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Chamber of Commerce
Luxembourg
Jeannot Erpelding, Director, International Affairs
Mwaramutse !Gudde Moïen !Bonjour !Good Morning !
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90.000affiliated members
75%of total
employment
80%of the GDP
Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
1. Involved in the legislative procedure by the preparation
of opinions
2. Promote the entrepreneurial spirit and supporting the
creation and development of businesses
3. Promote international foreign economic and trade
relations
4. Promote education and training
5. Generate debates as an independent entity
representing the economy and businesses
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Luxembourg / Rwanda – Our partnerships
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And in football too…
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Luxembourg / Rwanda – A few comparative facts & numbers
POPULATION
AREA
REAL GROWTH RATE
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE(S)
COMMON GROUNDS
614.000
2.586 km2
3,5% (2018)
LUXEMBOURGISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, (ENGLISH WIDELY SPOKEN)
LUXEMBOURG – CITY : CLEANEST CITY IN EUROPE
12.7 million
26.338 km2
8,6% (2018)
KINYARWANDA, ENGLISH, FRENCH, SWAHILI
KIGALI : CLEANEST CITY IN AFRICA
Open
DynamicReliable
The Grand-Duchyof Luxembourg
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OPEN
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MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL
LANGUAGES:LUXEMBOURGISHFRENCHGERMANENGLISH (WIDELY SPOKEN)
POPULATIONOF FOREIGNERSFROM 170 CONTRIES
POPULATIONOF NATIONALS
OF THE
WORKINGPOPULATION IS
FOREIGN
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MULTICULTURAL AND MULTILINGUAL
LUXEMBOURG RANKS
10IN ATTRACTING INNOVATIVE TALENT
TH
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OPEN ECONOMY
LUXEMBOURGRANKS
3BEHIND SINGAPOREAND HONG KONG(ICC OPEN MARKETSINDEX 2017)
LUXEMBOURG
65%AND SERVICESOF ITS GOODS
EXPORTS OVER
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<
EUROPEAN LOGISTICS HUB
DESTINATIONSSERVED BYLUXEMBOURG
AIRPORT
75
LUXAIR CARGO WITHIN
12 HOURSTRAVELTIME OF
70%OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
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PRO-EUROPEAN / EUROPEAN REGULATORY EXPERTISE
LUXEMBOURGIS ONE OF CAPITALSOF THE EUROPEAN
UNION
EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONSARE HEADQUARTERED
IN LUXEMBOURG12
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DYNAMIC
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INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY
THE STEEL INDUSTRY EXISTSIN LUXEMBOURG SINCE 1870
13,4%oF GDP
ARCELOR MITTALIS THE SECOND LARGEST
PRIVATE EMPLOYER
4,160EMPLOYEES
WITH
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INNOVATIVE INDUSTRY
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
RESEARCHERS3.000
PUBLIC EXPENSES FOR R&D INCREASED TENFOLD
SINCE 2000
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INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL EXPERTISE
Premier centre
for cross-border
distribution of
insurance
products
Premier Wealth
Management
Centre in the
Eurozone – over
EUR 300bn AuM
Corporate banking
centre
Availability of
covered bonds
2nd largest fund
centre in the world –
over EUR 3 trillion
AuM
1st in cross-border
fund distribution
Capital market
operations
No 1 bond listing centre
in Europe
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SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY / SATTELLITES
“L’INNOVATION OUL’ART D’ANTICIPER”
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ICT / DATACENTERS / DIGITALISATION
DATACENTERS23
8 TIER IVCERTIFIED
ARE
23FIBERROUTES
CONNECT LUXEMBOURG
TO THE REST OF EUROPE
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A START-UP AND SME FRIENDLY COUNTRY
663PROJECTS ASSISTED
BY THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMYBETWEEN 2009 AND 2015
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RELIABLE
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POLITICALLY STABLE AND NEUTRAL
PRIME8
ONLY
MINISTERSSINCE 1945
THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES (2017)
VOTINGRIGHTSFORFOREIGNERS
60DEPUTIES
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LABOUR LAW AND SOCIAL DIALOGUE
<
ONLY
4,1LOST
WORKING DAYS(FOR 1.000 EMPLOYED PERSONS)
