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After Washington, Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna continued on to New York City, the second leg of his visit in the United States and the first financial mission since the start of the pandemic. Luxembourg has a prime role for...

The European Commission issued a record-breaking $13.8 billion worth of green bonds to finance the green parts of its over $900 billion coronavirus recovery fund. The 15-year green bond was met with overwhelming response from investors and...

Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna traveled to Washington DC (October 14-16) and New York City (October 16-21, 2021). In Washington, he participated in the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Though the...

The World Justice Project (WJP) released its Rule of Law Index 2021, the world’s leading source for original rule of law data. This is the first in this annual series to capture rule of law changes during the global...

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, the Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, and the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, participated in the Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) in Paris on October 5...

Seven years of hard work, dedication and creativity. Seven years of exploration, connections and innovation. Luxembourg is proud to host its pavilion under the theme ‘Resourceful Luxembourg’. The shape of the structure sends out a signal that will fashion the...

Luxembourg for Finance is organizing an online event on investment structuring on September 16, 2021 at 10:30-12:00 CEST. Structuring investments is a complex task, one that requires a financial ecosystem with both flexible and well understood structures...

Just days after her arrival on U.S. soil, Ambassador Nicole Bintner-Bakshian traveled to Wisconsin for her first official visit as the Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States. There she attended the 35th Luxembourg Fest in the village...

The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and its Enterprise Europe Network, together with Farvest Group, will organize the 2nd edition of the Digital ICT Week on September 13-17, 2021. This year, the event will be hybrid, offering the possibility to interested companies to participate either virtually or physically...

General John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force, will make a working visit to Luxembourg on July 21, 2021. General Raymond will meet with Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, and François Bausch, Deputy...

Luxembourg's Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, and the CEO of Luxinnovation, Sasha Baillie, launched the new Startup Luxembourg Platform during the “Towards the next level” event on July 5, 2021. The platform will aim to improve the visibility...

The Swiss Institute for Management Development (IMD) has published a new edition of its annual report on the competitiveness of countries: The World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY). The 2021 edition analyzes 64 countries using a multitude of criteria that are both...

On June 29, 2021, Ambassador Gaston Stronck bestowed, on behalf of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri, the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to WWII veterans Benjamin Berry, T5 Quartermaster Corps, 3rd Army and Jacob...

On June 28, 2021, Ambassador Gaston Stronck bestowed, on behalf of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke Henri, the Order of the Oak Crown to Gen. Philip Breedlove, USAF, Ret., for his outstanding cooperation with Luxembourg during his time as...

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has amended the list of third countries whose residents are not affected by a temporary restriction at the external borders on non-essential travel. Consequently, as of 28 June 2021, third-country nationals residing in...