ABOUT LIECHTENSTEIN 

Rock Solid Financial Center

The Principality of Liechtenstein, founded in 1719 and embedded between Austria and Switzerland, represents a stable legal and social framework with a high quality of life for its inhabitants in the heart of Western Europe.

The financial policy of solid public budgets, short administrative channels and transparent tax and legal conditions contribute to Liechtenstein's attractiveness as a business location.

Being an internationally interconnected and stable financial hub, Liechtenstein’s financial services industry is supervised by a strong financial market supervisory authority (FMA).

The country's banking center, rated highly in the Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment (BICRA), belongs to the same category as Luxembourg, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Finland, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Liechtenstein has been a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1995 and enjoys full freedom to provide services in all countries of the European Union (EU) and the EEA.

Due to the traditionally close economic relations and the customs and currency treaty with Switzerland, Liechtenstein’s financial firms benefit from privileged access to the Swiss economic area by having access to the Swiss markets and financial infrastructure including payment traffic system and stock exchange.

For Swiss companies, Liechtenstein is also an ideal hub in close proximity to access the EU and EEA states.

Liechtenstein’s financial strength and political stability are being reflected in the rare Triple-A ratings with stable outlook by both major rating agencies Standard & Poor’s (AAA) and Moody’s (Aaa).