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Liechtenstein retains top rating
The renewed top rating in Standard & Poor’s semi-annual country rating confirms Liechtenstein’s stability and reliability.
Liechtenstein asset management banks among the best
The annual TOPS wealth manager rating by FUCHS | RICHTER PRÜFINSTANZ shows which banks and wealth managers in the DACH and Liechtenstein region offer their clients the highest quality advice and best investment proposals. This year, four Liechtenstein institutions are among the top 12.
Bankers Association offers climate-friendly NFT
As part of its Roadmap 2025, which focuses on sustainability and digitalisation, the Liechtenstein Bankers Association is launching an NFT to offset its carbon footprint.
Liechtenstein praised for implementation of standard against tax evasion
Liechtenstein received the best possible assessment for its implementation of the Automatic Exchange of Information in tax matters. The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has therefore provided international recognition of Liechtenstein’s efforts.
Liechtenstein has the clearest crypto tax regulations
The consulting firm PwC has investigated how clear the taxation of crypto assets is in various countries. Liechtenstein was ranked in first place globally. Switzerland was also ranked towards the top of the standings.
Banking center raising funds for COVAX project
The Liechtenstein Bankers Association is calling for the country’s banking center to support the COVAX project. The donation campaign will run until 21 January 2022, enabling UNICEF to provide vaccinations to people in low-income countries. People outside the banking center can also participate in the fundraising campaign.
LIFE Climate Foundation promoting innovative agriculture in Zambia
SOS Children’s Villages is helping young farmers in Zambia to learn and implement new farming methods. The project aims to enable smallholders to adapt to changing climatic conditions. The LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein is providing part of the funding.
Liechtenstein retains top rating
The international rating agency Standard & Poor’s has again awarded the Principality of Liechtenstein its top rating of AAA with a stable outlook. In the evaluation, the rating agency above all emphasized the sound financial situation with regard to public budgets.
Prospects for financial sector improving
The Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein has published this year’s report on the stability of the financial sector. This states that the sector is stable, with prospects having improved versus the previous year. However, the pandemic still entails further risks.
Global Forum approves Liechtenstein “in place”
Liechtenstein’s legal framework on the automatic exchange of information about financial accounts created in 2020 is perfect. This confirmation was expressed by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
LBA joins UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance as a Supporting Organisation
After the European Banking Federation, the Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA) is also joining the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) as a Supporting Organisation. The industryled, UN-convened Net-Zero Banking Alliance is Race to Zero-accredited and represents the banking element of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.
Bankers Association to cooperate with blockchain think-tank
The Liechtenstein Bankers Association will in future be cooperating with the Blockchain Research Institute. The think-tank, which is based in the Canadian city of Toronto, aims to empower business leaders to become catalysts of the blockchain transformation.
