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Luxembourg retains third position among EU financial centres

The Grand Duchy’s financial centre scored particularly well within 3 Areas of Competitiveness in the index, namely Human Capital, sitting at number 3 globally just behind New York and London, further emphasising the depth of expertise in Luxembourg’s financial sector. The country also scored well in Infrastructure where it placed 5th, and Business Environment where it is positioned 8th.

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Linklaters advises on launch of historic EU Issuance Service

Linklaters Luxembourg has advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as arranger, in relation to the implementation of the European Union issuance service (“EIS”) as part of the European Commission’s NextGenerationEU. With the launch of the EIS, EU debt securities (including green component under the NextGenerationEU Green Bond Framework), issued under the new EIS – Debt Issuance programme, will be settled in the same way as large EU sovereign issuers.

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ELTIFs time to shine?

Law firms in Luxembourg’s financial centre are seeing a growing number of requests relating to ELTIF investment products. Already observed in 2022, it has reached a more rapid clip following the amendment to the European regulations that came into force in March 2023 and will apply from 10 January 2024.

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The Age of strong brands

After recent stock market records, the question arises: What will happen in the coming months? The economy is not providing a tailwind for the time being, and the fantasy of interest rate cuts seems to have run its course.

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