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Luxembourg economy expected to grow 4.5%
09-02-2018
The national statistics office Statec published a mid-term outlook predicting that the Luxembourg economy will benefit from ‘balanced and sustained expansion’ over the next years. A growth...
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Europeans largely dominate in Global Competitiveness Index
09-02-2018
Global Talent Competitiveness Index The international business school INSEAD recently published the latest edition of its Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) produced in partnership with the A...
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Luxembourg's healthcare system is number one
09-02-2018
According to the latest figures published in the “Legatum Prosperity Index” report of the Legatum Institute, Luxembourg's healthcare system remains the best in the world.
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Luxembourg ranked 5th in the EU 2018 Index of economic freedom
09-02-2018
Economic freedom index 2018 Luxembourg’s economic freedom score is 76.4, making its economy the 14th freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has increased by 0.5 point, with improvements in scores...
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Investment Plan for Europe: COSME agreement signed for SMEs in Luxembourg
06-02-2018
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Mutualité de Cautionnement (MC) have signed a COSME agreement in Luxembourg that will allow MC to provide guarantees supporting more than €20 million of loans to...
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Cleantech business in Luxembourg and strategy for the future
02-02-2018
Georges Schaaf Head of Sector Development – Cleantech & Manufacturing Industry is fresh from attending the 16th Cleantech Forum in San Francisco 2018. We took this opportunity at the beginning of ...
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Logistics.public.lu: launch of new information portal for logistics and international trade
02-02-2018
The Luxembourg government has launched a new information website for companies in the logistics and international trade sector which aims to centralise in one single location, information on the custo...
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Findel airport setting a new record for freight transport in 2017
02-02-2018
Findel airport in Luxembourg registered a total of 938,000 tons of freight transportation. This sets a new record in the logistics industry in Luxembourg. Last year Findel airport was also mentioned a...
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GovSat-1 and Luxembourg into orbit!
01-02-2018
Luxembourg has entered into a new space age following the successful launch on 31, January 2018, of the GovSat-1 satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Center. As a joint venture established in 2015 ...
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Luxembourg 3rd most inclusive advanced economy
25-01-2018
In Davos, the World Economic Forum published its new findings from the Inclusive Development Index 2018 identifying Luxembourg as one of the most inclusive economies in the world. The World Economic F...
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Luxembourg invests in its tourism
24-01-2018
The Luxembourg government has announced an investment plan of 60 million euros over five years to support the continuous improvement and creation of tourism infrastructure in the country.
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Luxembourg develops its green business at Cleantech Forum San Francisco
24-01-2018
For the 16th #CleantechSF Forum, the theme touches on the idea of “next generations.” Participants are sharing insights on where the next generation of technologies might take the industrial landscape, hearing from the newest generation of investment vehicles, and getting the opportunity to meet CEOs who are representing how the next generation of entrepreneurs are shaping up.
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Bitcoin exchange platform, bitFlyer choose Luxembourg
23-01-2018
On Tuesday 23, January 2018, the Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, officially announced that on January 8, 2018, the Japanese bitFlyer platform was granted its payment institution license by the L...
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Luxembourg - an excellent platform for cleantech companies
23-01-2018
Luxinnovation’s new brochure “Luxembourg Cleantech Business Centre” presents main opportunities in fields such as smart cities, smart building, smart energy, smart water and the circular economy.
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GovSat aims at becoming a global space player
23-01-2018
Interview of Patrick Biewer about the launch of GovSat-1 military and governmental communications satellite from America’s Cape Canaveral space centre.
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APATEQ to treat streams of wastewater on Swedish island
19-01-2018
Clean-tech innovator APATEQ has been assigned with a multi-million Euro contract for the construction of an industrial size plant for different streams of water and wastewater treatment by a local mun...
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Talkwalker, Social Media Monitoring company rising to the top
18-01-2018
In June 2012, when 29-year-old Thibaut Britz was awarded best young creative entrepreneur by the Luxembourg Junior Chamber of Commerce, he could never have imagined that his idea – the creation of a t...
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Luxembourg tied for first in lowest gender pay gap
18-01-2018
Back in 2000, the gender pay gap rate was at 15% for the Grand Duchy. 18 years later, a new research from the European Commission on the gender pay gap highlights Luxembourg as one of the lowest along...
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Luxembourg and China agreed to cooperate on space exploration
17-01-2018
The Ministry of the Economy and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that provides a framework for the development and implementation of scie...
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Luxembourg will host the EU's HPC
17-01-2018
Luxembourg is to host the headquarters of the body that will set up and deploy a pan-European supercomputer as part of the European Union’s (EU) High-Performance Computing (HPC) programme. On 11...
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Luxembourg’s visibility on the rise thanks to CES in Las Vegas
15-01-2018
From January 9-12, 2018, Las Vegas hosted the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the world’s most prestigious annual technology events. For the first time, Luxembourg was there with an official s...
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Luxembourg focuses on research and higher education for 2018-2021
12-01-2018
On Thursday 11 January, Marc Hansen – Luxembourg’s Ministry for Higher Education and Research – presented the contract with the University of Luxembourg and the multi-year agreements...
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Talkwalker bought by US private equity firm
11-01-2018
Talkwalker, one of Luxembourg's most high-profile start-up success stories, has been purchased by a US private equity firm
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8 Luxembourg start-ups at Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
10-01-2018
Selected by Luxinnovation and the European American Enterprise Council, 8 start-ups along with Luxinnovation experts are currently at the Luxembourg pavilion at CES Vegas, one of the biggest tech show...
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News and changes for 2018
09-01-2018
Several new legal and regulatory provisions applying directly to citizens will enter into force in 2018. Below is an overview of the main area that will have a direct impact on ordinary citizens. The ...
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Dubai 2020 – artistic project for Luxembourg's pavilion in the hands of an artists' collective
09-01-2018
In keeping with the theme for Expo 2020 Dubai – “Connecting minds, Creating the future” – the artistic project for the Luxembourg pavilion will go with the idea of connecting m...
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GovSat-1 satellite ready to be launched
05-01-2018
“This is obviously a very exciting moment,” says Patrick Biewer, CEO of the company created as a public-private partnership between the Luxembourg government and global satellite operator SES. “The la...
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Luxembourg, a country worth celebrating
04-01-2018
For the last few years, and then boosted by the launch of the country’s national branding campaign including new logo to promote the country abroad, people in Luxembourg have really started to come to...
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ICT start-up acceleration programme Fit 4 Start: Apply now!
04-01-2018
Fit 4 Start attracts innovative entrepreneurs from well beyond Luxembourg’s borders and has become renowned in the start-up community as a very valuable launch pad for early-stage ICT companies. Due t...
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AIVA composing music for the gaming industry
04-01-2018
This is yet another feather in the caps of AIVA cofounders Arnaud Decker and Pierre Barreau who went through Luxinnovation’s Fit4Start programme. Not only was AIVA chosen as one of eight Luxembourg st...
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