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2018
- December 2018
- 21Dec Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 19 December 2018 to 29 January 2019, amounts to 4 931 million euros.(...)
- 18Dec 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 2018. ...
- 10Dec 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 787 400 million euros on 31 October 2018, compared to 780 234 million euros on 30 September 2018, an increase of 0.9%.(...)
- 03Dec Consumer confidence survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has receded in November 2018.(...)
- November 2018
- 26Nov The BCL participates in "Orange Week"
- 19Nov 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 780 234 million euros on 30 September 2018, compared to 769 084 million euros on 31 August 2018, an increase of 1.4%.(...)
- 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 2018.(...)
- 13Nov Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 377 people as of 30 September 2018. Employment in credit institutions decreased by 115 units compared to the previous quarter.(...)
- 12Nov Announcement related to VP Lux Closure VP Securities, the Danish CSD (central securities depository) announced officially on 8 March 2018 its intention to close VP Lux, a Luxembourg CSD owned by VP Securities. (...)
- 06Nov Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 31 October 2018 to 18 December 2018, amounts to 4 835 million euros.
- October 2018
- 30Oct Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence increases notably in October 2018.(...)
- 26Oct Labour market workshop The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) organised a labour market workshop on the 25th and 26th October 2018.
- 15Oct 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 2018.(...)
- 05Oct 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 769 084 million euros on 31 August 2018, compared to 776 027 million euros on 31 July 2018, a decrease of 0.9%. (...)
- 05Oct Launch of the 2018-2019 "Generation €uro Students' Award" school competition The 2018-2019 edition of the Eurosystem's "Generation €uro Students' Award" school competition was officially launched on Thursday 4 October at an information session held at the previous winners’ high school, the Lycée Hubert Clément in Esch-sur-Alzette.(...)
- 02Oct Balance of payments of Luxembourg for the first half of 2018 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that, according to preliminary provisional results, the current account for the first half-year of 2018 showed a surplus of 1.6 billion euros, which decreased by 573 million compared to the same period of the previous year.(...)
- September 2018
- 27Sep Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence picks up in September 2018. The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has picked up in September 2018.(...)
- 26Sep International investment position at the end of June 2018 Compared to the first quarter of 2018, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 271 billion euros to reach 10 825 billion euros at the end of the second quarter of 2018. External financial liabilities also increased by 268 billion euros and reached 10 809 billion euros at the end of June 2018. (...)
- 25Sep 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 776 027 million euros on 31 July 2018, compared to 777 416 million euros on 30 June 2018, a decrease of 0.2%. (...)
- 20Sep Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 19 September 2018 to 30 October 2018, amounts to 4 870 million euros. (...)
- 14Sep Next launch of the 6th edition of the "Generation €uro Students' Award" competition For the sixth consecutive year, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) is joining forces with the European Central Bank (ECB) and around ten other national central banks in the euro area to organise the Eurosystem's "Generation €uro Students' Award" school competition.(...)
- 11Sep Publication of Working Paper 123: Predetermined Interest Rates in an Analytical RBC Model We solve a version of the analytical Real Business Cycle (RBC) model with a predetermined rate of return on household saving.(...)
- 11Sep 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 2018.(...)
- August 2018
- 30Aug Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence declines in August 2018.(...)
- 28Aug 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 777 416 million euros on 30 June 2018, compared to 773 834 million euros on 31 May 2018, an increase of 0.5%. Between the months of June 2017 and June 2018, the aggregated balance sheet increased by 2.3%.(...)
- 21Aug 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 2018.(...)
- 03Aug Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 1 August 2018 to 18 September 2018, amounts to 4 965 million euros.(...)
- 03Aug Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 492 people as of 30 June 2018.(...)
- July 2018
- 30Jul Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence picks up in July 2018.(...)
- 23Jul 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 2018.
- 16Jul Oath of office and reception of honours ceremony at the BCL On 9 July 2018, nine new agents of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) were sworn in by Mr Gaston Reinesch, Governor of the BCL (...)
- 05Jul 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 773 834 million euros on 31 May 2018, compared to 758 380 million euros on 30 April 2018, an increase of 2.0%.(...)
- June 2018
- 28Jun Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence stabilises in June 2018.(...)
- 26Jun International investment position at the end of March 2018 Compared to the last quarter of 2017, Luxembourg’s external financial assets decreased by 53 billion euros to reach 10 374 billion euros at the end of the first quarter of 2018.(...)
- 26Jun Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first quarter of 2018 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that, according to preliminary provisional results, the current account showed a surplus of 607 million euros in the first quarter of 2018, compared to a deficit of 495 million euros in the same period of the previous year.(...)
