Social Media Luxembourg waves off TikTok ban as pressure mounts “I don't want to do China-bashing just for China-bashing,” Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said at the EU summit in Brussels by Yannick HANSEN 3 min. 23.03.2023
Legalisation Legal cannabis plans breach international law – State Council Luxembourg has already had to scale back plans to fully legalise cannabis by Yannick HANSEN 16.03.2023
Google Luxembourg data centre 'no priority' for Google, Bettel says Next year, the government has the right to buy back the land it had sold to the US tech giant by Yannick HANSEN 16.03.2023
Refugees Charity lambasts government over shelter for refugee children Caritas criticises government plans to put more than 70 minor refugees in one shelter by Yannick HANSEN 15.03.2023
Monarchy Coverage of royal wardrobe row overblown, Grand Duke says Luxembourg's monarch downplays report that said his wife, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, had verbally abused staff by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 14.03.2023
Survey Finance staff fed up with work conditions - survey Over half of all respondents said they "often" or "very often" think about quitting their job by Yannick HANSEN 14.03.2023
Banking SVB collapse no risk to Luxembourg banks, CSSF says SVB does not have a subsidiary in the Grand Duchy and local banks are not at risk of contagion, financial regulator and banking lobby say by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 14.03.2023
Acquisition Foyer buys health insurance firm Globality Foyer did not disclose the value of the acquisition by Yannick HANSEN 13.03.2023
tax Amazon paid no 2022 taxes in Luxembourg on €50bn revenue The e-commerce giant also paid no taxes in 2021 on similar revenues by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 09.03.2023
Consulting Vote on EY split further delayed in Luxembourg Vote on the historic split of Big Four firm postponed second time after trouble at US unit by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 09.03.2023
Interest rates Luxembourg property prices to slow in 2023 - Statec Housing prices start to feel the bite of rising interest rates, a shift following a decade of sharp gains by Yannick HANSEN 24.02.2023
Inflation Wages to rise for a third time in 2023, Statec says Inflation will cross threshold for automatic pay rise again later in year, statistics agency predicts, after increases in February and April by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 08.02.2023
Banking BNP Paribas' Luxembourg unit pre-tax profits up nearly 44% The Luxembourg state set to receive €50 million dividend following group's performance by Yannick HANSEN 07.02.2023
Environment Luxembourg to pump €790m into protecting nature Plan aims to safeguard biodiversity amid warnings that habitats are being threatened by country's continued economic and population growth by Yannick HANSEN 3 min. 03.02.2023
Fraud Arrest and seizures at Cenaro real estate firm Forty investigators searched the firm's premises and made one arrest in an investigation into alleged fraud by Yannick HANSEN 02.02.2023
Inflation Inflation drops sharply in Luxembourg, now lowest in EU Luxembourg has the joint-lowest inflation rate in the eurozone at 5.8% by Yannick HANSEN 01.02.2023
Inflation All wages and pensions to rise by 2.5% from February High inflation means another wage indexation will be triggered as of Wednesday, Statec says, in addition to another rise due in April by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 31.01.2023
Funds Luxembourg funds still hovering around two-year low Net assets under management stood at just over €5 trillion at the end of December 2022, compared to €5.9 trillion a year before by Yannick HANSEN 31.01.2023
Finances Backes dangles tax credits before voters ahead of poll Public finances for 2022 were €500 million better off than expected, but Luxembourg will still record a deficit by Yannick HANSEN 2 min. 30.01.2023
Covid-19 Covid-19 vaccines cost Luxembourg taxpayer over €50m A further €13 million worth of doses have been ordered, but are yet to be delivered and paid for, Health Minister says by Yannick HANSEN 27.01.2023
