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Luxembourg remains a strong innovator

27-09-2022

Luxembourg remains the 7th best-performing EU country in the 2022 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard and continues to stand out for its highly attractive research system.
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Luxembourg supercomputer MeluXina the greenest in Europe

20-09-2021

Luxembourg’s high performance computer MeluXina has been ranked as the greenest supercomputer in the EU and the 4th greenest in the world. It also ranks 36th among the most powerful high performance computers in the world.
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Luxembourg a “strong innovator” in the EU

16-09-2021

Luxembourg ranks 7th in the EU and is in the category “strong innovators” in the 2021 edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The country stands out in particular for its attractive research system, human resources and intellectual assets.
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Luxembourg one of Europe’s innovation leaders

26-06-2020

The European Innovation Scoreboard, published by the European Commission, ranks Luxembourg among the EU’s innovation leaders. The main reason is the country’s attractive and efficient research ecosystem.
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European DESI Index: Luxembourg in 10th position

12-06-2020

The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), measured by the European Commission since 2014, is a good indicator of the progress made by Member States in the digital domain. Luxembourg is well above the European average, particularly in the area of connectivity where it ranks 3rd.
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ITS World Congress report

30-10-2018

From 17 to 21 September, the 2018 edition of the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) World Congress was held in Copenhagen. The final report has just been published, showing how transport and mobility solutions can improve the quality of life in our cities by placing users and their needs at the heart of the mobility framework.
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EU Innovation Scoreboard 2018: Luxembourg is innovation leader

25-06-2018

Luxembourg is, for the first time, listed among the six "Innovation leaders" in this year's edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The country's strongest innovation factors are its attractive research system and its intellectual assets.
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Luxembourg has highest share of population with at least basic digital skills in EU

08-12-2017

The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) is a composite index that summarises some 30 relevant indicators on Europe’s digital performance and tracks the evolution of EU Member States, across five ...
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Francine Closener presents a new competitiveness scoreboard

31-10-2017

At a press conference held on October 30, 2017, the Secretary of State for the Economy, Francine Closener, presented the 2017 edition of the Competitiveness Report, prepared by the Observatoire de la ...
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Number of Luxembourg entrepreneurs above the European average

25-10-2017

Luxembourg’s entrepreneurs — people running their own business for three months to 42 months — made up 9.2% of the working population last year, Statec, the country’s statistic...
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Luxembourg has won one place in the global competitiveness report

27-09-2017

The grand duchy ranked 19th out of 137 territories in the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018, produced by the World Economic Forum, a major Swiss research institute. Locally the WEF worked with t...
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Luxembourg in top 15 countries for expats

12-09-2017

Luxembourg is among the top 15 countries for expats, according to an annual poll released by a global expat networking group. The ranking of 65 destinations is based on how these countries were rated ...
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Luxembourg in top 3 EU financial centres

12-09-2017

Luxembourg is one of the leading financial centres in the EU, together with London and Frankfurt. This was confirmed once again by the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 22). Climbing by four...
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Luxembourg highest education spending in EU

31-08-2017

In 2015, Luxembourg spent an average of €4,635 per inhabitant on education, according to the latest figures from the European Union statistics agency Eurostat.
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Luxembourg's economic performance very strong

31-07-2017

Luxembourg is an advanced economy with the highest per capita income in the OECD, reflecting the dynamic services sector, notably in banking and other financial services. Foreign investment is attract...
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Luxembourg ranked excellent in terms of its overall market openness

17-07-2017

After Singapore and Hong Kong, Luxembourg positioned 3rd worldwide in ICC Open Market Index with a OMI Score of 5.02. Only three economies, Singapore, Hong Kong SAR, and Luxembourg, ranked excellent in terms of their overall market openness.
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The world's most innovative countries: Luxembourg on 12th place

10-07-2017

Since 2007, Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization have published an annual Global Innovation Index. This composite index is a precious tool for comparing and eval...
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Luxembourg Business Compass - leaders expect high economic growth

10-07-2017

According to the latest edition of the “Luxembourg Business Compass”, an annual report published by KPMG since 2009, Luxembourg’s business leaders are very optimistic about the economy, wi...
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European Innovation Scoreboard 2017

26-06-2017

Luxembourg is a Strong Innovator. Over time, performance has increased by 1.4% relative to that of the EU in 2010.
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A more balanced growth for Luxembourg in 2017

06-06-2017

Over the last months, national and international business activity gained momentum. Benefiting from this environment, the Luxembourg economy is expected to grow by up to 5 percent in 2017 and 2018.
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Luxembourg 3rd most attractive city to move to for work

17-05-2017

Using data from its in-house survey team, which continually researches the financial and lifestyle conditions of more than 400 cities around the world, AIRINC, a global research company which currentl...
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#Luxembourg 2nd in the new FM GLOBAL RESILIENCE INDEX 2017

16-05-2017

The new FM Global Resilience Index 2017 analysing the resilience of 130 counties and territories ranks #Luxembourg 2nd – having gradually risen from it’s 8th ranking in 2013.
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Luxembourg is emerging as the go-to destination for insurers fleeing London post-Brexit

16-05-2017

The tiny state of Luxembourg is fast becoming the go-to destination for UK insurers looking to set up subsidiaries in the European Union after Brexit, with several more firms eyeing the country as a p...
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The Collaboration Factory

16-05-2017

After 10 years and €1 billion in investment, the Belval innovation campus has become one of Europe’s foremost centers for technology and biomedical collaborations.    
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Luxembourg 3rd for economic globalisation

28-04-2017

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH) just published its 2017 edition of the composite globalisation index 'KOF'. Luxembourg in 19th place on the 2017 globalisation index.
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Luxembourg maintains Fitch Triple A rating

18-04-2017

Luxembourg has maintained the highest score from Fitch ratings agency awarded to only 11 countries in the latest round of scores.
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Luxembourg named one of the best places for Expat families

18-04-2017

Reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and ExpatFinder.com have revealed that Luxembourg is one of the most attractive locations for expat families. Working wit...
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CEOs are very confident in Luxembourg growth

18-04-2017

While CEOs in Luxembourg feel they have plenty to worry about in the year ahead, their confidence in their own growth prospects and in the country’s growth stands high. For the first time ever, PwC Lu...
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University achieves 11th place in young University rankings

12-04-2017

The University of Luxembourg improved its position in the 2017 issue of the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings reaching the eleventh place worldwide. The results were announced dur...
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97% of Luxembourg Connected

11-04-2017

According to Statec’s ICT study, 97% of Luxembourgish households had internet access in 2016. In 2016, almost every home in Luxembourg (97%) had access to the internet. The few which did not either di...
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