Regards 02/13 - Regards sur les investissements directs étrangers (IDE)

Luxembourg has become a major player in the field of foreign direct investment (FDI). The remarkable level of its FDI stocks regularly places the country into the top5 world ranking. What explains this quite exceptional economic performance of a small country that ranks only at the 170th position in terms of world population and how to make the right interpretation of these statistics?