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