Banque centrale du Luxembourg

December 2016

23Dec Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first three quarters of year 2016 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account resulted in a surplus of around 1 billion euros during the first three quarters of 2016, compared to 0.8 billion during the same period of the previous year, which corresponds to an increase of the surplus of 28.5%.

23Dec International investment position at the end of the third quarter of 2016 Compared to the second quarter of 2016, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 62 billion euros to reach 9 906 billion euros at the end of the third quarter of 2016.(...)

20Dec Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 14 December 2016 to 24 January 2017, amounts to 4 468 million euros.(...)

07Dec Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in October 2016.(...)

06Dec Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 753 155 million euros on 31 October 2016, compared to 745 101 million euros on 30 September 2016, an increase of 1.1%.(...)

01Dec Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence rebounds in November 2016.(...)

November 2016

21Nov Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 131 people as of 30 September 2016. (...)

15Nov Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in September 2016.(...)

08Nov Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 745 101 million euros on 30 September 2016, compared to 766 831 million euros on 31 August 2016, a decrease of 2.8%.(...)

October 2016

28Oct Consumer Confidence Survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has rebounded in August 2016.(...)

26Oct Publication du Cahier d’études n°104 - Employment, wages and prices: How did firms adjust during the economic and financial crisis? Evidence from a survey of Luxembourg firms Durant la phase initiale de la récente crise économique et financière, l’économie luxembourgeoise a été plongée dans la récession du deuxième trimestre 2008 au deuxième trimestre 2009.(...)

26Oct Publication du Cahier d’études n°103 - Characterising the financial cycle in Luxembourg La crise dite des «sub-primes» de 2007-2008 a démontré combien une bonne compréhension du cycle financier est importante afin de garantir la stabilité financière.(...)

26Oct Remise des prix du jeu-concours de la Journée portes ouvertes des institutions Le 25 octobre 2016, une cérémonie de remise de prix, durant laquelle M. Gaston Reinesch, Gouverneur de la Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL), a remis les prix aux lauréats du jeu-concours organisé par la BCL à l’occasion de la « Journée portes ouvertes des institutions », a été organisée dans les locaux de la BCL.(...)

26Oct Publication du Cahier d’études n°101 - La provision forfaitaire permet-elle de réduire la procyclicité de l’activité bancaire au Luxembourg? Cette étude s’attache à évaluer dans quelle mesure la provision forfaitaire contribue à atténuer la procyclicité de la profitabilité bancaire et à déterminer l’impact de ce dispositif sur les recettes fiscales de l’Etat.(...)

26Oct Publication du Cahier d’études n°102 - Tracking Changes in the Intensity of Financial Sector’s Systemic Risk Cette étude fournit les premières estimations disponibles du risque systémique dans le secteur financier, défini comme englobant des banques au Luxembourg, leur maisons mères européennes et les sept types d’organismes de placement collectif (OPC) que les banques centrales nationales de l’Eurosystème rapportent à la Banque centrale européenne (BCE) : fonds actions, fonds obligataires, fonds mixtes, fonds immobiliers, fonds alternatifs, autres fonds et fonds monétaires. Le risque systémique est mesuré selon trois formes: le risque commun au secteur financier, la contagion et l'accumulation de vulnérabilités du secteur financier dans le temps qui pourraient eventuellement se dénouer de manière désordonnée.(...)

26Oct Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 26 October to 13 December 2016, amounts to 4 342 million Euros.(...)

21Oct Publication du Bulletin BCL 2016/2 En ce jour, la Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) a publié son Bulletin 2016/2 . Le Bulletin 2016/2 de la BCL est disponible sur simple demande auprès de la BCL (info@bcl.lu) ou peut être téléchargé sur le site Internet de la BCL (www.bcl.lu).(...)

13Oct Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 766 831 million euros on 31 August 2016, compared to 783 095 million euros on 31 July 2016, a decrease of 2.1%.(...)

12Oct Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in August 2016.(...)

02Oct Balance of payments of Luxembourg for the first half of 2016 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account recorded a surplus of 802 million euros for the first half of 2016, compared to 2.012 million during the same period of the previous year, corresponding to a decrease of 1.202 million.(...)

September 2016

30Sep Conference of Mr Tsakalotos, Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic At the invitation of the Bridge Forum Dialogue and the European Investment Bank (EIB), Professor Euclid Tsakalotos, Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic, gave a speech on 28 September 2016.(...)

29Sep Consumer Confidence Survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has deteriorated in September 2016.(...)

27Sep International investment position at the end of the second quarter of 2016 Compared to the first quarter of 2016, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 177 billion euros to reach 9 739 billion euros at the end of the second quarter of 2016. External financial liabilities increased by 174 billion euros and reached 9 726 billion euros at the end of the second quarter of 2016.(...)

27Sep BCL staff member appointed chairman of the EMMI Steering Committee La Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) a l’honneur d’annoncer que M. Paul Mercier, actuellement Conseiller auprès de la Direction et Coordinateur des affaires européennes et internes, a été nommé Président du Steering Committee du European Money Market Institute (EMMI) pour une période de trois ans.(...)

