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2019
- December 2019
- 20Dec 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 loan and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in October 2019.
- 02Dec 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 828 573 million euros on 31 October 2019, compared to 833 214833 220 million euros on 30 September 2019, a decrease of -0.6%.(...)
- November 2019
- 28Nov Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence recovers in November 2019.(...)
- 25Nov The BCL participates in "Orange Week"
- 08Nov 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 loan and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in September 2019.(...)
- 07Nov Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 438 people as of 30 September 2019.(...)
- 04Nov Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 30 October 2019 to 17 December 2019, amounts to 5 144 million euros...
- 04Nov 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 833 214 million euros on 30 September 2019, compared to 828 573 million euros on 31 August 2019, an increase of 0.6%.(...)
- 01Nov New President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, has today taken up her duties as President of the European Central Bank (ECB).
- October 2019
- 30Oct Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence records a further decline in October 2019.(...)
- 18Oct 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 loan and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in August 2019.(...)
- 02Oct 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 828 573 million euros on 31 August 2019, compared to 828 200 million euros on 31 July 2019, an increase of 0.05%.(...)
- 01Oct International investment position at the end of June 2019 Compared to the first quarter of 2019, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 34 billion euros to reach 11 169 billion euros at the end of the second quarter of 2019.(...)
- 01Oct Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence declines in September 2019.(...)
- September 2019
- 30Sep Upcoming launch of the 7th "Generation €uro Students' Award" school competition For the seventh consecutive year, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) is joining forces with other central banks of the Eurosystem to organise the "Generation €uro Students' Award" school competition.(...)
- 30Sep Balance of payments of Luxembourg for the first half of 2019 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that, according to preliminary results, the current account for the first half of 2019 showed a surplus of 1.4 billion euros, almost the same level than during the same period of the previous year.(...)
- 20Sep Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 18 September 2019 to 29 October 2019, amounts to 5 193 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 loan and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in July 2019. (...)
- 06Sep 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 828 200 million euros on 31 July 2019, compared to 815 474 million euros on 30 June 2019, an increase of 1.6%.(...)
- 05Sep Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence recovers in August 2019.(...)
- August 2019
- 21Aug Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 638 people as of 30 June 2019. (...)
- 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 loan and deposit operations have on average evolved as follows in June 2019.(...)
- 01Aug Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 31 July 2019 to 17 September 2019, amounts to 5 035 million euros(...)
- July 2019
- 31Jul Publication du Cahier d'études n°131 - Employment protection and firm-level job reallocation: Adjusting for coverage Cette étude évalue les effets de la législation en matière de protection de l'emploi (LPE) sur la réaffectation des emplois au niveau des entreprises en Europe sur la période 2001-2013(...)
- 26Jul 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 815 484 million euros on 30 June 2019, compared to 812 808 million euros on 31 May 2019, an increase of 0.3%(...)
- 12Jul 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 2019(...)
- 11Jul Publication du Cahier d’études n°129 : Housing sector and optimal macroprudential policy in an estimated DSGE model for Luxembourg La crise financière de 2008 a mis en évidence la nécessité de renouveler l’approche de la surveillance et de la régulation du système financier en la complétant par une perspective macroprudentielle en vue de promouvoir la stabilité financière(...)
- 05Jul Press release of the Bridge Forum Dialogue a.s.b.l. conference ‘The AIIB and cooperation between Europe and Asia’ The Bridge Forum Dialogue organized today in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB) a conference under the title: ‘The AIIB and cooperation between Europe and Asia’(...)
- 04Jul Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first quarter of 2019 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that, according to preliminary results, the current account for the first quarter of 2019 resulted in a surplus of 725 million euros, a decrease of 1644 million compared to the same period of the previous year(...)
- 03Jul 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 812 808 million euros on 31 May 2019, compared to 811 463 million euros on 30 April 2019, an increase of 0.2%(...)
- 01Jul 7e atelier sur les finances et la consommation des ménages organisé à la BCL (FR ONLY) Les 20 et 21 juin 2019, la Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) a organisé un atelier sur les finances et la consommation des ménages(...)
