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Luxembourg cleantech business promoted at Pollutec fair
10-01-2019
Promoting business opportunities for clean and sustainable technologies is a priority in Luxembourg. Several of the country’s innovative cleantech companies were recently invited to showcase their offer at a joint Luxembourg stand at the international Pollutec fair in France.
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Luxembourg’s city bikes go electric
08-01-2019
Luxembourg is one of the first European capitals to offer a complete fleet of electric self-service bikes to citizens and visitors. Regardless of whether you are going from one business meeting to another or simply enjoying a few days of leisure, moving swiftly around Luxembourg City – and enjoying some fresh air and exercise at the same time – has never been easier.
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Fit 4 Start #8: applications are open
08-01-2019
Following the success of the previous edition, which included nearly 230 applications from 38 different countries, the next season of the Fit 4 Start programme will once again reward the most innovative projects in information and communication technologies. The countdown has begun, ideas and projects can be submitted before 28 January 2019.
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Odysseus Space sets up headquarters in Luxembourg
02-01-2019
Space technology specialist Odysseus Space has chosen Luxembourg as its base for expanding business in Europe. After winning the SpaceResources.lu challenge of the ESA Space Exploration Masters competition, the company is now in the process of relocating its headquarters from Taiwan to Luxembourg.
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Taiwan and Luxembourg launch “working holiday” programme
02-01-2019
The two partners will each year welcome up to 40 young Luxembourgish or Taiwanese nationals for a prolonged stay. The aim is to deepen the understanding and friendship between the regions and facilitate tourism, higher education and business exchange in the future.
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New brochure features the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster
02-01-2019
Luxinnovation has just released a new brochure presenting the activities and services of the Luxembourg Creative Industries Cluster, with a spectacular cover image created by cluster member Anne Mélan.
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Luxembourg Space Agency study predicts space resources use market revenue of up to €170 billion
02-01-2019
The Luxembourg Space Agency has published an in-depth study of the expected development of the space resources utilisation industry over the period 2018-2045. In addition to a possible market revenue of €170 billion during this time, the use of space resources is expected to create major socio-economic benefits in many areas.
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Luxinnovation’s CEO among the most influential decision-makers in Luxembourg
20-12-2018
Since 2006, the economic and financial magazine Paperjam has been publishing, every two years, the ranking of the 100 most influential economic decision-makers in Luxembourg. For the 2018 edition, announced Wednesday at the Rockhal, Luxinnovation’s CEO, Sasha Baillie, appears in 16th position.
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Luxembourg community celebrates Kleeschen in Shanghai
14-12-2018
On December 9th the Consulate of Luxembourg in Shanghai celebrated ‘Kleeschen’ day with children of Luxembourg community and business community. During this event, Consul General Luc Decker told t...
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New Executive Education Programme ‘Owning and Investing in Art’ Launched in Partnership with the University of Luxembourg
14-12-2018
The University of Luxembourg is launching, together with Christie’s of London, a certificate in the finance of art. It is designed for finance or law professionals who would like to learn about the ...
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Innovative Medicines Initiative: European recognition of Luxembourg biobanking expertise
14-12-2018
The Integrated Biobank of Luxembourg (IBBL) is participating in two unique European research projects, LITMUS and CANCER-ID, under the umbrella of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) partnership...
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Luxembourg ranks 15th in Expat Insider study 2018
14-12-2018
According to the latest Expat Insider’s survey. Luxembourg positioned itself on place 15 worldwide, leading in the subcategories in Economy and job security as well as Safety and Security. The count...
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Luxembourg ranks 7th worldwide for English proficiency
14-12-2018
According to the most recent EF English proficiency Index, with a score of 66.33, Luxembourg is the 5th best-performing European country after Sweden, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark. The Index is...
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Luxembourg ranks 8th for economic potential of digital economies of the future
14-12-2018
According to FDI Intelligence’s recently published a ranking placing Luxembourg at the 8th position for economic potential of digital economies of the future. The ranking is based on data for 117 lo...
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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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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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