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Luxembourg supports international EIB training programme
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is stepping up its support for young talent from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and the Southern Neighbourhood regions (Middle East and North Africa) by sponsoring an EIB training programme.
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First day of the official visit to Luxembourg of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính
The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính, and the ministerial delegation consisting of four Vietnamese ministers and a large business delegation concluded the first day of their visit to Luxembourg.
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"The potential for developing economic exchanges between our countries is great" - Yuriko Backes in New York and Toronto for a financial mission
From 28 November to 2 December 2022, the Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes was on a financial mission to New York and Toronto.
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The OECD presented its Economic Survey of Luxembourg in the presence of Ministers Franz Fayot, Yuriko Backes and Claude Turmes
On 17 November 2022, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann presented the new edition of the Economic Survey of Luxembourg published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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DBRS Morningstar confirms Luxembourg's "AAA" rating
The credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar confirmed on Friday evening, 11 November 2022, the "AAA" rating of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a stable outlook.
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IFC and Luxembourg extend partnership to support market creation in partner countries
Washington, D.C, October 15, 2022 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, signed a new agreement today with the Government of Luxembourg to support low- and middle-income countries in market creation and private sector investment.
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"Increasing the supply of housing!": Reform of the land tax and the mobilisation of land and housing
Two days after its adoption by the Government, Minister for Home Affairs, Taina Bofferding, Minister for Housing, Henri Kox, and Minister of Finance, Yuriko Backes, today presented the bill on the land tax, land mobilisation tax and housing tax, as well as the bill on the national register of buildings and dwellings.
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New school for refugees opens in Kirchberg
On 26 September, Luxembourg's Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes, Minister of Education, Children and Youth Claude Meisch and EIB President Werner Hoyer inaugurated a new school for migrant children in an EIB building in Kirchberg.
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World Bank and Luxembourg Mark 75 Years of Shared History - From World Bank Founding Member and Borrower to Key Development Partner
Seventy-five years ago today, the newly established International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), now known as the World Bank, made its first and only loan to Luxembourg. The loan was IBRD's fourth loan, laying the foundation for Luxembourg's steel industry and playing a key role in supporting the country's economic recovery in the aftermath of World War II.
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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) sign an Agreement for the establishment of a GGGI office in Luxembourg
Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, signed today with Frank Rijsberman, Director-General at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), an Agreement that will provide GGGI with the necessary legal and institutional status to allow it to establish an office in Luxembourg.
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Luxembourg Ministry of Finance appoints Schroders and BlueOrchard to accelerate climate action with a landmark partnership
Schroders, BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (part of the Schroders Group), and the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance are launching an impact strategy with the goal of contributing to the transition to carbon-neutral and resilient economies and achieving sustainable growth in emerging markets.
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Yuriko Backes in London to strengthen economic ties with the United Kingdom
Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes visited London from 7 to 8 June 2022 as part of a financial mission.
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State visit of TT.RR.HH. the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess to the Portuguese Republic
At the invitation of the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, TT.RR.HH. the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess visited the Portuguese Republic from 11 to 12 May 2022.
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Xavier Bettel, Yuriko Backes and Franz Fayot presented the 'Solidaritéitspak' measures to the members of the Special Tripartite Committee
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes and Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot presented the so-called 'Solidaritéitspak' package to the 'Tripartite' Commission of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday 19 April 2022.
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University's SnT to build the first testbed for quantum communication infrastructure in Luxembourg
The University of Luxembourg's Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT), in collaboration with the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (SMC) of the Ministry of State, today announces the development of the Luxembourg Quantum Communication Infrastructure Laboratory (LUQCIA).