[gerbler]

It was the initial incentive, but it's the only English speaking country in the eurozone (aside from Malta) and there's a huge number of companies who have massive capital investments (pharma/biomedical). Now there's a very active tech scene, it's tightly linked to the US so it actually feels quite sustainable.

[TapWaterBandit]

Maybe. I suspect playing tax haven for the largest corporations in the world plays a much bigger role in the generalised prosperity than anything else but I suppose we'll see.