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Police operations in the Gare-Hollerich district intensified through January and February 2026, with 24 suspected dealers presented before an investigating judge and large-scale operations on 22 and 29 January.
Reported on 4 May 2026, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg's 2025 results show net interest income falling from €582.5M to €509M — a tougher rate environment biting before the bank's mid-2026 relocation to Skypark.
The Paiement Immédiat Direct, launched in 2023 and expanded in 2024, is reaching critical mass in 2026 — replacing the reimbursement-claim step for a growing share of Luxembourg medical visits.
Luxembourg's flagship registration-duty credit for primary-residence buyers remains in force in 2026, after the broader package of housing-crisis tax reliefs ended in mid-2025.
The third edition of Nexus Luxembourg, the country's largest tech symposium, takes place 10-11 June 2026 at Luxexpo The Box, with AI and tech sovereignty as the through-lines.
The 3.5% reduced registration duty, 6% accelerated depreciation and capital-gains relief introduced during the housing crisis expired on 30 June 2025. The next phase is administrative reform.
The European Commission projects Luxembourg's economy to recover from a 0.8% 2025 print to 1.9% in 2026 and 2.0% in 2027 — supported by financial-sector activity, lower rates and indexation-bolstered consumption.
Following its merger into the Utmost Group, Lombard International — long one of Luxembourg's most recognisable life-insurance brands — has rebranded as Utmost Luxembourg in 2026.
Effective 28 April 2026, Luxembourg veteran Norbert Becker takes over as chair of the board of Edmond de Rothschild's Luxembourg subsidiary, in the cleanest signal yet that the bank is post-1MDB.
The Grand Ducal Police announced that the central Luxembourg City station now operates round the clock, part of a broader push to strengthen visible police presence in strategic locations.
The Luxembourg telecommunications operator Eltrona announced on 4 May 2026 that board member Gerald Demortier will take over as interim CEO from 1 June, ahead of a permanent appointment.
On 13 March 2026, Bascharage's Brasserie Nationale launched Battin Sans Alcool, an alcohol-free version of its Battin Gambrinus lager — Luxembourg's biggest brewery joining the no-and-low movement.
The Michelin Guide Belgium and Luxembourg 2026 awards Le Lys (Kim De Dood) its first star, while Ma Langue Sourit and Léa Linster keep their two stars and the Grand Duchy stays a top per-capita gastronomy destination.
Luxembourg's biggest international music festival returns to the Parc du Gaalgebierg in Esch-sur-Alzette under the theme RISE A NEW WORLD, with Macklemore opening on 12 June.
Luxembourg's national railway is running its largest infrastructure programme in years. Closures during school holidays will affect the Athus, Longwy, Ettelbruck and Diekirch lines.
On 19 January 2026, CFL launched its first six-unit configuration of the 2450-series Coradia Stream High Capacity train between Luxembourg City and Athus — the largest single cross-border commuter capacity in CFL history.
The 2026 Henley Passport Index puts Luxembourg in joint third place globally — tied with Denmark, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland — with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations.
After more than three decades in its iconic eight-dome Kirchberg headquarters, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg moves in 2026 to the 76,400 m² Skypark complex at Findel, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group.
On 28 April 2026, State Street confirmed Luxembourg as the initial delivery location for tokenised fund servicing through its Digital Asset Platform — a vote of confidence in the country's digital-fund legal framework.
On 30 April 2026, the Frieden government launched the FND, a five-year €150 million vehicle backing innovative defence and dual-use companies, jointly funded by FSIL, the State and SNCI.
The OECD's global minimum tax framework lands operationally in Luxembourg this summer. In-scope entities have until 30 June 2026 to file the registration set out in the Pillar Two implementing legislation.
From 2026, French, Belgian and German residents working in Luxembourg are entitled to Luxembourg unemployment benefits only after six uninterrupted months of work in the Grand Duchy.
Average residential rent reached €31.09/m²/month in April 2026 — a 6.47% rise on the year. Sale prices held at €8,151/m², a slight 0.32% decline, in a market that is stabilising at a high level.
On 16 March 2026, Luxembourg PM Luc Frieden and Belgian PM Bart De Wever convened the 13th edition of the bilateral joint government retreat at Gäichel — Europe's longest-running format of its kind.