- 01Jul Consumer confidence survey **** Important notice: The Banque centrale du Luxembourg has revised the composition of its consumer confidence indicator(...)
- June 2019
- 28Jun International investment position at the end of March 2019 Compared to the last quarter of 2018, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 439 billion euros to reach 11 025 billion euros at the end of the first quarter of 2019.
- 17Jun Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 12 June 2019 to 30 July 2019, amounts to 5 042 million euros(...)
- 17Jun 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 2019(...)
- 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 811 463 million euros on 30 April 2019, compared to 805 435 million euros on 31 March 2019, an increase of 0.7%(...)
- 04Jun 15 June 2019 : Open doors at BCL At the occasion of the euro’s 20th anniversary, the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) will open the doors of its headquarters, located at 2, boulevard Royal, to the public on 15 June starting at 10 a.m.(...)
- May 2019
- 29May Consumer confidence survey **** Important notice: The Banque centrale du Luxembourg has revised the composition of its consumer confidence indicator(...)
- 16May Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 630 people as of 31 March 2019(...)
- 16May 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 2019(...)
- 07May Consumer confidence survey **** Important notice: The Banque centrale du Luxembourg has revised the composition of its consumer confidence indicator(...)
- 07May 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 805 435 million euros on 31 March 2019, compared to 790 363 million euros on 28 February 2019, an increase of 1.9%(...)
- April 2019
- 23Apr Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 17 April 2019 to 11 June 2019, amounts to 4 925 million euros(...)
- 12Apr 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 2019(...)
- 05Apr Finals and award ceremony of the "Generation €uro Students' Award" secondary school competition The finals and award ceremony of the Eurosystem’s secondary school competition “Generation €uro Students’ Award” were organised on Thursday 4 April at the BCL. This event concluded Luxembourg’s 2018-2019 contest(...)
- 04Apr 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 790 363 million euros on 28 February 2019, compared to 788 556 million euros on 31 January 2019, an increase of 0.2%(...)
- March 2019
- 29Mar International investment position at the end of December 2018 Compared to the third quarter of 2018, Luxembourg’s external financial assets decreased by 489 billion euros to reach 10 589 billion euros at the end of the last quarter of 2018(...)
- 28Mar Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the year 2018 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account showed a surplus of 2.8 billion euros in 2018, an increase of 2.5% compared to 2017.(...)
- 28Mar Consumer confidence survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has rebounded in March 2019.(...)
- 26Mar 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 2019(...)
- 18Mar Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 13 March 2019 to 16 April 2019, amounts to 4 968 million euros.(...)
- 15Mar 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 788 556 million euros on 31 January 2019, compared to 768 692 million euros on 31 December 2018, an increase of 2.6%. (...)
- 04Mar 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 2018 (...)
- 01Mar Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence recedes in February 2019.(...)
- February 2019
- 07Feb Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 317 people as of 31 December 2018. Employment in credit institutions decreased by 65 units compared to the previous quarter.(...)
- 05Feb 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 768 692 million euros on 31 December 2018, compared to 780 338 million euros on 30 November 2018, a decrease of 1.5%.(...)
- 01Feb Oath of office at the BCL On 31 January 2019, 16 new staff members of the Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) have been sworn in by Mr Gaston Reinesch, President of the BCL...
- January 2019
- 31Jan Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 30 January 2019 to 12 March 2019, amounts to 4 925 million euros.(...)
- 30Jan Consumer confidence survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has picked up in January 2019.(...)
- 25Jan 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 2018.(...)
- 09Jan 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 780 338 million euros on 30 November 2018, compared to 787 400 million euros on 31 October 2018, a decrease of 0.9%.(...)
- 08Jan Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence picks up in December 2018.(...)
- 07Jan Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first three quarters of year 2018 The Central Bank of Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account showed a surplus of 2.8 billion euros in the first three quarters of 2018, an increase of more than 200 million compared to the same period of the previous year.(...)
- 04Jan International investment position at the end of September 2018 Compared to the second quarter of 2018, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 35 billion euros to reach 11 107 billion euros at the end of the third quarter of 2018.(...)
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