Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

   For weeks, the United Kingdom’s referendum on whether it should leave the European Union, a scenario known as “Brexit,” has dominated discussion in the media. The ups and downs of the debate have had a corresponding influence on financial markets. The excitement generated can produce shudders as strong as a Hollywood thriller might. But […]

Auszug aus einem Beitrag von Prinz Michael von und zu Liechtenstein, erschienen in ‘WirtschaftRegional’, Freitag, 10. Juni 2016, Vaduz. «Vermögen ist so vielfältig wie die Menschen, die dahinter stehen.»    Ein dunkles Raunen ging durch die Öffentlichkeit, als im April die Panama Papers ihrengrossen Auftritt hatten. Die Panama Papers handeln von einem grossen Datenhaufen, den […]

   The leaders of the G7, an informal bloc of industrialized democracies consisting of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, met last week in Ise-Shima, Japan. In their joint declaration, the seven heads of government, among other things, confirmed their commitment to Iraq’s unity and territorial integrity, pledging $3.6 […]

The G20 finance ministers and central bank governors have already met twice this year to discuss the world economic situation, writes Prince Michael of Liechtenstein. After the February meeting in Shanghai, they released a cautiously optimistic communique congratulating themselves for “important achievements” in bolstering growth and stability. This was revised to an even more optimistic […]

Privacy is a valuable thing. An anonymous source has provided millions of documents revealing the private financial dealings of Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca’s clients to an international consortium of investigative journalists. Those clients no longer enjoy privacy. The names of famous people mentioned in the documents were splashed across headlines around the world. These […]