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Luxembourg ranks 9th in the world for attracting talent
14-12-2018
The IMD World Competitiveness Centre considers a skilled and educated workforce as a key factor for enhancing the competitiveness and long-term prosperity of a country, in particular in view of the ra...
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Luxembourg in the top 3 EU financial centres
14-12-2018
Published bi-annually by private think tank Z/Yen Group, the Global Financial Centres Index 24 provides evaluations of future competitiveness and rankings for 100 major financial centres around the wo...
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Horizon 2020: opportunities for business innovation
14-12-2018
Luxembourg takes active participation at Horizon 2020, the biggest EU Research and Innovation program ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). “We joined th...
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Global financial centres meet in Shanghai to drive forward sustainable finance agenda
14-12-2018
As a founding member, Luxembourg for Finance participated at the 1st General Assembly of the global network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S), held in Shanghai on 19 October. The world’...
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Evvos wins best European agritech start-up award
14-12-2018
Evvos participated in the finals of the StartUp Europe Awards, supported by the European Commission and the Finnova Foundation. The Luxembourg startup won the first place in the agritech category. ...
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Leading industrial firms: Ampacet and Cebi expand in Luxembourg
14-12-2018
Ampacet: increased production capacities
Luxembourg is an important site for masterbatch specialist Ampacet: its EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) HQ is located here alongside its newest European ...
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China Southern Airline connection between Shanghai and Luxembourg
14-12-2018
On 30 October 2018, the China Southern airline landed at Luxembourg Airport to use LuxairCARGO’s services.
An official ceremony was held to inaugurate the new route in the presence of Liu Dejun, S...
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ADBC inaugurates euro green bond in Luxembourg
14-12-2018
On 19th November 2018, the Agricultural Development Bank of China “ADBC” priced its inaugural quasi-sovereign euro green bond offering (EUR 500 million) due 2021. European investors accoun...
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Industrial Bank of China (CIB) and Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) establish cooperation in the green bond debt market
14-12-2018
On November 12th, the two entities signed a Memorandum of Understanding during LuxSE’s visit to Fuzhou, CIB’s headquarter, to frame their cooperation in the international green markets, in the pre...
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Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce trade mission to China
14-12-2018
The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce led a trade mission to China from November 5th to 9th. The delegation was headed by the Director for International Affairs Mr. Jeannot Erpelding and was composed of ...
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Luxembourg at CIIE Shanghai
14-12-2018
Luxembourg Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Economy, Etienne Schneider, visited China on the occasion of the first edition of the China International Import Exhibition, held in Shanghai from Nov...
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New Government appointed by HRH the Grand-Duke
14-12-2018
After the general elections on October 14, the 3 parties who were in Government retained a majority in Parliament. It took them only 7 weeks of negotiations to find an agreement on the government prog...
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New opportunity to accelerate your business with Luxembourg’s Fit 4 Start programme
07-12-2018
On 21 December Luxinnovation’s new call for applications for its successful accelerator programme Fit 4 Start will open. Discover how previous participants have benefited from the programme.
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Innovative digital partnership between Monaco and Luxembourg
07-12-2018
Supporting digitalisation in order to modernise the administration and foster innovation is a priority for both Monaco and Luxembourg. The two countries signed a declaration of intent on 6 December 2018 as a basis of collaboration in the digital field.
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12 Michelin stars for Luxembourg
06-12-2018
Ten Luxembourg restaurants are included in the 2019 Belgium and Luxembourg edition of the Michelin Guide, confirming once more the country’s status as an Eldorado for lovers of fine dining.
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New Happen magazine highlights Industry 4.0
06-12-2018
Hot off the press, the second issue of Happen provides an insight into business opportunities and advantages in Luxembourg and showcases the country’s technological excellence and innovative spirit.
