Swiss Identity

How the largest community of Swiss descendants in Brazil became ‘German’

Swiss immigrants who boarded the ship for Brazil in the port of Genoa (Italy) in 1898. Their destination is Núcleo Campos Sales.

This content was published on Jun 4, 2026 In southern Brazil, thousands of Swiss immigrants were gradually absorbed into a broader German identity.

Bern parliament ready to call feminicide by its proper name

Demographics

Bern parliament approves naming feminicide in crime data

This content was published on Jun 4, 2026 The parliament of the canton of Bern has voted to include feminicide as a separate category in its annual crime statistics.

Workplace

Bank J. Safra Sarasin buys Saxo Bank and access to fintech

This content was published on Jun 3, 2026 The Swiss M&A market reached record levels in 2025. Swissinfo looks at some of those deals and why they matter.

Housing

Some 2,500 protest in Zurich against housing situation

This content was published on May 31, 2026 Around 2,500 people marched in Zurich on Saturday afternoon against what they called “a city for the rich”.

Swiss cinema

Hypnotic documentary lays bare Persian Gulf’s climate inequality

This content was published on May 28, 2026 Following lonely souls enduring the Gulf's deadly temperatures, Jacqueline Zünd's "Heat" depicts a dystopia we mistake for the future.

Culture

Blatten: ‘We lost everything, but not the joy of making music’

This content was published on May 28, 2026 A year after a landslide destroyed the Swiss village of Blatten, the Fafleralp Blatten music society embodies the determination to regain a semblance of normality and to look to the future with optimism.

Construction makes a good start to the year - mixed outlook

Housing

Residential property demand boosts Swiss construction industry

This content was published on May 27, 2026 Building construction and civil engineering activity rose by 5.6% to between January and March

SMEs in the MEM industries remain under pressure

Workplace

Swiss technology SMEs are under pressure

This content was published on May 27, 2026 Almost three quarters of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the machinery, electrical equipment and metals (MEM) industry consider their current business situation to be unfavourable.

Workplace

Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland as hub for global offshore wealth

This content was published on May 27, 2026 Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland as the top global offshore wealth hub. Discover what’s driving this shift in international finance.

Traffic jams and queues at the end of the Whitsun weekend

Tourism Trends

Whit Monday travellers face traffic and airport queues in Switzerland

This content was published on May 25, 2026 Whit Monday travel causes traffic jams and airport queues across Switzerland.

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