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Louisa Schibli captain of her own ship © Louisa Schibli

Louisa Schibli – running The Xpat Xchange from overseas

by Marcus Berry
March 11, 2010 | 11:12

Louisa Schibli, boss of The Xpat Xchange, one of Switzerland's first information websites aimed at English speakers, is a familiar figure at Expat Expo. After nearly 10 years of operating the site providing data on anything from property to pets, Schibli has developed a significant following amongst the expat community. So much so, that the American-Swiss can now successfully run the site from the US while making brief sorties back to Switzerland.


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