- 26Jun Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 20 June 2018 to 31 July 2018, amounts to 4 741 million euros.(...)
- 12Jun Interest rates The tables pertaining to interest rates applied to credit institutions can be consulted and/or downloaded on the BCL’s website on the following pages: http://www.bcl.lu/en/statistics/series_statistiques_luxembourg/03_Capital_markets/index.html Weighting method The interest rates applied to new contracts are weighted within the categories of instruments concerned by the amounts of individual contracts. This results from the compilation of national aggregates carried out by reporting credit institutions and by the BCL. (...)
- 11Jun 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 758 380 million euros on 30 April 2018, compared to 742 162 million euros on 31 March 2018, an increase of 2.2%. (...)
- 04Jun Publication of the Financial Stability Review 2018 Today, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) published the 2018 edition of its Financial Stability Review. This publication contributes to promoting the stability of the Luxembourg financial sector and constitutes a reference document for prudential surveillance and risk analysis specific to the main components of the national financial system.
- May 2018
- 30May Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence recovers in May 2018.(...)
- 28May 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 March 2018.(...)
- 09May 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 742 162 million euros on 31 March 2018, compared to 748 510 million euros on 28 February 2018, a decrease of 0.8%.(...)
- 07May Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 320 people as of 31 March 2018. Employment in credit institutions increased by 209 units compared to the previous quarter.(...)
- 04May Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 3 May 2018 to 19 June 2018, amounts to 4 661 million euros.(...)
- April 2018
- 30Apr Consumer Confidence Survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has declined for the third consecutive month in April 2018.
- 26Apr 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 February 2018.(...)
- 25Apr 20 Years BCL - Contest to win numerous prizes, including gold coins! Win a lot of prizes....
- 19Apr “Generation €uro Students’ Award” competition: two teams from Luxembourg at the ECB Two winning teams from Luxembourg that participated in the “Generation €uro Students’ Award” competition have been welcomed with their teachers at the European Central Bank (ECB) on 10 and 11 April 2018 at the occasion of the European award ceremony, alongside winning teams from other countries.(...)
- 04Apr Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the year 2017 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account showed a surplus of 2.8 billion euros in 2017, an increase of about 2% compared to 2016.
- 03Apr BCL participates in the "Light it up blue" action The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) joins the international "Light it up Blue" campaign to raise public awareness of autism.
- March 2018
- 29Mar 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 748 510 million euros on 28 February 2018, compared to 755 320 million euros on 31 January 2018, a decrease of 0.9%.(...)
- 28Mar International investment position at the end of December 2017 Compared to the third quarter of 2017, Luxembourg’s external financial assets decreased by 108 billion euros to reach 10 427 billion euros at the end of the last quarter of 2017.(...)
- 28Mar Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence further declines in March 2018.(...)
- 21Mar 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 January 2018.
- 14Mar Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 14 March 2018 to 2 May 2018, amounts to 4 720 million euros.(...)
- 07Mar 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 755 320 million euros on 31 January 2018, compared to 745 578 million euros on 31 December 2017, an increase of 1.3%.(...)
- 05Mar Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence declines in February 2018.(...)
- 02Mar 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 Tuesday 27 February at the BCL. This event concluded Luxembourg’s 2017-2018 contest.(...)
- 02Mar Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland visits BCL A l'invitation de M. Gaston Reinesch, Gouverneur de la Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL), M. Philip R. Lane, Gouverneur de la Banque centrale d'Irlande, a effectué une visite de travail à la BCL le 28 février 2018.
- February 2018
- 13Feb 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 December 2017.(...)
- 05Feb Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 111 people as of 31 December 2017. Employment in credit institutions increased by 81 units compared to the previous quarter.
- 01Feb Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 31 January 2018 to 13 March 2018, amounts to 4 741 million euros.
- January 2018
- 31Jan Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence reaches a record level in January 2018.(...)
- 30Jan 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 745 578 million euros on 31 December 2017, compared to 764 427 million euros on 30 November 2017, a decrease of 2.5%.
- 19Jan 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 November 2017.(...)
- 12Jan 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 764 427 million euros on 30 November 2017, compared to 753 847 million euros on 31 October 2017, an increase of 1.4%.(...)
- 08Jan Consumer Confidence Survey Consumer confidence declines markedly in December 2017.(...)
- 02Jan Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first three quarters of year 2017 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account recorded a surplus of 2.6 billion euros in the first three quarters of 2017, compared to 3.2 billion euros in the same period of 2016.(...)
