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Monthly Newsletter - April 2015

April 2015
Monthly newsletter







 

News

 


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RQFII quota granted to Luxembourg
 
The People's Bank of China has announced the granting of a 50 bn RMB RQFII quota to Luxembourg. The RQFII (RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor) scheme was launched in Hong Kong in 2011 and has been expanded to other jurisdictions since 2013 enabling offshore RMB to be reinvested into the Mainland securities market.





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Luxembourg in the top 10 performing countries for ICT
 
Luxembourg is ranked 7th country in Europe and 9th worldwide when it comes to  leveraging information and communication technologies (ICTs) for social and economic impact, according to the latest Global Information Technology Report pubished by the World Economic Forum. The report assesses 143 countries worldwide.


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Luxembourg delegation visits Canada
 
A financial delegation headed by HE Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg Minister of Finance, was in Toronto and Montréal to promote closer collaboration between Luxembourg and Canada in financial services. The delegation was composed of 40 senior representatives from the Luxembourg financial services sector.





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Net assets under management in funds reach record net sales
 
Luxembourg retains its position as the leading European investment fund domicile with EUR 3,524.79bn of net assets under management, growing 13.89% so far in 2015.


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The Financial Times: Luxembourg unshaken after tax regime overhaul
 
In an interview with The Financial Times, Luxembourg Finance Minister Pierre Gramegna spoke about Luxembourg’s know-how and ability to adapt further to its commitment to tax transparency.





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The success of small countries and markets
 
In the report “Success of Small Countries Report” published by Crédit Suisse, small developed states are considered as economically more successful that their larger peers, importantly, they tended to be more globalised. Luxembourg leads the globalization ranking with a score of 0.97, followed by Singapore, Switzerland and Hong Kong.


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Unlocking the potential of E-commerce
 
Small European countries top the ranking of 130 economies according to their readiness for business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce, according to the latest UNCTAD study “Unlocking the Potential of E-commerce for Developing Countries”. The study shows that the highest e-commerce readiness is found in Luxembourg, Norway and Finland.





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Datacenter Luxembourg gets the label “Made in Luxembourg”
 
Datacenter Luxembourg has been awarded the label “Made in Luxembourg”. This label acknowledges the datacenter's high-quality standards.


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Luxembourg for Finance publishes its Annual Report 2014
 
Luxembourg for Finance is pleased to publish its annual report 2014 presenting its activities in the fields of Market Intelligence, Communications and Events.




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