Annex: chronology of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre — a part of the book Lugano as an International Financial Centre by Dr Alexander Ressos.
This chronology lists the principal dates in the history of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre, from the Iron Age cultures of the lakes to the events of September 2026, and covers politics, law, banking, trade, tax, criminal cases, infrastructure and technology. Every entry rests on facts set out and documented in the chapters of this book, to which it refers for sources and context. Where the sources differ or a date remains uncertain, the entry gives it with "c." or as a range. Antiquity to 1500
This part belongs to Lugano as an International Financial Centre by Dr Alexander Ressos, published here in full, section by section.
Chronology to 1798: lakes, passes and Lombard commerce
This part of the chronology of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre covers 87 entries. Each entry names the chapter of the book in which the event is discussed. Read more Lugano · AnnexChronology 1798–1913: the young canton
This part of the chronology of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre covers 78 entries. Each entry names the chapter of the book in which the event is discussed. Read more Lugano · AnnexChronology 1914–1989: the rise of the third financial centre
This part of the chronology of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre covers 94 entries. Each entry names the chapter of the book in which the event is discussed. Read more Lugano · AnnexChronology 1990–2009: compliance and the end of the lira economy
This part of the chronology of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre covers 64 entries. Each entry names the chapter of the book in which the event is discussed. Read more Lugano · AnnexChronology 2010–2026: transparency, Plan ₿ and the present
This part of the chronology of Lugano and Ticino as a financial centre covers 171 entries. Each entry names the chapter of the book in which the event is discussed. Read more