21Sep Upcoming launch of the 4th edition of the “Generation €uro Students’ Award” competition for secondary school students For the fourth year, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL), in partnership with the European Central Bank (ECB) and a dozen other national central banks of the euro area, organises the Eurosystem’s “Generation €uro Students’ Award” high school competition.(...)

16Sep 24 September 2016: Open House (Journée portes ouvertes des institutions) at the BCL On Saturday, 24 September 2016, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) will participate in the initiative “Journée portes ouvertes des institutions”.(...)

14Sep Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 14 September to 25 October 2016, amounts to 4 417 million euros.(...)

13Sep Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in July 2016.(...)

05Sep Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 783 095 million euros on 31 July 2016, compared to 774 933 million euros on 30 June 2016, an increase of 1.1%.(...)

05Sep Consumer Confidence Survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has rebounded in August 2016.(...)

August 2016

19Aug Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in June 2016.(...)

09Aug Conference of The Bridge Forum Dialogue and the EIB: "Recovering from the crisis: Macroeconomic versus Real economy and social dimensions" The Bridge Forum Dialogue a.s.b.l. and the European Investment Bank have the honour to invite you on Wednesday 28 September 2016 at 6.00 p.m. to a conference under the title: Recovering from the crisis: Macroeconomic versus Real economy and social dimensions.(...)

July 2016

29Jul Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 228 people as at 30 June 2016.(...)

29Jul Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 774 933 million euros on 30 June 2016, compared to 774 191 million euros on 31 May 2016, an increase of 0.1%.(...)

28Jul Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 27 July to 13 September 2016, amounts to 4 382 million euros.(...)

26Jul Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence decreases in July 2016.(...)

25Jul Instant payments In the press release issued on 27 November 2015, the Euro Retail Payments Board (ERPB) “tasks payment service industry with the development of scheme for pan-European instant payments in euro”. The ERPB is chaired by the European Central Bank and brings together providers and users of payment services, as well as central banks’ representatives.(...)

22Jul Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in May 2016.(...)

12Jul Oath of office and reception of honours ceremony at the Banque centrale du Luxembourg On 11 July 2016, 8 new staff members of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) have been sworn in by Mr Gaston Reinesch, Governor of the BCL(...)

08Jul Publication du Bulletin BCL 2016/1 Lors de sa réunion du 2 juin 2016, le Conseil des gouverneurs de la BCE a décidé de maintenir inchangés le taux d’intérêt sur les opérations principales de refinancement, le taux de la facilité de prêt marginal et le taux de la facilité de dépôt, à des niveaux de respectivement 0,00 %, 0,25 % et -0,40 %.(...)

05Jul Présentation du nouveau billet de 50 euros à la BCL Serge Kolb, Directeur, a présenté aujourd’hui le nouveau billet de 50 euros à la presse.(...)

04Jul Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 774 191 million euros on 31 May 2016, compared to 766 775 million euros on 30 April 2016, an increase of 1%.(...)

04Jul Presentation of the collector coin dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Mudam and other new numismatic products On Wednesday 29 June 2016, Mr Serge Kolb, Executive Director of the BCL, hosted the official presentation of the new collector coin dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Mudam) in presence of Mr Enrico Lunghi, Director general of the Mudam.(...)

04Jul Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence increases in June 2016.(...)

June 2016

27Jun International investment position at the end of March 2016 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, compared to the last quarter of 2015, Luxembourg’s external financial assets decreased by 65 billion euros (-0.7%) to reach 9 405 billion euros at the end of the first quarter of 2016.(...)

24Jun ECB closely monitors financial markets European Central Bank is closely monitoring financial markets. ECB continues to fulfil its responsibilities to ensure price stability and financial stability in the euro area.

24Jun Balance of payments of Luxembourg for the first quarter of 2016 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account recorded a surplus of 509 million euros for the first quarter of 2016, compared to 854 million during the same period of the previous year, corresponding to a decrease of 345 million.(...)

10Jun Avis 50.051 du 7 juin 2016 du Conseil d'Etat concernant la Proposition de loi modifiant la loi modifiée du 8 juin 1999 portant organisation de la Cour des comptes Avis 50.051 du 7 juin 2016 du Conseil d'Etat concernant la Proposition de loi modifiant la loi modifiée du 8 juin 1999 portant organisation de la Cour des comptes (...)

08Jun Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of reserve requirement for the maintenance period from 8 June to 26 July 2016 amounts to 4 363 million euros.(...)

08Jun Présentation de la pièce de collection « D’Maus Ketti » Ce vendredi 3 juin 2016, Monsieur Serge Kolb, Directeur de la Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL), a procédé dans les locaux de la BCL à la présentation officielle de la nouvelle pièce de collection « D’Maus Ketti » en présence des héritiers du dessinateur Willy Faber et d’héritiers de l’écrivain Auguste Liesch, auteur de la fable « D’Maus Ketti ».(...)

08Jun Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to euro area households and non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in April 2016.(...)

