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"Our hard work is finally paying of", a government source said as news spread that Luxembourg is about to be awarded a place on the "list of [..] tax havens" by the OECD. Currently, this exclusive list consists only of Andorra, Liechtenstein and Monaco.

"You can't really live there, these places are too tiny", a senior private banker told us, "Just ask Boris Becker!" He pointed out that Luxembourg was "more than a thousand times bigger than Monaco" and "has an airport of its own", so rich tax fugitives would not have to switch to a helicopter. "Even the biggest planes in the world can land here!"

"We're currently renovating our garden house", his wife - a part-time real estate agent - added. "More rich people will want to move here. Now's a good time to buy, we're willing to let it go for less than a million".

Other countries about to be rewarded with a place on the list are Switzerland, Austria and some Asian locations where it's so hot and humid that you can't breathe outside air-conditioned areas. "You don't want to spend the rest of your life wearing pink polo shirts", the banker pointed out.

The inclusion of three European states on the list is fueling speculation that a new European Union of Tax Havens (EUTH) is about to be founded. It's likely that a basic agreement has already been signed at a meeting of the three finance ministers at Senningen castle on Sunday. With many experts predicting that the old EU won't make it through the economic meltdown, the EUTH might turn out to be the big winner.

Our anonymous source agrees: "This is the global shift of power we've been waiting for. The U.S. and the big European states are broke and have no idea how to get out of the crisis. It's time for the small (but not too small) tax havens to attract more money and talent. We'll show the world how to create sustainable prosperity."