BANQUE CENTRALE DU LUXEMBOURG

EUROSYSTEM

Ref.: ST.21-0324
Circular Letter

Luxembourg, April 22, 2021

To all credit institutions and to the
Post and Telecommunications company services

Concerning: Foreign Direct Investment Surveys

Dear Madams, Dear Sirs,

Pursuant to the provisions of the single article of the law of June 28, 2000, amending the Grand Ducal regulation of November 10, 1944, as amended, on exchange control, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and the Central Service for Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC) are jointly responsible for compiling the balance of payments and the global external position of Luxembourg. Paragraph 1 of the single article of the aforementioned law indicates, among other things, that STATEC is responsible for foreign direct investment surveys. Within the framework of the collaboration between these two institutions, the BCL is responsible for statistical collection from credit institutions and the Post and Telecommunications company.

The foreign direct investment surveys concern all direct investment relationships that the respondents have established in their capacity as subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or branches of a non-resident investor or with their own subsidiaries, affiliated companies, or branches located abroad.

The questionnaires and the explanatory notes relating thereto can therefore be downloaded, in French and English, from the following link:
http://www.bcl.lu/fr/reporting_reglementaire/Etablissements_credit/Balance-des-paiements-et-position-exterieure-globale/Instructions/Enquete-annuelle-IDE/index.html

In the event of any discrepancy between the French and English texts, the French version shall prevail.
Completed questionnaires must be submitted by June 18, 2021.

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If your institution experiences delays, we invite you to inform us before this date, via a duly motivated letter.

Documents related to the survey can be submitted to the BCL via the following transmission methods:

• preferably via secure channel using the electronic transmission means made available by SOFIE (OTX channel) or E-file (miscellaneous correspondence).
  It is imperative to respect the following file naming structure:
  OTXREP-B0nnn-BOP_IDE_2020_B0nnn_20210618_001.xls where nnn corresponds to the BCL number of the reporting credit institution.

• by email (unsecured transmission) to
  reporting.banques@bcl.lu mentioning in the subject line: BCL No – FDI 2020.

• by post to the following address:
  Banque centrale du Luxembourg
  Statistics Department - Banks Section
  2, boulevard Royal
  L-2983 Luxembourg

For any information regarding the application of this circular, Mr. Romain Scholer (tel. 4774 4583) and Mrs. Nathalie Lehmann (tel. 4774 4241) are at your disposal.

Please accept, Madams, Sirs, the assurance of our perfect consideration.

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BANQUE CENTRALE DU LUXEMBOURG

Handwritten signature
Germain Stammet
Deputy Head of Department
Statistics

Handwritten signature
Roland Nockels
Head of Department
Statistics

2, boulevard Royal • L-2983 Luxembourg • E-mail: reporting.bop@bcl.lu