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Ahead of the presentation of their annual report, the ABBL’s management team – namely Sandrine Roux, Yves Stein and Jerry Grbic – wanted to take the time to discuss other sensitive issues facing the association. Photo: Romain Gamba/Paperjam
ECONOMY

The ABBL identifies five more battles for the financial centre’s future

Speaking ahead of their annual press conference, Yves Stein, Jerry Grbic, Sandrine Roux and Ananda Kautz outlined the areas where they are both vigilant and deeply involved. Capital adequacy, reporting, Amla, tokenisation and defence: five European challenges whose outcome will determine Luxembourg’s competitiveness over the next decade.

Thierry Labro • 04:30
Statec Director Tom Haas and the Government Commissioner for Energy, Simeon Hagspiel, put a damper on the meeting of the tripartite coordination committee on 12 May. (Photo: Sophie Margue / Sip)
ECONOMY

Statec is warning of three indexations by the end of 2027

Marc Fassone • 04:08
In a parliamentary reply, finance minister Gilles Roth announced that Luxembourg collected €29.2m in late-payment interest in 2025. Photo: CHD
ECONOMY

Luxembourg collects €29m from late taxes

Kangkan Halder • 12.05.2026
Manuel Schiappa Pietra, CEO of FreeBalance, a global specialist in digital public finance management, pictured here second from the left, at the moment he presented his solution to the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Costa Rica. (Photo: FreeBalance)
ECONOMY

FreeBalance and Schiappa Pietra: AI at the service of the state

Thierry Labro • 12.05.2026
Lex Delles believes that the grants provided by the Ministry of the Economy help to support investment, modernisation and major transitions within Luxembourg companies. (Photo: Romain Gamba/archive)
ECONOMY

€440m in subsidies in 2025: Lex Delles wants to go further

Marc Fassone • 11.05.2026
According to the TMF Group’s new index, Luxembourg ranks in the middle of the pack – as one might say in a football league table – when it comes to the complexity of doing business. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Neither hell nor a model: Luxembourg’s painful limbo

Thierry Labro • 11.05.2026
“The strength of the financial centre today depends as much on the soundness of the banks as on Luxembourg’s ability to remain a country where businesses and talented individuals want to settle and grow,” said ABBL president Yves Stein. Photo: Romain Gamba/Paperjam
ECONOMY

ABBL: solid banks facing a more challenging environment

Thierry Labro • 07.05.2026
Luxembourg appears to be one of the least profitable countries in Europe… provided you look at the wrong indicator. (Photo: Shutterstock)
ECONOMY

Luxembourg: a profitable country but poorly ranked in Europe

Ioanna Schimizzi • 07.05.2026
Luxembourg’s annual inflation rate rose to 3.1% in April 2026, bringing the next wage indexation as close as June. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Inflation at 3.1% puts June wage indexation in sight

Kangkan Halder • 06.05.2026
ArcelorMittal says that the economic and energy climate has made it harder to achieve its ambitions. The NGO SteelWatch laments in a report that the company is not going far enough. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

ArcelorMittal accused of a “deliberate step backward” on climate

Thierry Labro • 05.05.2026
Luxembourg consumer confidence improved in April 2026, as households became less negative about their own finances and major purchases, despite weaker expectations for the country’s economic outlook. Library photo: Matic Zorman
ECONOMY

Luxembourg households lift big-purchase plans in April: BCL

Kangkan Halder • 04.05.2026
Lufthansa has announced massive flight cancellations this summer. Photo: Shutterstock
ECONOMY

Flight cancellations: what passengers need to know

Thierry Labro • 30.04.2026
Zahira Malyani leading the tour of the Metzeschmelz construction site for Luc Frieden, Prime Minister; Carlo Feiereisen, Mayor of Schifflange; and Christian Weis, Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette. (Photo: Claude Piscitelli/Sip)
ECONOMY

Metzeschmelz: 4,360 homes for the first residents… in 2031

Thierry Labro • 30.04.2026
“For residents, the classic full-time, permanent, daytime job now covers only a minority of workers,” stated Statec in its Regards report, published to mark Labour Day and outlining Luxembourg’s changing employment structure. Library photo: Frédéric Antzorn
ECONOMY

Luxembourg’s 9-to-5 job is dying

Kangkan Halder • 28.04.2026
“Take away the obstacles, and our businesses will do the rest,” Tom Wirion tells Lex Delles. Photo: Marc Fassone/Paperjam
ECONOMY

The craft sector faces the urgent challenge of competitiveness

Marc Fassone • 28.04.2026
In Mr Laurens’ view, given the significant amount involved (3% per annum of the property’s gross value), it is essential for companies that own one or more properties in France to have a tax audit carried out. Photo: Nexus Conseils
ECONOMY

A seismic shock for the French property market: a new 3% tax!

Me Philippe Laurens* • 28.04.2026
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