Luxembourg Economy

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Tech & Science
Startup Guide
How to Start and Fund a Startup in Luxembourg: A 2026 Founder's Guide
Luxembourg's startup ecosystem counts more than 810 companies and raised €407 million in 2025. This guide maps the practical path for founders: setting up a SARL-S, getting the business permit, stacking equity-free grants such as Fit 4 Start (up to €150,000), raising from business angels and venture capital, and tapping the Luxembourg Future Fund, the European Investment Fund and EU money from the EIC.
By Noah Schreiber1 June 2026
Opinion
Housing Policy
'Perma-crisis': IDEA says Luxembourg's housing shortage is no longer a crisis but the new normal
Fondation IDEA, the think-tank created by Luxembourg's Chamber of Commerce, argues the housing shortage should no longer be called a "crisis." In Décryptage No. 54, economist Michel-Edouard Ruben calls it a "perma-crisis" — an "established disorder" of scarce supply and high prices. IDEA has pressed four structural fixes as completions lag the government's 6,000-homes-a-year target.
By Mathias Faber30 May 2026
Europe
EU trade policy
Europe tightens its steel defences — and the move lands closest to Luxembourg
On 19 May the European Parliament approved a new safeguard regime that cuts tariff-free steel imports by almost half and doubles the duty on the rest. ArcelorMittal, headquartered in Luxembourg, says the measure is already resetting the industry's outlook.
By Luc Bertemes24 May 2026
Finance
Economy
Luxembourg's 2026 outlook: why STATEC's forecast matters for wages, prices and hiring
STATEC's 2026 economic outlook is a practical guide to how Luxembourg households and companies should read inflation, wage indexation and labour-market pressure.
By Pierre Hansen and Marie-Anne Kayser22 May 2026
Finance
Business transfer
Luxembourg family businesses face a succession gap as thousands approach handover
Luxembourg may face a family-business succession wave over the next decade. Eurostat enterprise data and House of Entrepreneurship figures point to about 10,700 family-business transfers, while comparable European research suggests many still lack a clear next-generation successor.
By Luc Bertemes21 May 2026
Finance
Economic risk
STATEC models Hormuz blockade risk for Luxembourg’s economy
STATEC has presented a scenario on how a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could affect Luxembourg, putting energy prices, inflation and economic planning back into focus.
By Pierre Hansen19 May 2026
Finance
IMF Article IV
IMF: Luxembourg recovery is tepid, fiscal deficit set to persist near 2% of GDP
The International Monetary Fund's 2026 Article IV mission, concluded on 7 May, projects Luxembourg's real GDP to grow 1.2% in 2026 and 1.7% in 2027, with the general government deficit remaining around 2% of GDP. Staff call for moderate fiscal tightening, broader tax bases and further pension measures, while welcoming the 2026 pension reform.
By Pierre Hansen7 May 2026
Finance
Economy
Why Is Luxembourg So Rich? Inside the World's Wealthiest Country
Luxembourg's GDP per capita topped €146,000 in 2025 — the highest on Earth. Here is how a 2,586 km² nation of 681,973 people built its wealth, from 19th-century steel to 21st-century investment funds.
By Pierre Hansen5 May 2026