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Franz Fayot gives impulses for sustainable industry at the "Gipfeltreffen der Weltmarktführer"
The Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, attended the Gipfeltreffen der Weltmarktführer (Summit of World Market Leaders) in Schwäbisch Hall, where he gave a speech entitled "How Luxembourg is preparing its economy for tomorrow: resilience through green and digital transformation".
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Xavier Bettel and Franz Fayot inaugurate Artec 3D's new state-of-the-art production facility
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot visited the premises of Artec 3D in Senningerberg on 31 January 2023 to inaugurate the company's new optoelectronic production site where its award-winning 3D scanners, which have contributed to its worldwide reputation, will be assembled and manufactured.
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Space companies will open their doors to the public in 2023 to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Luxembourg Space Agency
As part of its 5th anniversary, the Luxembourg Space Agency, in partnership with some twenty Luxembourg-based space companies and start-ups, is opening its doors to the general public throughout 2023.
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The "Pakt Pro Commerce 2023", a catalyst for local trade
On 25 January 2023, Lex Delles, Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce, and Carole Muller, President of the Luxembourg Confederation of Commerce, presented the "Pakt Pro Commerce 2023".
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Results of the ECO2050 public campaign conducted by Luxembourg Stratégie on 'Future scenarios and the corresponding strategic vision for the Luxembourg economy up to 2050'
The public campaign conducted by Luxembourg Stratégie, the strategic foresight department of the Ministry of the Economy, as part of the development of possible future scenarios and the design of a strategic vision for the Luxembourg economy up to 2050, ended on Monday 16 January 2023 with a second citizen debate with Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy.
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High energy prices: measures to help households and the state of play of efforts to reduce energy consumption
On 4 January 2023, the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, presented the new measures to help households in the context of rising energy prices, and gave an overview of the efforts made to reduce energy consumption in Luxembourg.
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First day of the official visit to Luxembourg of the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính
The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Phạm Minh Chính, and the ministerial delegation consisting of four Vietnamese ministers and a large business delegation concluded the first day of their visit to Luxembourg.
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The Japanese pharmaceutical company JCR will set up its European logistics platform for the distribution of its products in Luxembourg
As part of his working visit to Japan, the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, concluded on 2 December in Tokyo an agreement with JCR Pharmaceuticals to establish the company's European logistics platform in Luxembourg.
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Second day of the working visit to Japan: Franz Fayot met with Japan's State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry and the heads of JAXA, the Japanese space agency
The second day of the working visit of Economics Minister Franz Fayot to Japan took place in Tokyo to first celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paul Wurth IHI's existence in Japan.
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Second day of the official mission to South Korea: Inauguration of a new manufacturing plant of Rotarex and visit to the War Memorial
The second day of the official economic mission to South Korea, chaired by HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and led by Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot, was dominated by the official inauguration of Rotarex's new state-of-the-art production site in Asan City and by an official visit to the War Memorial, in honour of Luxembourg volunteers who fell during the Korean War.
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First day of the mission to South Korea: meeting with the President of the Republic Seok-Youl Yoon, Korea Space Forum and Luxembourg-Korea Business Forum on the agenda
agenda (28.11.2022) The official economic mission to South Korea, presided over by HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and led by the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, opened on 28 November with the participation in two key events - the Korea Space Forum and the Luxembourg-Korea Business Forum - as well as a meeting with President Seok-Youl Yoon and the signing of two memoranda of understanding.
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HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and Franz Fayot on an economic mission to South Korea followed by a working visit to Japan
From 27 to 29 November 2022, HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke will preside over an economic mission to the Republic of Korea which will be led by the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, accompanied by the Director General of the Chamber of Commerce, Carlo Thelen. The trip is organised on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Luxembourg and South Korea.
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Luxembourg reaffirms its commitment to space at the ESA Ministerial Council in Paris
The Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, participated in the Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) at Ministerial Level on 22 and 23 November 2022 in Paris to determine the major strategic orientations and the budget of the agency for the 2023-2027 period.
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The OECD presented its Economic Survey of Luxembourg in the presence of Ministers Franz Fayot, Yuriko Backes and Claude Turmes
On 17 November 2022, OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann presented the new edition of the Economic Survey of Luxembourg published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Final day of US working visit: launch of Benelux Catalyst and Luxembourg Space Finance event
The final day of the working visit to the United States, chaired by H.R.H. the Hereditary Grand Duke and co-chaired by the Minister of Health Paulette Lenert and Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot, included the launch of a start-up programme and an event on space financing in New York.