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Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg’s Minister of Finance, visited the United States to promote multilateralism and sustainable finance (part 1)
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...
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Luxembourg ranks in the top 10 countries in WJP Rule of Law Index report
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...
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Intense US-Luxembourg cooperation in the margins of the OECD Ministerial meeting
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...
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Luxembourg at Expo 2020 Dubai - a manifesto of circular economy and sustainable development
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...
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Digital Event on Investment Structuring
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...
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Ambassador Bintner-Bakshian attends Luxembourg Fest in Belgium, Wisconsin
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...
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Digital ICT Week: latest tech trends, opportunities, and innovations in digitalization
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...
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U.S. Space Force Chief of Operations, General Raymond, visits Luxembourg
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...
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New Startup Luxembourg Platform launched
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...
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Luxembourg rises to 12th place in World Competitiveness Yearbook 2021
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...
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Two US WWII veterans awarded the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
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...
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General Breedlove, USAF, Ret., awarded the Order of the Oak Crown
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...
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Luxembourg allows unrestricted entry for residents of the United States
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...
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Luxembourg takes the lead on climate finance
In a recent report by CARE, a Danish nongovernmental organization, scrutinizing and ranking the climate finance plans of 23 developed countries around the world, Luxembourg came on top of the list. “Fighting the climate crisis is the biggest investment opportunity...
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Luxembourg financial center among the most international in the world
In its report on global financial centers, the think tank New Financial measures the relative scale of banking and finance in more than 60 markets worldwide across more than 40 metrics of domestic and international activity. The report analyzes how...