WHY LUXEMBOURG ?

The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg is offering a business-friendly environment providing a significant number of advantages to an international clientele.

  • A politically and socially stable country

    Located at the very heart of Europe, Luxembourg is a unique gateway to access the European market. Luxembourg’s success can be attributed to government policies aimed at developing a business-friendly environment and diversifying the country’s economy. Luxembourg’s geographical location, excellent infrastructure, rewarding tax environment and high quality of life make it an attractive place to live and develop business.

  • A friendly business environment

    Luxembourg has one of the lowest levels of national debt in Europe, which is a guarantee for fiscal stability. The Government of Luxembourg is business-oriented with long-standing experience in attracting international companies (e.g. Skype, Amazon, BNP Paribas, etc.). A close working relationship between the Government, the legislator and the business community underpins the innovative legal framework of Luxembourg. The Luxembourg regulator is knowledgeable and responsive to the needs of the business community, with a strong culture of investor protection.

    Luxembourg offers companies the unique capacity to create new business models and limit investment risk. In particular, in Luxembourg companies can benefit An efficient financial platform.

    A favorable tax framework
    Flexible and competitive tax structuring models
    Easy exit mechanisms
    The opportunity to centralize the company’s group functions and assets from Luxembourg
    A full service financial sector
    A tradition of financial expertise and multijurisdictional practice
    A unique concentration of investment fund industry experts
    A thorough client understanding across borders
    A highly-skilled, multilingual and multicultural work force
    Excellent ICT infrastructure

  • A leading international financial center

    Luxembourg is the first private banking center in the euro area and the world’s second largest domicile for asset management, behind the USA. Luxembourg has had a remarkable success in attracting a wide range of international entrepreneurs and corporations active in the following fields.

    Investment management
    Private banking/Wealthmanagement
    Alternative investments
    Corporate banking
    Capital markets/Securitization
    Private equity
    Real estate
    Insurance

  • A global destination for investment funds

    In a few decades, Luxembourg became one of the leading locations for investment funds. First in the world for cross-border fund distribution and second largest investment fund centre (y behind the USA) with 3095 billion EUR under management. Since 1959, when the first fund was established, the investment fund industry has hugely expanded, counting 3,905 funds at the end of 2014. This success was based on the Luxembourg authorities’ encouraging attitude towards attracting foreign capital and investments. Moreover, the country’s prime location at the heart of Europe, namely close to the main markets targeted by investment funds, in combination with its highly skilled work force and political, economic and social stability, contributed to Luxembourg becoming a global destination for investment funds. An appropriate, tailor-made tax regime and the adoption of favourable, well-defined legislation resulted in Luxembourg consolidating its position as an international investment fund distribution hub.