Monday, October 20, 2025
At the 2025 annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund, Liechtenstein Prime Minister Brigitte Haas met with IMF leadership including Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke and First Deputy Managing Director Dan Katz. The week also included meetings with Ministers and high-level officials from Switzerland, India, Malaysia, Thailand, EU, Iceland, Luxembourg, Germany, Saudi Arabia and Andorra to advance multilateral and bilateral partnerships. In addition, Prime Minister Haas met representatives of the U.S. administration including Assistant Secretary of Commerce David Fogel and Caroline Pham, Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as well as congressional and private sector stakeholders, to deepen Liechtenstein’s Strategic and Economic Partnership with the United States.
The Liechtenstein private sector, led by the Liechtenstein Banker's Association and representatives of the three biggest banks (LGT Private Banking, LLB Banking, VP Bank AG), showcased its impressive know-how and expertise in exchanges with international experts and the U.S. financial sector.
One year into its IMF membership, Liechtenstein has already benefitted from the Fund‘s resources, know-how and expertise through access to and collaboration with top economists, business leaders and international policy-makers. The IMF’s huge potential to advance Liechtenstein’s interests, partnerships and visibility is only beginning to show.