Luxembourgers in Yunnan: An immersive journey

Stepping into Yunnan, Jacques Bortuzzo and Yan Markovski, two Luxembourg cultural delegates, embarked on a fully immersive journey into local life. From Kunming's ancient tea rituals and hammering Yunnan tinware, to tasting flower cakes at Dali's...

Maia Ventures launches €55M Fund to back early-stage agrifood tech entrepreneurs

Italy-based Maia Ventures, an early-stage agrifood tech fund, has launched its first fund valued at €55 million to back 20–25 companies, with initial tickets ranging from €0.5 million to €1.5 million. Limited partners include institutional...

Luxembourg Adds Bitcoin to Its Sovereign Wealth Fund and Launches Europe’s First Blockchain-Based Treasury Issuance

Luxembourg continues to strengthen its position as a European leader in digital finance. During the presentation of the 2026 national budget, Minister of Finance Gilles Roth unveiled two groundbreaking initiatives that place the country at the...

Allwyn and OPAP merge to create €16 billion business with plans for global exchange listing

Allwyn will have a 78.5% economic interest in the company, with OPAP holding 21.5%. Allwyn International and OPAP have reached an agreement to merge and create a lottery and gaming business worth an estimated €16 billion ($18.6 billion). The...

Highlights and goals of Slovakia 2-0 Luxembourg in 2026 UEFA World Cup Qualifiers

Game summary This is a summary of the match in which Slovakia secured an important victory—one they needed—to stay in the fight for a spot at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. This victory leaves them, for the time...

Luxembourg sovereign wealth fund invests one per cent of portfolio in bitcoin

Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund has allocated one per cent of its portfolio to bitcoin, the European Union (EU) member state’s finance minister has announced. Gilles Roth mentioned the Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund (Fonds souverain...

Tirana Bank secures €10mn EBRD package to support trade finance, SME lending

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has extended a €5mn trade finance facility to Tirana Bank, part of a first-ever €10mn financing package for the Albanian lender. The package consists of a €5mn limit under the EBRD’s...

‘Get your a** on-site or find another job’: One-legged employee sues company over unyielding return-to-office mandate

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Highlights and goals of Slovakia 2-0 Luxembourg in 2026 UEFA World Cup Qualifiers

Game summary This is a summary of the match in which Slovakia secured an important victory—one they needed—to stay in the fight for a spot at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. This victory leaves them, for the time...

Business Combination of Allwyn and OPAP creating the 2nd Largest Listed Lottery and Gaming Operator Globally[1]

Combined Company to Remain Listed on Athens Stock Exchange ATHENS, Greece and LUCERNE, Switzerland , Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Allwyn International AG ("Allwyn") and OPAP S.A. ("OPAP") are pleased to announce that their respective Boards of...

Luxembourg’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Allocates 1% to Bitcoin ETFs

Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Switzerland News once a month in your Inbox Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund has allocated 1% of its portfolio to Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), becoming one of the first European state-backed...

EBRD grants €10m to enhance Tirana Bank’s trade finance services

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a financial boost for Albania's financial sector, with a package of up to €10m ($11.6m) for Tirana Bank to expand its trade operations. This collaboration represents the...

McKinsey & Company elects Sander Smits as Managing Partner for Benelux

Global strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company has appointed Sander Smits as Managing Partner of its Benelux operations. The 45-year-old Dutchman was selected from a handful of senior partners by a selection committee that included company...

Six Key Policy Changes Impacting Cryptocurrencies This Week

(MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) As the global cryptocurrency landscape evolves, governments around the world are implementing significant policy changes that influence the growth, regulation, and acceptance of digital assets. This week's key...

More and more residents emigrate: STATEC report shows rising emigration but continued population growth in Luxembourg

Recent data from the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (STATEC) show that while Luxembourg continues to attract more people than it loses overall, emigration among Luxembourgers, Portuguese, French, and Italians has been...

Vianden goes nuts again: Thousands flock to Vianden for the annual Nut Market

On 12 October, Vianden's annual Nut Market once again filled the town with thousands of visitors celebrating a rich local tradition dating back to 1935, with stalls offering everything from nut schnapps to cakes and oil. Vianden, famous for its...

ICT leads Türkiye’s August FDI inflows with $1 billion

ISTANBUL Türkiye attracted $1.8 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in August 2025, with the information and communication services (ICT) sector taking the lion’s share, according to data released by the International Investors Association...

What's the best account to invest money - Limerick financial advisor

WHEN it comes to investing money, a question I’m asked all the time is, what type of account should I invest in? And that’s because people want to know out of all the various providers in the marketplace who will give them the best return. And...

Gcore Mitigates Record-Breaking 6 Tbps DDoS Attack

Luxembourg, Luxembourg, October 14th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Surge in scale and sophistication highlights rising threats to tech and digital infrastructure Gcore, the global edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, has successfully...

Istanbul dominates equity market, Qatar tops foreign holdings

ISTANBUL By the end of September, Istanbul continued to be Türkiye’s dominant hub for equity investors, hosting more than 1.58 million shareholders with portfolios exceeding 3 trillion Turkish Liras, while Qatar emerged as the largest foreign...