor, Louise Hyams, exhibited the chain worn by Sir John Gatti, whose great uncle, Carlo Gatti, left his icy mark on the British capital. The title accorded Gatti was in part recognition of the importance to London of his family, who started out very humbly only…

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