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Luxembourg financial players demonstrated the country’s willingness to participate in a fair transition to tackle the disparities in the development of sustainable finance across the world.  Photo: Shutterstock.
WORLD

‘Luxembourg needs to use great reputation’ for just transition

Several players in Luxembourg’s financial sector were present at the Cop27 and showed, on the international stage, their willingness to push sustainability in investments and a just transition.

Tracy Heindrichs • 22.11.2022
Climate distress is sign of mental health, and if faced with the right tools, can lead to change.  Photo: Shutterstock
WORLD

Climate distress, a condition of all ages

Tracy Heindrichs • 20.11.2022
The greatest ever? Lionel Messi will make a good argument for that crown should lead Argentina to glory in what is likely to be his last World Cup. Asatur Yesayants/Shutterstock
WORLD

Tournament of shame. But we’re still going to watch, right?

Duncan Roberts • 19.11.2022
The 80,000 seater Lusail Stadium designed by iconic London architect firm Foster & Partners with sports facilities specialists Populous will host the final of the 2022 World Cup. Tickets for the final were priced between €205 and €1,602. Sanjay JS/Shutterstock
WORLD

World Cup in numbers: €13 beer, $440m prize money, 6,500 deaths

Duncan Roberts • 18.11.2022
“There are billions of people in the world who live far away from any possible physical point of a bank,” says Jurgen Hammer, managing director of the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) in Europe.  Photo: Shutterstock
FINTECH

Bearing responsibility in digital microfinance

Lisa Christl • 17.11.2022
Crown Prince Guillaume; Franz Fayot, minister of economy; Paulette Lenert, health minister; David Domnisch, vice-president and general Manager of DuPont Tyvek; Michel Franck, president of the LACC Photo: LACC
WORLD

DuPont wins Luxembourg-American Business Award

Lisa Christl • 10.11.2022
US president Joe Biden is likely to see his agenda thwarted if the Republicans take over Congress during the 2022 midterm elections.  Photo: Shutterstock
WORLD

‘Next 2 years of US politics bound to be as divisive and bitter as previous 6’

Tracy Heindrichs • 09.11.2022
COP26 president Alok Sharma hands over the reins of the UN Climate Change Conference to Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry, who will preside over COP27. United Nations
WORLD

COP27 kicks off after delay

Duncan Roberts • 07.11.2022
Founded in 1968, Mouvement Ecologique, also known as Méco, advocates for sustainable development, climate action and justice, the protection of biodiversity, citizen participation and an alternative, greener energy policy. Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne
WORLD

Cop27: “There are always opportunities in disruption”

Tracy Heindrichs • 06.11.2022
LUkraine brought an ambulance--damaged by the Russian invasion--from Ukraine to show the damages it had endured.  Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne
WORLD

LUkraine campaign aims to finance 112 emergency vehicles

Duncan Roberts • 31.10.2022
Delano journalist Cordula Schnuer while on holiday discovered that Luxembourg had helped a small pottery workshop survive during the pandemic. Cordula Schnuer/Maison Moderne
WORLD

The many ways Luxembourg supports Laos

Cordula Schnuer • 29.10.2022
Eike Jablonski has been teaching in Luxembourg for nearly 30 years while researching linden and oak trees within an international community. Photo: Eike Jablonski
WORLD

Luxembourg professor named UN expert

Tracy Heindrichs • 24.10.2022
Johnson stated that he had the sufficient support, but that he wouldn’t try to return to the head of the country for now. Photo: Shutterstock
WORLD

Boris Johnson pulls out of race

Tracy Heindrichs • 24.10.2022
The $10,000 Gramling Achievement Award went to the AP Reporters Ukraine team that included Philip Crowther, the Luxembourger who  also received the Order of Merit award from Grand Duke Henri only a few months ago.  Eva Krins/Maison Moderne 
WORLD

Philip Crowther among Oliver S. Gramling Award winners

Abigail Okorodus • 22.10.2022
Frauke Oddone, pictured in the Grund during her recent visit Luc Deflorenne
WORLD

Frauke Oddone: “Friendshoring is orchestrating the new dynamics”

Natalie A. Gerhardstein • 15.10.2022
Julien Doussot, president of association Slava Ukrayini, received the European Parliament's European Citizens' Prize 2022 from Luxembourg MEP Christophe Hansen (CSV). (Photo: Jeremy Zabatta)
WORLD

Slava Ukrayini receives the European Citizen Prize

Jeremy Zabatta • 14.10.2022
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