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2021
- December 2021
- 23Dec International investment position at the end of September 2021 Compared to the second quarter of 2021, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 153 billion euros to reach 11 808 billion euros at the end of the third quarter of 2021.(...)
- 06Dec 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 2021.(...)
- 06Dec ECB to redesign euro banknotes by 2024 The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to redesign euro banknotes, working with European citizens in a process that is expected to lead to a final decision in 2024.(...)
- November 2021
- 30Nov Evolution of credit institutions’ balance sheet - Statistical press release -
- 30Nov Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 3 November 2021 to 21 December 2021, amounts to 5 993 million euros.(...)
- 29Nov Consumer confidence survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has fallen again in November 2021.(...)
- 29Nov Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence falls again in November 2021.(...)
- 12Nov Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 147 people as of 30 September 2021. Employment in credit institutions decreased by 146 units compared to the previous quarter. (...)
- 10Nov Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 15 September 2021 to 2 November 2021, amounts to 5 868 million euros.(...)
- 10Nov 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 923 653 million euros on 30 September 2021, compared to 922 328 million euros on 31 August 2021, an increase of 0.14%.(...)
- 09Nov 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 2021.(...)
- 04Nov Consumer confidence survey
- 03Nov Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) declaration for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) declaration for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26)
- October 2021
- 07Oct 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 2021.(...)
- 07Oct Balance of payments of Luxembourg for the first half of 2021 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that, according to the first provisional results, the current account for the first half of 2021 showed a surplus of 937 million euros, a decrease of 2 805 million compared to the same period of the previous year.(...)
- 04Oct 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 922 328 million euros on 31 August 2021, compared to 919 730 million euros on 31 July 2021, an increase of 0.28%.(...)
- September 2021
- 29Sep Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence falls slightly in September 2021.(...)
- 28Sep International investment position at the end of June 2021 Compared to the first quarter of 2021, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 257 billion euros to reach 11 665 billion euros at the end of the second quarter of 2021. External financial liabilities increased by 251 billion euros and reached 11 623 billion euros at the end of June 2021.(...)
- 17Sep Next launch of the 9th edition of the "Generation €uro Students' Award" competition Information and launch teleconference on Tuesday 14 October at 2:30pm. Write to generationeuro@bcl.lu to subscribe.(...)
- 16Sep 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 2021.(...)
- 01Sep Consumer confidence survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has picked up in August 2021.(...)
- 01Sep 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 919 729 million euros on 31 July 2021, compared to 920 067 million euros on 30 June 2021, a decrease of 0.04%.(...)
- August 2021
- 23Aug Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 293 people as of 30 June 2021. (...)
- 05Aug 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 2021.(...)
- 04Aug Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence declines markedly in July 2021. (...)
- July 2021
- 28Jul Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 28 July 2021 to 14 September 2021, amounts to 5 655 million euros.
- 28Jul 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 920 067 million euros on 30 June 2021, compared to 896 962 million euros on 31 May 2021, an increase of 2,58%. On an annual basis, the aggregated balance sheet increased by 7.1%.
- 13Jul 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 May 2021.(...)
- 13Jul Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first quarter of 2021 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that, according to the first provisional results, the current account for the first quarter of 2021 showed a surplus of 352 million euros, an increase of more than 500 million compared to the same period of the previous year, which showed a deficit.(...)
- 08Jul ECB’s Governing Council approves its new monetary policy strategy ECB’s Governing Council approves its new monetary policy strategy
- 02Jul International investment position at the end of March 2021 Compared to the last quarter of 2020, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 485 billion euros to reach 11 370 billion euros at the end of the first quarter of 2021.
- 01Jul Alert to the usurpation of the BCL's identity The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) warns the public about the misuse, by a fictitious entity called National Bank of Luxembourg, of the name and logo of the BCL on a fraudulent website (www.cnb.lu) and in emails sent to various recipients.
- June 2021
- 29Jun Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 16 June 2021 to 27 July 2021, amounts to 5 557 million euros.(...)
