Zug, Switzerland

Zug, a snow-covered town in Switzerland with a lovely lake and 27,000 registered companies, one for every resident Photograph: David Levene

The capital of a canton of the same name has old statues, traditional buildings and new money Photograph: David Levene

This is the industrial area of town where many businesses are based Photograph: David Levene

About 3% of the world's petrol is traded through Zug and the neighbouring town of Baar Photograph: David Levene

In 1946, the cantonal government decided Zug should offer one of the world's lowest tax regimes Photograph: David Levene

Baarermatte, located between Zug and Baar, where the company Shell Brands International AG is based Photograph: David Levene

The offices of the Julius Bår Group, a private Swiss bank for private and institutional investors Photograph: David Levene

Zug provides the registered office for thousands of companies including mining giant Xstrata Photograph: David Levene

Former tennis star Boris Becker is among the wealthy residents with a fine view of the Zugersee lake Photograph: David Levene

A stack of firewood Photograph: David Levene

Even the graffiti is neat in Zug Photograph: David Levene

Baarerstrasse, 78, Zug: the business address of Alliance Boots GmBH Photograph: David Levene

Shell Brands International AG is among the companies with office buildings in Baarermatte, between Zug and Baar Photograph: David Levene

Scene from the streets of Zug Photograph: David Levene