Financial centre Liechtenstein - Thinking in generations

Locational advantages of the Liechtenstein financial centre
Locational advantages of the Liechtenstein financial centre
Thinking in generations: Symbiosis between
innovation and a long-term mindset
Liechtenstein’s unique framework conditions offer entrepreneurs
and investors long-term prospects and planning security.
SUSTAINABILITY AND
PHILANTHROPY
• Acting in a responsible, sustain-
able manner is a central compo-
QUALITY AND
STABILITY AND
LEGAL AND
nent of Liechtenstein’s culture.
STRENGTH OF INNOVATION
LEGAL CERTAINTY
TAX CONFORMITY
• Unique projects:
• “Energy country”: all of Liech-
• Extensive expertise and
• Stable social, legal and
• Financial centre regulation
tenstein’s municipalities have
long-standing experience
economic system
in Liechtenstein based on
been awarded the “Energy
of the financial service
• Customs and currency union
EU guidelines
Town” label. Liechtenstein
providers
with Switzerland since 1924
• Internationally integrated
is the world’s first “energy
• Direct access to experts from
• Member of the European Eco-
and recognised financial
country”.
Switzerland, Austria, Germany
nomic Area (EEA) since 1995.
market supervisory authority
• “Solar world champion”: Liech-
and Liechtenstein
• Barrier-free access to the
• Recognition and implemen-
tenstein has the highest per
• Flexibility, efficient processes
European market (freedom
tation of international and
capita photovoltaic capacity.
and short decision- making
of movement of goods,
European tax cooperation
• “Water footprint”: Liechten-
channels
people, services and capital)
standards
stein is the first country to offer
• Europe-compliant niche
• Political continuity and
• Early AEOI adopter (automatic
as many people in developing
products in the financial sector
stability
exchange of information)
countries safe access to clean
• Support for innovation
• Liberal economic policies
• Global Forum rating “largely
drinking water as it has in-
• Close cooperation between
• Liberal company law
compliant”
habitants.
authorities, regulators and
• Sound financial policies /
• Implementation of OECD /
• Outstanding international reputa-
financial centre players
no government debt
BEPS (corporate taxation
tion as a philanthropy centre at
• Governmental Office for
• Very well-funded public sector
guidelines)
the heart of Europe.
Financial Innovation and
• Moderate corporate taxation
• Tax information exchange
• Advanced foundation gover-
Digitalisation
• AAA country rating awarded
agreements and / or double
nance with high protection of
by Moody’s and Standard &
taxation agreements with
the private sphere.
Poor’s
54 states
• Named the No. 1 philanthropy
• Broadly diversified economy
location in 2022 by the Global
with a strong industrial sector
Philanthropy Environment Index.
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