- 29Jun 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 896 962 million euros on 31 May 2021, compared to 884 707 million euros on 30 April 2021, an increase of 1.39%. On an annual basis, the aggregated balance sheet increased by 3.7%.(...)
- 09Jun 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 April 2021.(...)
- 02Jun Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 28 April 2021 to 15 June 2021, amounts to 5 325 million euros.
- 02Jun 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 884 707 million euros on 30 April 2021, compared to 872 885 million euros on 31 March 2021, an increase of 1.35%.
- May 2021
- 31May Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence registers a further rise in May 2021.(...)
- 25May Discover our interesting collector coins on A Piece of Luxembourg The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) launches the “A Piece of Luxembourg” campaign (www.apieceofluxembourg.lu) to promote its most recent collector coins.(...)
- 17May 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 29 April at the BCL via teleconference.(...)
- 14May Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 145 people as of 31 March 2020.(...)
- 10May 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 March 2021.(...)
- 03May Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 28 April 2021 to 15 June 2021, amounts to 5 325 million euros. (...)
- 03May 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 872 885 million euros on 31 March 2021, compared to 863 750 million euros on 28 February 2021, an increase of 1.06%. (...)
- April 2021
- 30Apr Consumer confidence survey The Banque centrale du Luxembourg’s consumer confidence indicator has substantially risen in April 2021.
- 16Apr 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 February 2021.(...)
- March 2021
- 31Mar Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the year 2020 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that according to the first provisional results, the current account ended with a surplus of 2.75 billion euros in 2020, i.e. a decrease of around 5% compared to 2019 (-150 million euros).
- 30Mar International investment position at the end of December 2020 Compared to the third quarter of 2020, Luxembourg’s external financial assets increased by 124 billion euros to reach 10 885 billion euros at the end of the last quarter of 2020.(...)
- 30Mar Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence recovers in March 2021.(...)
- 25Mar Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 17 March 2021 to 27 April 2021, amounts to 5 331 million euros.(...)
- 25Mar 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 863 750 million euros on 28 February 2021, compared to 865 025 million euros on 31 January, a decrease of 0.15%.(...)
- February 2021
- 26Feb Evolution of reserve requirement The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that the amount of the reserve requirement, for the maintenance period from 27 January 2021 to 16 March 2021, amounts to 5 335 million euros.(...)
- 26Feb 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 865 025 million euros on 31 January 2021, compared to 851 127 million euros on 31 December, an increase of 1,63%.(...)
- 25Feb Consumer confidence survey The components of the indicator have evolved in various ways this month. In February, households’ expectations regarding the general economic situation in Luxembourg have considerably deteriorated, whereas those regarding their personal financial situation have remained stable. In the meantime, households’ perceptions of their personal financial situation have declined and their intentions in terms of major purchases have increased.(...)
- 15Feb Evolution of employment in credit institutions The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) informs that Luxembourg’s credit institutions employed 26 059 people as of 31 December 2020. (...)
- 12Feb 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 December 2020.(...)
- 04Feb 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 850 948 million euros on 31 December 2020, compared to 860 579 million euros on 30 November 2020, a decrease of 1,12%.(...)
- January 2021
- 28Jan Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence rises in January 2021.(...)
- 15Jan Balance of payments of Luxembourg during the first three quarters of year 2020 The Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) and STATEC inform that the current account showed a surplus of 788 million euros in the first three quarters of 2020.(...)
- 15Jan 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 November 2020.(...)
- 11Jan 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 860 579 million euros on 30 November 2020, compared to 852 433 million euros on 31 October 2020, an increase of 0,96%.(...)
- 07Jan Consumer confidence survey Consumer confidence picks up in December 2020.(...)
- 05Jan International investment position at the end of September 2020 Compared to the second quarter of 2020, Luxembourg’s external financial assets decreased by 282 billion euros to reach 10 728 billion euros at the end of the third quarter of 2020.(...)
