Circular Letter ST.24-0067 — Foreign Direct Investment Survey 2023

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BANQUE CENTRALE DU LUXEMBOURG
EUROSYSTEM

Ref.: ST.24-0067
Luxembourg, 27 February 2024
Circular Letter

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

Subject: Foreign Direct Investment Surveys

Dear Sirs, Madams,

In accordance with the provisions of the single article of the law of 28 June 2000 amending the Grand-Ducal Regulation of 10 November 1944 on exchange control, the Banque Centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and the Central Service for Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC) are jointly responsible for the compilation of 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 the surveys on foreign direct investment. 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 surveys on foreign direct investment 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 established abroad.

The questionnaires and the explanatory notes relating thereto can therefore be downloaded, in French and English, from the following link:
https://www.bcl.lu/fr/reporting_reglementaire/Etablissements_credit/Bal-paiem-et-pos_ext-glob/Instructions/Enquete-annuelle-IDE/index.html

In the event of a discrepancy between the French and English texts, the French version shall prevail. The duly completed questionnaires must be submitted before 21 June 2024.

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

bcl
BANQUE CENTRALE DU LUXEMBOURG
EUROSYSTEM

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

The documents relating to the survey can be submitted to the BCL by the following transmission methods:

• preferably by secure means using the electronic transmission means made available by SOFIE (OTX channel) or E-file (various correspondence).
  The following file naming structure must then be strictly respected:
  OTXREP-B0nnn-BOP_IDE_2023_B0nnn_20240621_001.xls where nnn corresponds to the BCL number of the reporting credit institution.

• by email (unsecured transmission) to
  reporting.banques@bcl.lu by mentioning in the subject: BCL No – FDI 2023.

• 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) will be at your disposal.

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

BANQUE CENTRALE DU LUXEMBOURG

Xavier Hornick
Section Head
Statistics

Roland Nockels
Head of Department
Statistics

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