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Leading industrial firms expand in Luxembourg
06-12-2018
Two main players in Luxembourg’s industrial landscape are investing: Ampacet is setting up two new plastics masterbatch production lines at its European headquarters here, and Cebi International is building a completely new research centre
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Life in Luxembourg
06-12-2018
People make places and Luxembourg is no exception. Read about several how foreign CEOs are helping shape the country’s business landscape, why it is the best place to be for innovation and why the Grand Duchy is a great place to live.
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“Do space business with a strong institutional partner”
06-12-2018
Japanese space robotics company ispace opened an office in Luxembourg in February 2017. “We were looking for a European base to expand our business development and operations,” says Managing Director Kyle Acierno. “When the Space Resource initiative was launched, we saw that the vision of the Luxembourg government was very similar to our own.”
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A space agency for business
06-12-2018
Over the past two years, Luxembourg has established itself as the European hotspot for “new space” companies engaged in the commercial exploration and exploitation of space resources. In order to support its fast expanding space community, the country launched a business-oriented space agency in September 2018. The agency will support the industry, attract new companies, develop human resources and offer innovative financial solutions.
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“Guarantee our access to top-level skills”
06-12-2018
With offices in the US, the UK and Singapore, space data and analytics company Spire opened its European headquarters in Luxembourg at the beginning of 2018. It was the SpaceResources.lu initiative and Luxembourg’s innovative vision for the new space economy that first attracted the company’s interest. “Luxembourg definitely has all the ingredients for becoming a main centre for the space economy in the coming decade,” affirms CEO Peter Platzer.
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Hiring app Job Today raises $16 million of venture capital
06-12-2018
Leading New York-based venture capital firm 14W joins the shareholders of Luxembourg start-up Job Today. In only three years, the company has succeeded in developing the number one hiring app on the UK market.
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How business is changing the space game
30-11-2018
National space agencies with huge public budgets are no longer the only ones able to venture into space: today, private companies realise and fund their own space missions. The NewSpace Europe conference hosted in Luxembourg on 27-28 November focused on how free enterprise and the use of normal business practices are disrupting the space sector and creating a completely new industry.
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Luxinnovation and Maison Moderne are proud to announce the publication of the second issue of Happen
29-11-2018
Happen is an annual business magazine that unveils the technological excellence and innovative spirit of Luxembourg and its companies to an international audience.
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Luxembourg ranks 9th in the world for attracting talent
26-11-2018
Luxembourg ranks 9th in the world for its ability to develop, attract and retain highly skilled professionals. The country even gains one place in this year’s edition of the IMD World Talent Ranking.
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Evvos wins best European agritech start-up award
22-11-2018
Luxembourg start-up Evvos is one of 18 companies that were recognised as the best start-ups in Europe. Evvos won the StartUp Europe Award in the category “agritech” for its innovative solution enabling farmers to measure environmental parameters to support planting, irrigation and harvesting using remote sensors.
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Horizon 2020: Opportunities for business innovation
21-11-2018
With a budget of €74 billion for the period 2014-2020, Horizon 2020 is the EU’s biggest funding programme for research and innovation ever. Companies in Luxembourg are benefitting from this funding to implement their business strategies and develop new innovative offers.
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Mapping hotel DNA
06-11-2018
Luxembourg-based start-up Travelsify uses artificial intelligence to help internet users find the hotels and restaurants that can provide them with exactly the experience they are looking for. The company has recently raised €5 million in a new funding round led by AccorHotels.
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Start-up expertise for safeguarding data
06-11-2018
Data has become the most precious asset in the new digital economy – and, as a consequence, the target of increasingly frequent and sophisticated cyber attacks. Luxinnovation spoke to four start-ups about current cybersecurity trends and their view of the Luxembourg cybersecurity ecosystem.
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Luxembourg on top 10 list for economic potential of digital economies of the future
02-11-2018
The country is ranked 8th in the world and 2nd in Europe for economic potential in the fDi’s Digital Economies of the Future 2018/19 study.
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