DUE TOSTRIKES BETWEEN
2005-2009(AVERAGE EU : 30,6)
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QUALITY OF LIFE AND SAFETY
LUXEMBOURG IS THE SAFEST
CITY IN THE WORLDMERCER QUALITY OF LIVING REPORT 2016
96%ARE SATISFIED
LIviNG IN LUXEMBOURG
95%ARE SATISFIED
WITH THE STATE OF CLEANLINESS
86%FEEL SAFE
WHAT DO RESIDENTS OF LUXEMBOURG CITY SAY?EUROBAROMETER 2015
OUR DELEGATION
LUXEMBOURG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Jeannot ERPELDING, Director, International Affairs
Thomas BERTRAND, Attaché, International Affairs, Sub-Saharan Africa
LUXEMBOURG’S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS
Mr. Thomas BARBANCEY, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
LUXAFRICA INVESTMENTS ASSOCIATION
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Mr. Bertrand
MOUPFOUMA
Co-Founder
Mr. Mazowe
BINGALA
Vice-President
AWTOL
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AWTOL was asked by the Luxembourg
House of Training, to launch a new Banking
Academy for the East African Region,
in Kigali.Mr. Denis LEMAIRE
CEO
CONSULTING
BROADCASTING CENTER EUROPE
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BCE is a European leader in media services,
system integration and software
development for television, radio,
production, postproduction, and ICT.
Mr. Eugène Muller
Head of Technical
Services &
Transmission
CONSULTING
Mr. Vincent Demarque
Project Engineer
BOSON ENERGY
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WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
BOSON ENERGY has developed the first
sustainable solutions for a wide range of
mixed municipal, commercial and
hazardous wastes that are financially,
environmentally and operationally viable
over full lifecycle.
Mr. Heike Carl Zatterstrom
CCO
KOOSMIK
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FINTECH
Koosmik provides financial services
through a mobile banking application to
the young and more generally young or
unbanked population in Africa
Mr. Grégoire YAKAN
CEO
LUXEMBOURG SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
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EDUCATION
The LSB is an accredited graduate
business school in Luxembourg created
in 2014 to provide, promote and advance
top quality high-level international
business education.Mr. Marin NJAVRO
Managing Director
ONOMO INTERNATIONAL
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HOSPITALITY
Today, ONOMO Hotels is present in
Dakar, Abidjan, Libreville, Bamako, Lomé,
Cape Town, Sandton, Durban, Conakry,
Kigali, Rabat and Casablanca.Mr. Souleymane KHOL
COO
SIMON & CHRISTIANSEN
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ENGINEERING
Simon Christiansen is a group of several
engineering consulting firms responding
to market requirements in the fields
related to construction projects and
planning.Mr. Thomas LECLERC
Deputy Manager
STEELSHEDSOLUTIONS.COM
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STEEL KIT BUILDINGS
Steel Shed Solutions specializes in the
design and online sale of metal buildings
kit, ready to build at the best value for
money. They sell functional buildings,
easy to assemble and low cost. Mr. Dominique LYONNET
CEO
SURICATE SOLUTIONS
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CYBERSECURITY
Suricate Solutions is specialized in
cybersecurity in Africa.Mr. Jean-Louis Perrier
Associate
SUSTAIN
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RENEWABLE ENERGY / SMART CITIES
Leading consultancy firm in Smart City
Technologies, development of
Renewable Energy, and Smart Mobility.
Mr. Pol Goetzinger
CEO
THEMIS LEX
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LAW FIRM
Themis Lex is a law firm specialized in
multi-sectorial business law.
Mr. Bertrand MOUPFOUMA
Associate
TRACTEL
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MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
Development, manufacturing and
distribution of Lifting, Handling, Access
and Personal Protective Equipment.
Mr. Cédric TAHIR
Sales Manager Africa
UPTION
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NATURAL COSMETICS
Uption is a R&D laboratory dedicated to
the development of assets based on
Green Chemistry. They promote an
ecological, handmade and creative vision
of natural cosmetics.
Mr. Dominique
DELARCHE
Mrs. Ange-Laure
BOURGETEAU
Mr. Vincent
BOURGETEAU
Mrs. Frédérique
DELARCHE
THANK YOU
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