07Jun Publication de la Revue de stabilité financière 2016 Au Luxembourg, l’avancée de la réforme financière s’est traduite en 2015 par le vote au Parlement de deux textes fondamentaux qui confient de nouvelles attributions à la Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL)....

01Jun Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 766 775 million euros on 30 April 2016, compared to 768 222 million euros on 31 March 2016, a decrease of 0.2%.(...)

May 2016

30May Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence increases in May 2016.(...)

13May Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to households and euro area non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in March 2016.(...)

13May Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 136 people on 31 March 2016.(...)

09May The commemorative coin of the 50th anniversary of the Grand Duchess Charlotte bridge, the Clervaux castle collector coin and the “D’Maus Ketti” gold collector coin on sale at the BCL On 12 May 2016, the following numismatic products will be on sale at the counters of the BCL’s numismatic centre located at 43, avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg, within the limit of available stock.(...)

06May Meetings of the Governor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg in Beijing The Governor of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL), Mr Gaston Reinesch, attended a series of meetings in Beijing.(...)

04May ECB ends production and issuance of €500 banknote ECB has decided to discontinue production and issuance of €500 banknote; Europa series of euro banknotes will not include the €500; €500 banknote remains legal tender and will always retain its value

02May Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 768 222 million euros on 31 March 2016, compared to 771 066 million euros on 29 February 2016, a decrease of 0.4%.(...)

02May Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 27 April to 7 June 2016, amounts to 4 352 million euros.(...)

02May Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence declines in April 2016.(...)

April 2016

25Apr Generation €uro Students’ Award competition: winning teams at the ECB Luxembourg's Generation €uro Student's Award winning team, team "Mat Esch kee Crash" from the Lycée technique de Lallange, accompanied by its teacher, was welcomed at the ECB on 20-21 April 2016 for the European Award Event, which was also attended by the winning teams of the other participating countries.(...)

06Apr Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to households and euro area non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in February 2016.(...)

06Apr Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 771 066 million euros on 29 February 2016, compared to 763 046 million euros on 31 January 2016, an increase of 1.1%.(...)

March 2016

31Mar Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence improves again in March 2016.(...)

29Mar Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the year 2015 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account for 2015 has resulted in a surplus of 2.87 billion euros, compared to 2.69 billion a year earlier, which corresponds to an increase of about 180 million euros.(...)

29Mar International investment position at the end of December 2015 Compared to the third quarter of 2015, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 113 billion euros (+1.2%) to reach 9 470 billion euros at the end of the last quarter of 2015.(...)

18Mar Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 16 March to 26 April 2016, amounts to 4 291 million euros.(...)

15Mar Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to households and euro area non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in January 2016.(...)

15Mar Visits of elementary school pupils at the BCL for the "Woch vun de Suen" In the context of the European Money Week ( "Woch vun de Suen") organised from 14 to 18 March 2016, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) independently provides a programme allowing groups of school children from grade 4.1 (primary education) to get acquainted with money in general and with the security features of banknotes and coins in particular.(...)

04Mar Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 763 046 million euros on 31 January 2016, compared to 746 756 million euros on 31 December 2015, an increase of 2.2%. Between the months of January 2015 and January 2016, the aggregated balance sheet decreased by 2.5%.(...)

03Mar Finals and Award Ceremony of the “Generation €uro Students’ Award" High School Competition The finals and award ceremony of the Eurosystem high school competition “Generation €uro Students’ Award” were organised on 1 March at the BCL. This event concluded Luxembourg’s 2015-2016 contest.(...)

February 2016

26Feb Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence improves again in February 2016.(...)

08Feb Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to households and euro area non-financial corporations (NFCs) for their loans and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in December 2015.(...)

08Feb Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 746 756 million euros on 31 December 2015, compared to 766 806 million euros on 30 November 2015, a decrease of 2.6%.(...)

January 2016

29Jan Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based upon provisional data, credit institutions employed 25 897 people in Luxembourg, as at 31 December 2015.(...)

28Jan Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the period of maintenance from 27 January to 15 March 2016, amounts to 4 416 million Euros.(...)

28Jan Consumer Confidence Survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has improved in January 2016.(...)

26Jan Second meeting of the Executive Boards of Benelux Central Banks At the invitation of Governor Reinesch, the second meeting of the Executive Boards of the Benelux central banks took place on Tuesday, 26 January 2016, at the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL).(...)

18Jan Oath of office at the Banque centrale du Luxembourg On 18 January 2016, 17 new staff members of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) have been sworn in by Mr Gaston Reinesch, Governor of the BCL(...)

18Jan Interest rates The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that, based on preliminary data, the main interest rates applied by Luxembourg’s credit institutions to households and euro area non financial corporations for their loans and deposit operations, have on average evolved as follows in November 2015.(...)

15Jan Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet The Banque centrale du Luxembourg informs that, based on preliminary data, the aggregated balance sheet of credit institutions reached 766 806 million euros on 30 November 2015, compared to 761 006 million euros on 31 October 2015, an increase of 0.8%.(...)

12Jan Consumer Confidence Survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has improved markedly in December 2015.(...)

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