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The “Fifth Switzerland” continues to grow

22.07.2020 – FDFA

The number of Swiss living abroad increased again in 2019, accounting for a population of 770,900 by the end of the year – up by around 1.4 per cent. According to the statistics on the Swiss Abroad compiled by the Federal Statistical Office, most Swiss Abroad continue to live in Europe, namely 484,300 (or 63 per cent). The most popular European country of residence is France (199,800), followed by Germany (92,200), Italy (49,800), the UK (35,200) and Spain (24,200). However, the EU country with the highest Swiss expatriate growth rate in 2019 was Portugal (+11.6 per cent). Some 286,000 Swiss Abroad live outside Europe – in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean (24 per cent), in Asia (7 per cent), in Australia and Oceania (4 per cent), and in Africa (2 per cent).

Further information: ogy.de/statistics2019

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    Danny Saner, London, England, Great Britain. 06.08.2020 At 18:01
    I've been living abroad for more than half of my life and was appalled by the treatment I was submitted to by the Banks of our country. It seems impossible for me to open and maintain an account with a Bank in Switzerland and get a convenient deal for my deposits. To my astonishment they asked me to pay for this service... I called several Banks, also the Bank of my Canton, they all have prohibitive rates for savings accounts belonging to citizens living abroad. I don't have dual Nationality, nor would I ever apply for citizenship in my host country. Not because I'm so proud to be Swiss, it just isn't interesting for me to do so. I think it is scandalous to be betrayed and penalized at the behest of a foreign state, and we all know what I'm talking about here, by my own government just because I chose to live abroad.
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