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Russian Economic and Financial
Forum in Switzerland
March 12, 2006
Michael Lauber, Director
Liechtenstein Bankers Association
Facts & Figures
• 30000 inhabitants (34% foreigners)
• more than 15000 cross-border commuters
daily
• area: 160 km2
• 200 years Souvereignity
Facts & Figures
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competent – safe – individual
15 banks
more than 400 trust companies
CHF 107 billion (1000 million) aum
30% GDP
member in the EBF
zero-tolerance for Money Laundering
1 country – 2 economic areas
• banking secrecy as strict as in Switzerland
• tight and fruitful relations to the Swiss
financial market
• EU market open for all services in/out
Liechtenstein
• ex: Investment Funds: highly competitive
law since September 2005, single licence
principle
1 country – 2 economic areas
• banks in Liechtenstein are concentrated
on niches
• global acting banks (in more than 30
different branches abroad)
Future challenges
• transparency vs. privacy
• enhanced communication of crucial
importance
or in a proverb
i wolki cuitui, i ofzui zelui